Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Born at Solapur in Maharashtra on 28th March, 1926
Six-foot tall and powerfully built, 'Polly Kaka' as he is popularly known was a right-handed batsman from the top drawer. He played 59 tests, scoring 3631 runs at an average of 42.22, with 12 hundreds and 223 against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1955 as his highest. He also bowled useful medium-pace and claimed 35 wickets at an average of 42.08.
Though Umrigar led India in tests during the late 'fifties and scored two innings wins against the Kiwis, he was happiest playing as a middle order bastion for India. At Old Trafford, in 1959, while Abbas Ali Baig scored his debut hundred against England, Umrigar scored 118 with 13 boundaries.
Served Indian cricket in various capacities after his retirement.
last updated on: 5/14/2021
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.