25 Unbelievable facts about Indian cricket

17. Amar Singh - The man who received the first Test cap for India

Amar Singh

"He came off the pitch like the crack of doom" - Wally Hammond, an English great who played 85 Tests between 1927 and 1947.

Ladhabhai Amar Singh is one of India's first genuine all-rounders. He was considered to be the most accurate bowler for India at that point in time. Amar Singh was known for his stamina and he had the ability to swing the ball miles in the air itself. He is one of those few bowlers who had found a lot of success while playing in England where the conditions suited his style.

Amar Singh is the first Indian to score a half-century for India when he got there in the country's maiden Test in 1932 coming in at number 9. Also, he picked up four wickets in the same game. He played 7 Tests for India - scored 292 runs and picked up 28 wickets.

But, the country was rather unfortunate to have lost him at only 29 years of age as typhoid had the better of him. Amar picked up 506 wickets in 92 first-class games in that day and age.