Career
Hindlekar toured England in 1936 and 1946 as India"s first-choice wicket-keeper. A right-handed batsman, he wore his cap at a "bewildered angle" and "stood with his toes pointing up at an angle of 45 degrees". He opened in the First Test at Lord"s in 1936, but chipped a bone in his finger and suffered from blurred vision.
Injuries limited his appearances in 1946 as well.
In the Old Trafford Test, he went in last and batted out 13 minutes with Ranga Sohoni to save the match.