As an 11-year-old Rusi Surti showed promise when playing for the Dadar Parsee Club. In one of the practice matches, using a new ball, he clean bowled the opening batsman of the Parsi Cyclists Sports Club with an in-swinger.
Nari Contractor had spotted him when he was playing for Bombay Schools. In the Times of India Tourney, Surti played for Tatas along with Behram Irani, Vasant Amladi, Rege; and in the Ranji Trophy for Gujarat under Keki Khambatta along with Vinoo Mankad, Polly Umrigar and Contractor.
Surti had represented India in 26 Test matches between 1960 and 1969, scored 1,263 runs, the......