Former Mumbai batsman Rusi Cooper no more
Updated On: 01 August, 2023 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
In the 1944-45 Ranji final, Cooper’s 52 and 104 helped skipper Vijay Merchant - who scored 278 in the second innings - register a memorable triumph
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Rusi Cooper during a three-day warm-up tie between India ‘A’ and England at Brabourne in 2012. Pic/mid-day archives
Rusi Cooper, who helped Mumbai (then Bombay) to outclass a CK Nayudu-led Holkar team by 374 runs to win the 1944-45 Ranji Trophy final at the Brabourne Stadium, passed away at his South Mumbai residence on Monday.
Cooper celebrated his 100th birthday on December 14 last year.
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