Name Hindi: चंद्रकांत पाटणकर / Gender Man
Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar: A Legend in Cricket
Born on November 20, 1930, Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar is a former Indian cricketer who predominantly played as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Over the years, his extraordinary performance has earned him noteworthy recognition in the world of cricket.
Early Life and Education
Born in Mumbai (then Bombay), India, Chandrakant developed an early interest in cricket. Although there are no specific details about his initial training days, he undoubtedly honed his skills tremendously to play at such high levels during his prime time.
Cricketing Career
- In Domestic Circuit:
- In International Circuit:
Chandrakant Patankar started playing First Class cricket for Bombay (now Maharashtra) in 1951–52 season.”” He participated in over 96 First-Class matches between the period 1951-52 and 1967-68 and scored with a batting average of around 23.
Patanchar made his Test debut against New Zealand on December 12th, 1955. His first innings was not highly successful individually where he managed only seven runs before being knocked out. However, his collective effort helped team India win that match by an innings and 27 runs.” Unfortunately, despite achieving a remarkable victory in his debut match itself, Chandrakant’s international career was quite short-lived as could just play one more test afterwards which ended without leaving much impact on scoreboard from his side.
Achievements and Honors
Although Patankar’s career in international cricket was relatively short, he made significant contributions to the domestic scene. Let us visit some of Patankar’s most notable achievements:
- Patankar is esteemed for his longest time gap between two dismissals by a wicket-keeper in Test matches.” His record of not allowing any batsman ‘pass’ him or let alone score against him from December 1955 till December 1960 still stands unbeaten.
- In his first-class history, Chandrakant has impressive stats with 4687 runs scored at an average of ~23, consisting 3 centuries and 27 half-centuries under his belt. With regards to glove-work behind stumps, he was responsible around 218 dismissals involving 64 catches and 54 stumpings.
Life after Cricket Career
Upon retiring from cricket in late 60s, Patankar turned towards coaching because of the vast knowledge regarding skills and strategies that he had accumulated during his association with this gentlemen’s game over so many years.” ” He contributed significantly to developing young talents through quality guidance as well as ensuring top-notch maintenance of various sports facilities across Mumbai where novice cricketers could practice their craft effectively.
In Conversation with Chandrakant Patankar
When asked about his favorite memories from playing days during interviews, Patankar often mentioned that match-winning knock he played against Baroda while representing Bombay which helped them clinch a very important tournament way back in the early stages of his First Class career.’‘ This incident serves as an inspiration even today to aspiring youngsters reminding them that establishing oneself in any field requires patience, hard work bordering on pushiness sometimes but above all trusting one’s potential at crunch moments. ‘
