Previous Indian Test opener Madhav Apte has passed away. He was 86. Apte, who was going to turn 87 on October 5, breathed his last at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday morning.

From 1952 to 53, he played seven Tests for India in which he scored 542 runs, including one century and three half-centuries of years at a normal of 49.27. He additionally played 67 First-Class Matches in which he amassed 3,336 runs with six centuries and 16 half-centuries of years.

Born in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1932, Apte – a right-hand batsman by profession – began his vocation as a leg-spinner under the coaching of Vinoo Mankad while he was an understudy at Elphinstone College.

His exhibition at The Oval is credited to have counteracted Don Bradman's last innings from accomplishing a normal of 100.00.

In 1989, he was chosen to the office of the president of the Cricket Club of India and also served as the chief of Legend's Club.