Gulabrai Sipahimalani 'Ram' Ramchand (born 26 July 1927, Karachi

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-9 September 2003, Mumbai

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) was an India

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n cricketer

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 who captained India

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 to a famous win against Australia

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 in his only series as captain.

He was a powerfully built man and hard hitting right hand batsman. His medium pace bowling was memorably described by Sujit Mukherjee that Ramchand 'looked every bit a fast bowler, till he actually bowled'.