Ramnath Parkar

Ramnath Parkar

Personal information
Full name	Ramnath Dhondu Parkar
Born	(1946-10-31)31 October 1946Bombay, British India
Died	11 August 1999(1999-08-11) (aged 52)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 129)	20 December 1972 v England
Last Test	30 December 1972 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 85 Runs scored 80 4455 Batting average 20.00 33.75 100s/50s 0/0 8/21 Top score 35 197 Balls bowled – 96 Wickets – 1 Bowling average – 55.00 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 1/4 Catches/stumpings 0/– 64/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 November 2022

Ramnath Dhondu Parkarpronunciation^ⓘ (31 October 1946 – 11 August 1999) was an Indian cricketer who played in two test matches in 1972–73 against Tony Lewis' England team touring India. He represented Bombay in the Ranji Trophy and played in 85 first class matches in his career. He was the opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar for Bombay for many years.

Parkar became unconscious when his two-wheeler was knocked down by another vehicle in Mumbai in December 1995. Multiple surgeries and therapies were tried to revive him. He remained in coma for 43 months and died on 11 August 1999 at Lokmanya Tilak Memorial General Hospital, Mumbai.^[1]

References

1. "Obituaries in 1999". Wisden. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2020.