Cricket: Long innings over for Indian tailender

Former Indian test cricketer Chandu Sarwate - who was involved in a record stand for the last wicket - has died aged 83 in Indore.

Sarwate played only nine tests, but was best known for his role in an Indian record 249-run partnership for the last wicket with Shute Banerjee against English county Surrey at the Oval in 1946.

He made an unbeaten 124 and Banerjee 121 - the only instance in first-class cricket when No 10 and 11 batsmen scored centuries.

Sarwate, who made his test debut against England at Old Trafford in 1946, scored 208 runs and took three wickets as a spinner in nine matches.

He was more impressive in first-class cricket, amassing 7430 runs and grabbing 494 wickets in 171 matches.