Hemachandra Tukaram "Bal" Dani (24 May 1933 – 19 December 1999) was an Indian

Test cricket Test cricket is a Forms of cricket, format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of i ...

er. Bal Dani was predominantly a right-handed batsman. He could also bowl medium pace and later turned to off and leg breaks. His only Test match was against

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

in 1952/53. India won the game losing only four wickets, and Dani did not get a chance to bat and took a single wicket off his 10 overs. Only 19 at the time, his opening partner was the 41-year-old

Lala Amarnath Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj (11 September 1911 – 5 August 2000) was an Indian cricketer. He is considered to be the father figure of Indian cricket. He scored the first ever century for India in Test Cricket in 1933. He was independent India's fir ...

. He toured

in 1954/55 without appearing in a Test match. He did his schooling at Rungta High School, Nashik. Contemporary cricketer

Bapu Nadkarni Rameshchandra Gangaram "Bapu" Nadkarni (4 April 1933 – 17 January 2020) was an Indian international cricketer, mainly known for being an economical bowler. The chances of scoring against him was either nil, or negligible. Nadkarni bowled ...

also attended the same school. He held a B.A. (Hons) degree. His early first class career was with Maharashtra but he moved to Services after joining the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the air force, air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 Octob ...

in 1956. He rose to become an Air Commodore and retired in 1987. He hit 17 centuries and took 200 wickets in his career. He captained Services for several years. He played most of his good cricket well after his Test career. After he retired, he was a national selector from 1968 to 1975. He was the manager, selector and coach of Maharashtra's

Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...

side between 1989 and 1997. He was involved with the charity organisation Sneha Seva in

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

References

* Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers''
Dani's obituary

Obituary in Pioneer

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dani, Bal India Test cricketers Indian cricketers Maharashtra cricketers Services cricketers Indian Universities cricketers Mumbai cricketers North Zone cricketers West Zone cricketers 1999 deaths 1933 births People from Solapur district Cricketers from Maharashtra Indian cricket coaches Indian cricket administrators

See also

References

External links