Polly Umrigar

Who was Polly Umrigar?

Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar was an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bombay, and Test cricket in the Indian cricket team, mainly as a middle-order batsman but also bowling occasional medium pace and off spin. He captained the Indian team in eight Test matches from 1955 to 1958. When he retired in 1962, he had played in more Tests, scored more Test runs, and recorded more Test centuries, than any other Indian player. He scored the first double century by an Indian in Test cricket against New Zealand in Hyderabad.