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Vikram Sethi
The patient blade
Sethi rebuilt the idea of the night-watchman into an art form, batting through four sessions in the 1994 Chennai Test.
Born in a railway colony in Jhansi, Sethi learned on matting wickets with a bat borrowed from his uncle. He played eleven seasons of first-class cricket before his late call-up at 29.
Chosen cause
Pathshala Trust
Runs after-school learning centres for first-generation learners across small-town India.
Iconic moments
1991
First-class debut
Scored 71 not out on a green Kanpur wicket, batting last.
1994
The Chennai vigil
Faced 402 balls across four sessions to save a Test everyone had written off.
1999
Farewell century
Retired the same week he made his only home hundred.
