He played
first-class cricket from 1954 to 1973, for
Delhi and
Saurashtra. He was one of the first wicketkeepers to pass 100
dismissals (
caught or
stumped) in the
Ranji Trophy, and set a record by taking 23 dismissals in the competition in one year in the 1960–61 season. Although an accomplished wicketkeeper in Indian domestic cricket, he was kept out of the
India national cricket team by
Farokh Engineer and
Budhi Kunderan. He played in only four
Test matches: the
three-match series against
Australia in 1964–65, and one Test against New Zealand at Hyderabad in
1969–70 when Engineer was injured. He died in
Mumbai at the age of 73. == Personal life and family ==