Full name Yajurvindra Singh
Born August 1, 1952, Rajkot, Gujarat
Current age 66 years 200 days
Major teams India, Maharashtra, Saurashtra
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 7 | 1 | 109 | 43* | 18.16 | 355 | 30.70 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
First-class | 78 | 115 | 26 | 3765 | 214 | 42.30 | 9 | 83 | 0 | |||||
List A | 17 | 16 | 4 | 521 | 85* | 43.41 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 4 | 120 | 50 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 78 | 1552 | 50 | 7/20 | 31.04 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
List A | 17 | 319 | 224 | 8 | 2/41 | 2/41 | 28.00 | 4.21 | 39.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | India v England at Bengaluru, Jan 28-Feb 2, 1977 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Australia at Chennai, Sep 11-16, 1979 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1971/72 - 1981/82 |
List A span | 1975/76 - 1981/82 |
It is not very often that a cricketer who has played only four Tests can lay claim to being the joint holder of two world records. And yet this remarkable feat stands against the name of Yajurvindra Singh. Moreover, his feat was even more creditable as it was achieved on his Test debut. And it is not a batting or bowling record but an even more rare fielding record. Brought into the side against England at Bangalore in 1976-77 to strengthen the middle-order batting, following some outstanding performances around the domestic circuit, he failed with the bat but in the first innings took five catches to equal the record held by Australia's Vic Richardson against South Africa in 1935-36. In the second he held two more and this saw him equal the the record held by Richardson's grandson Greg Chappell who took seven catches against England in 1974-75.