Profile details
- Born
- 18 Mar 1948
- Birthplace
- Mumbai
- State listed
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Position
- All-rounder
- Sport
- Cricket
- Discipline
- Team
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Arjuna Award
Statistics
About
Eknath Dhondu Solkar (18 March 1948 – 26 June 2005) was an Indian all-round cricketer who played 27 Test matches and seven One Day Internationals for his country. He was born in Bombay, and died of heart attack in the same city at the age of 57. A specialist close-in fielder, he was regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the world during his playing days.
Biography adapted from Eknath Solkar on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.
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