Oldest Indian first-class cricketer dies aged 99
BK Garudachar India’s oldest first-class cricketer and former captain of Mysore passed away aged 99, in Bengaluru on Saturday. Born on January 13, 1917, in Chikamagalur, Karnataka, he went on to play for Mysore, United Province and Bombay. A right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler Garudachar scored 1,126 runs and took 100 wickets in 27 first-class matches.