Ramesh Borde

Ramesh Gulabrao Borde (22 February 1952 – 8 July 2021) was an Indian cricketer.^[1][2] He played 42 first-class matches and two List A matches between 1972–73 and 1984–85. His elder brother Chandu Borde was also a cricketer.^[3][4]

Ramesh Borde

Personal information
Full name	Ramesh Gulabrao Borde
Born	(1952-02-22)22 February 1952 Pune, Maharashtra, India
Died	8 July 2021(2021-07-08) (aged 69) Pune
Relations	Chandu Borde (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	West Zone
	Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 42 2 Runs scored 1326 49 Batting average 25.50 49.00 100s/50s 2/7 0/0 Top score 124 45* Balls bowled 3642 54 Wickets 42 1 Bowling average 34.92 52.00 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 5/30 1/52 Catches/stumpings 20/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2021

Career

He made his first-class debut in 1972–73 domestic season for West Zone against Vidarbha where his elder brother Chandu Borde captained West Zone team. He was a regular feature for West Zone in Duleep Trophy between 1970s and 1980s.^[5] He also played for West Zone against the touring West Indies side in 1983–84 in Kolhapur. He played against Indian Board President's XI in two List A matches in 1982–83.^[6]

He also worked as a curator for Maharashtra Cricket Association and prepared pitches for the all three ODI matches between India and England in March 2021 at the MCA International Cricket Stadium.^[5]

Death

He died on 8 July 2021 at the age of 69 due to heart attack.^[5][7][8]

See also

• List of Maharashtra cricketers
• List of West Zone cricketers