Pandurang Salgaonkar is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Maharashtra during the 1970s. A right-arm fast bowler, he was regarded as one of the quicker Indian pacemen of his era and was at one stage considered for higher honours, although his international career was limited.
Key facts
| Full name | Pandurang Salgaonkar |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Bowler (right-arm fast) |
| Domestic team | Maharashtra |
| Format | First-class cricket |
Background
Salgaonkar emerged from the Maharashtra cricketing circuit, which has Pune as its principal centre. During the 1970s Indian domestic cricket was dominated by spin bowling, and genuine fast bowlers from the country were comparatively rare; Salgaonkar was among the bowlers who offered Maharashtra an option of pace in the Ranji Trophy.
Career
He represented Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class competition in India organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). His pace earned him recognition during a period when India was searching for fast bowlers to support the spin-heavy attack led by Bishan Singh Bedi, B. S. Chandrasekhar, E. A. S. Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan.
Significance
Salgaonkar is remembered as part of a small group of Indian fast bowlers from the 1970s who plied their trade in domestic cricket at a time when the national side rarely fielded specialist quick bowlers. His career is often referenced in discussions of Maharashtra cricket and of the gradual evolution of pace bowling in India before the emergence of Kapil Dev.
Related topics
- Maharashtra cricket team
- Ranji Trophy
- Board of Control for Cricket in India
- History of Indian cricket
- Fast bowling
References
- Wikidata entity: Q16137438