three Tests in England in 1959. In a match in the Pune summer league in 1957-58, he had a hand in all ten dismissals in addition to scoring 68 out of 117 all out. He was again selected for India against Pakistan for the Bombay Test of 1960-61. Here his career came to an abrupt end. In the fifth over of the first day, he dropped Hanif Mohammad off Ramakant Desai, 'a simple catch', when the batsman was 12. Hanif went on score 160. "If ever a catch marred or made a series", wrote Vijay Hazare, "it was this one." Later in the match he made his career best score of 52 not out and added 149 for ninth wicket with Ramakant Desai, five runs short of the world record at the time and still an Indian ninth-wicket record. But he never played another Test. Joshi dismissed nine batsmen against Gujarat in 1959-60, equalling the then Indian record. He captained Maharashtra between 1960–61 and 1962-63. He also served on the Maharashtra cricket selection committee. His benefit match in Sangli in 1974 earned him 1,25,000 rupees. References External links Cricinfo Profile Cricketarchive Profile Indian cricketers India Test cricketers Maharashtra cricketers Indian Universities cricketers West Zone cricketers Cricketers from Gujarat 1926 births 1987 deaths People from Vadodara