Vinoo Mankad Age, Wiki and Bio

Vinoo Mankad

Quick Info

ProfessionCricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth12/04/1917
Age107 years
BirthplaceJamnagar, Gujarat

Bio/Wiki

Real NameMulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad
NicknameVinoo

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolNawanagar High School, Gujarat
DegreeMatriculation

Personal Life

Zodiac SignCapricorn
CasteBrahmin
AddressMarine Drive, Mumbai

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date1945
Family
Wife
  • Manorama Vachharajani (first wife)
  • Saraswati Mankad (second wife)
Children
Son3
Son Names
  • Ashok Mankad
  • Atul Mankad
  • Rahul Mankad
Daughter-in-LawNirupama Mankad
Brother-in-LawGeorge Vasant

Career

International Debut
Test22/06/1946 against England at Lord's Cricket Ground, London
ODIN/A
T20N/A
Domestic/State Teams
  • Western India
  • Nawanagar
  • Hindus
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Bengal
  • Saurashtra
  • Bombay
  • Rajasthan
Batting StyleRight-handed
Bowling StyleLeft-arm slow orthodox
Nature On FieldJolly
Records
  • Only cricketer under whom a test match was named
  • First cricketer to score 100 runs and take five wickets in the same test match
  • One of only three non-England 'away' players on both batting and bowling honours boards at Lord's
  • Second Indian to score a hundred and a duck in the same test match
  • Second highest opening partnership in test cricket with Pankaj Roy
  • Second most wickets taken hit-wicket (3) after GD McKenzie
  • Second most double hundreds in a test series
  • First Indian to open batting and bowling in the same test match
  • One of the three cricketers to bat at every position in a match
  • Second fastest to reach 1,000 runs and 100 wickets
  • First Indian to score 1,000 test runs and take 100 test wickets
Coach/Mentor
  • Albert Wensley (Bowling coach)
  • KS Duleepsinhji (Batting coach)

Favourites

Cricketer - Batter
  • Sir Don Bradman
  • Dennis Compton
  • Sir Len Hutton
Cricketer - Bowler
  • Ray Lindwall
  • Keith Miller
ActorDilip Kumar

Some Lesser Known Facts

Vinoo Mankad, before Kapil Dev, is often celebrated as India's initial exceptional all-rounder.
The first Indian cricketer to support a commercial product (Brylcream).
Initiated his cricket journey during his school years.
Gained fame for the notable 'Mankading' incident involving Australia in 1947.
Honored with induction into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.