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Full name Kiran Shankar More
Born September 4, 1962, Baroda, Gujarat
Current age 46 years 40 days
Major teams India,Baroda
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
49
64
14
1285
73
25.70
0
7
2
110
20
ODIs
94
65
22
563
42*
13.09
808
69.67
0
0
63
27
First-class
151
204
36
5223
181*
31.08
7
29
303
63
List A
145
100
28
1151
82
15.98
0
2
97
41
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
49
1
12
12
0
-
-
-
6.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
94
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
151
245
180
1
1/18
180.00
4.40
245.0
0
0
List A
145
24
20
1
1/14
1/14
20.00
5.00
24.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v India at Lord's, Jun 5-10, 1986 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 4-9, 1993 scorecard
Kiran More was one of those gutsy little keepers who always relished a
challenge, even thrived under it. It falls to a keeper's unhappy lot
that he is only noticed when he fluffs a chance and More had the
misfortune of putting down Graham Gooch, then on 36, on his way to a
mammoth 333 at Lord's in 1990. More will be better remembered though
for his fiercely competitive streak that garnered 130 dismissals and
1285 runs in 49 Tests. More than the statistics, it was his approach
that set him apart. Indeed his chirpy appealing tended to get under
the skin of his opponents leading Javed Miandad to do a puckish
jumping jack imitation of More at the 1992 World Cup.
After spending time as understudy to Syed Kirmani on the West Indies
tour of 1982-83 and the Australian tour of 1985-86, More finally
became India's No.1 keeper on the tour of England in 1986, where he
took 16 catches in three Tests to firmly keep his rivals at arm's
length. The second most successful Indian Test keeper after Kirmani,
More still holds the Test records for most stumpings in an innings
(five) and in a match (six). Both were accomplished during Hirwani's
Test at Madras in 1987-88. The pinnacle of his career came in 1990
when he was appointed vice captain to Azharuddin on the tour of New
Zealand. More's never say die attitude was symbolised by the two fours
in two balls that he swept off Tom Moody in the last over against
Australia at the Gabba in the 1992 World Cup to bring India closer to
an improbable victory. Of course an ambitious paddle sweep then put
paid to his innings but you certainly can't fault the man for not
trying. After being left out from the Test side in 1994 in favour of
another Baroda product in Nayan Mongia, More continued for a few more
seasons in domestic cricket before turning his attention to
coaching. He now runs a flourishing cricket academy in his home town.
(Sankhya Krishnan)
