Prem Bhatia (17 January 1940 – 13 March 2018) was an Indian cricketer.[1][2] He played 55 first-class matches for Delhi between 1958 and 1969, scoring more than 2,500 runs.[3] Bhatia also made 1 first-class appearance for Gujarat against Baroda in the 1973–74 Ranji Trophy, while also making 1 List A appearance for North Zone against South Zone in the 1984–85 Deodhar Trophy.
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| Full name | Prem Bhatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1940 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 March 2018 (aged 78) Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1969 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Gujarat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | North Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He is perhaps best known by becoming the first twelfth man to bat in a first-class match, when asked to bat in place of former India captain Lala Amarnath in the first Irani Trophy match between the Rest of India and Bombay on 18 March 1960. Bhatia batted in both innings, scoring 22 in the first and 50 in the second, while Amarnath bowled and fielded.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Prem Bhatia". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Prem Bhatia, India's famous 12th man, passes away". Sport Star Live. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Prem Bhatia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Indian cricketer who made history by batting as 12th man passes away". The Cricketer. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
edit- Prem Bhatia at ESPNcricinfo - Main Cricinfo account
- Prem Bhatia at ESPNcricinfo - Showing his 1 appearance for Gujarat, CricketArchive confirms they are the same player