Career
He was an all-rounder who played nine Test matches for India between 1946 and 1951 without much success — his Test batting average was only 13.00, and his Test bowling average was 124.66. He bowled slow leg breaks. His most famous innings was for the Indians against Surrey at The Oval in 1946, when he and Shute Banerjee put on 249 for the last wicket, more than the first nine wickets put together.
lieutenant is the only time in first-class cricket when the last two batsmen have both scored centuries.
lieutenant remains the highest partnership in first-class cricket between number ten and eleven batsmen. His highest score was 246 for Holkar against Bengal in 1951, and his best bowling in an innings was 9 for 61 for Holkar against Mysore in 1946.
His overall batting average in first-class cricket was 32.73, and his bowling average was 23.54. Besides being the secretary of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, he was also the chairman of its selection committee on number of occasions.
Sarwate held degrees in arts and law and was a fingerprint expert by profession.