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Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born 26 December 1935) is a Guyanese former cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin, who represented the West Indies in 79 Test matches. He is widely considered to be one of the best batsmen of the 1960s.
Dec 26, 2016 · Rohan Kanhai, born on December 26, 1935, is one of the greatest batsmen to have played for the West Indies. Kanhai was an inspiration to many cricketers, including Sunil Gavaskar.
Dec 26, 2020 · Standing above every other West Indian batsman from his or any other era, Rohan Kanhai rubbished conventional theory, defied the coaching manual, heeded the credo of team first even to the detriment of personal statistics; met the opposition head on, and always entertained his fans.
Dec 27, 2021 · He was romantically enthralling, imperious and flamboyantly gifted, and his shot selection bore the hallmark of thrilling improvisation, classic stroke play and sublime quality that can only come from a man blessed with genius and divine gifts–and knew it.
Regarded as one of the best batsmen of the 1960s, Rohan Kanhai represented West Indies in 79 Tests. He was part of the West Indian team that won the inaugural World Cup. Kanhai played for West Indies from 1957 until 1974. He kept wickets in his first three Tests before Franz Alexander took over.
Find out the complete career history of Rohan Kanhai including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more.
Dec 26, 2020 · Despite being troubled by a knee injury during West Indies’ 1963 tour of England, Rohan Kanhai starred with the bat to power his side to a 3-1 Test series win. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year the following spring.
After retirement, Kanhai became the first man to be named as a coach for the national side. He served until 1995 when Andy Roberts took over.
Dec 26, 2023 · Born on 26 December 1935, at Port Mourant in British Guyana, Kanhai debuted during the West Indies tour of England in 1957, where he was the wicket-keeper for the first three Tests and an opener. He took his time to get going, tallying just 206 runs in the five Tests.
