#3 Vijay Merchant [Bombay, 1929-1951]
One of the most prominent domestic batsman during his time, Vijay Merchant is regarded as the ‘Don Bradman’ of Indian domestic cricket with 13740 runs in 150 matches at a stunning average of 71.64.
Winner of the ‘Wisden cricketer of the year’ award in 1937, his first-class career span lasted from 1929 to 1950 and played all his matches for Bombay (Now known as Mumbai).
Apart from the domestic circuit, Vijay Merchant’s prolific run in the domestic tournaments saw him earning a call-up to the national squad, making his debut against England on the 15th of December 1933, where he mustered scores of 23 and 30 in both innings respectively.
The right-hander featured in just 10 test matches for India owing to the test matches unable to take place due to the second world war and retired in 1951 after showcasing his best batting, scoring an unbeaten 164-run knock against England in his final game.
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