Besides the elegant Rusi Modi and
swashbuckling Rusi Surti, four other Rusis
made a mark in the sport
Kersi Meher-Homji
The name Vijay has enriched Indian cricket for decades. We had the legendary Vijay Merchant, Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar from the 1930s to the 1960s whose achievements have been written about in letters of gold.
But what about the Rusis: the stylish Modi and the swashbuckling Surti?
Rusi Sheriyar Modi was a prolific scorer in the Pentangular for Parsis and for Bombay in the Ranji Trophy. A wristy stroke-player, he combined elegance with a voracious appetite for runs. Tall and lean, he was the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in a season in the Ranji Trophy and his......