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Mumbai: Former Indian Test cricketer Rusi Framroze Surti, 76, died on Sunday in a local hospital following a brief illness.
The Australia-based cricketer, who was on a holiday here, died at the Jaslok hospital where he had been admitted a few days ago following a 'stroke', according to his former Test and Gujarat teammate Nari Contractor.
"The stroke affected his brain and he died today. His two sons are here," added the former Indian captain who was in the playing eleven when Surti made his Test debut against Pakistan in December, 1960 at the Brabourne Stadium here.
Incidentally the player, who was a brilliant fielder too, played his 26th and final Test also at the same venue - Cricket Club of India - against Bill Lawry's Australian team in November, 1969.
Surti was an integral part of the team led by the late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi during the 1960s and toured West Indies under Contractor in 1962. Contractor was hit on the skull by fast bowler Charlie Griffith on the tour which ended his Test career.
He notched up 1263 runs at an average of 28.70, with 99 against New Zealand at Auckland in 1968-69 being his highest score. He scored nine half-centuries and bagged 42 wickets. He also took 26 catches.
