5 Famous cricketers who endured extreme poverty after retirement

#2 Janardan Navle

The 1932 Indian Test team that toured England. Janardan Navle is standing first from right

Janardan Gyanoba Navle was India’s first ever Test wicketkeeper. He also faced the first ball for India in their first test against England at Lord’s on 25th June 1932 at Lords. Navle represented India in two tests and played 65 first-class matches altogether, having scored 42 and 1976 runs respectively.

After retiring from cricket in 1950, Navle spent his last days working as a security guard in a sugar mill and lived in a small flat in Poona. Some sources also say that he died in extreme poverty and was seen begging on the Bombay-Poona highway in his last days.