Indian Squad
India used a 16-man squad captained by Iftikhar Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi, who was one of the few players to represent two countries in Test cricket, having played for England during the 1930s.
Squad details below state the player's age at the beginning of the tour, his batting hand, his type of bowling, and his Ranji Trophy team at the time:
| Name | Age | Batting | Bowling | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Nawab of Pataudi | 36 | right-handed batsman (RHB) | unattached | |
| Vijay Hazare | 31 | RHB | right-arm medium pace (RM) | Baroda |
| Vijay Merchant | 34 | RHB | RM | Bombay |
| Rusi Modi | 21 | RHB | RM | Bombay |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali | 31 | RHB | slow left-arm orthodox spin (SLA) | Holkar |
| Bowlers | ||||
| Shute Banerjee | 34 | RHB | right-arm fast medium pace (RFM) | Bihar |
| C. S. Nayudu | 32 | RHB | leg-break and googly (LBG) | Holkar |
| Sadu Shinde | 22 | RHB | LBG | Maharashtra |
| Ranga Sohoni | 28 | RHB | RFM and off-break (OB) | Maharashtra |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Abdul Hafeez | 21 | left-handed batsman (LHB) | SLA | unattached |
| Lala Amarnath | 34 | RHB | RM | unattached |
| Gul Mohammad | 24 | LHB | left-arm medium pace (LM) | Baroda |
| Vinoo Mankad | 29 | RHB | SLA | Gujarat |
| Chandra Sarwate | 25 | RHB | OB | Holkar |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Dattaram Hindlekar | 37 | RHB | wicket-keeper (WK) | Bombay |
| Raosaheb Nimbalkar | 30 | RHB | WK | Baroda |
The team relied heavily on all-rounders and some of those listed above as batsmen or bowlers had all-round ability. All except Banerjee and Nimbalkar played in the Test series. The team was largely inexperienced at international level as only six players had made their Test debuts before the Second World War: Pataudi, Amarnath, Hindlekar, Merchant, Mushtaq Ali and Nayudu. In the First Test, which India lost heavily, the team had six debutants: Abdul Hafeez, Gul Mohammad, Hazare, Mankad, Modi and Shinde.
Read more about this topic: Indian Cricket Team In England In 1946
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