Who was India's first Test wicketkeeper?

Answer 1

I think it was Janardan Navle
Janardan Navle from Maharashtra kept wickets in India's first Test match against England in June 1932.

Answer 2

India's first Test wicketkeeper, JG Navle, put in a courtly display on the 1932 tour of England, Cardus being impressed by his "polished, quicksilver" work. According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins' Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Jack Hobbs rated Navle in the same league as George Duckworth and Bert Oldfield, which is high praise indeed. Forty-one dismissals came his way on that trip, only one of them (Douglas Jardine) in the one-off Test at Lord's. He also doubled up as opening batsman, and faced the historic first delivery of India's first Test innings from Bill Bowes.

Navle's only other Test appearance was at Bombay in 1933-34 after which he was dropped at the age of 31 to accommodate a younger man. Making his first-class debut in the Quadrangular at the age of 16, Navle kept wickets for Hindus for 16 straight years. He also played unofficial Tests against Arthur Gilligan's team in 1926-27 and Jack Ryder's team nine years later.

Full name Janardan Gyanoba Navle
Born December 7, 1902, Fulgaon, Maharashtra
Died September 7, 1979, Pune, Maharashtra (aged 76 years 274 days)
Major teams India, Central India, Gwalior, Hindus, Holkar, Rajputana
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Answer 3

Janardan Gyanoba Navle, born on December 07, 1902 atg Fulgaon, Maharashtra was the first Wicket Keeper in test cricket for India.

For more details about him, please check the following link:

http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/31806.html

Answer 4

Kapil Dev

Answer 5

ya its Janardan Navle......in de first test match Vs England in 1932.

Answer 6

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