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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Chandu Borde
| image = https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.mid-day.com%2Fimages%2F2019%2Fjul%2FChandyu-Borde-1967.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mid-day.com%2Farticles%2Fchandu-borde-in-good-nick-at-85%2F21390166&docid=_-p2aQImB0KN5M&tbnid=iBSSpIqyIGWxZM&vet=1&w=670&h=447&itg=1&hl=en-GB&client=ms-android-samsung&bih=616&biw=360&ved=2ahUKEwjIuojH28rsAhV54XMBHQ_-DkAQxiAoAHoECAEQGw&iact=c&ictx=1
| country = India
| fullname = Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|7|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[leg break]]
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 28 November
| testdebutyear = 1958
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 83
| lasttestdate = 9 November
| lasttestyear = 1969
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| club1 = [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| year1 = 1952–1973
| club2 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]
| year2 = 1954–1955
| club3 = [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]
| year3 = 1954–1963
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 55
| runs1 = 3,061
| bat avg1 = 35.59
| 100s/50s1 = 5/18
| top score1 = 177*
| deliveries1 = 5,695
| wickets1 = 52
| bowl avg1 = 46.48
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/88
| catches/stumpings1 = 37/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 251
| runs2 = 12,805
| bat avg2 = 40.91
| 100s/50s2 = 30/72
| top score2 = 207*
| deliveries2 = 20,304
| wickets2 = 331
| bowl avg2 = 27.32
| fivefor2 = 14
| tenfor2 = 3
| best bowling2 = 8/52
| catches/stumpings2 = 160/–
| date = 2 October
| year = 2009
| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26962.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Chandrakant Gulabrao "Chandu" Borde'''<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-16| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Chandu Borde – Player Profile| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/26962.html}}</ref> {{Audio|Chandu_Borde.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 21 July 1934), is a former [[cricket]]er who was a member of the [[Indian national cricket team|Indian]] team between 1958 and 1970. Following his retirement, Borde became a cricket administrator, serving as the [[Indian national cricket selectors|Chairman of national selectors]]. He has received various awards from the [[Government of India]] for his contributions to cricket, on and off the field.

Published his autobiography in July 2018, titled ''Panther's Paces'' (as told to Mohan Sinha).

==Domestic cricket==

===Debut===
Borde made his debut in 1954/55 domestic season for [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] against [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in [[Ahmedabad]] in December 1954. He played in the semi-final against [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] and was bowled for a duck. He had more success in the following season, making maiden century against [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]. In the 1957/58 Ranji final against [[Services cricket team|Services]], he scored a half-century and picked up 5 wickets in the match. He represented
[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] after a transfer in 1964.

==Test cricket==

===The beginning===
Borde made his debut in the First [[Test cricket|Test]] during the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] tour of India. Over the first two Tests,<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 1st Test Match between India & West Indies, 1958/59 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/WI_IN_IND/WI_IND_T1_28NOV-03DEC1958.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 2nd Test Match between India & West Indies, 1958/59 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/WI_IN_IND/WI_IND_T2_12-17DEC1958.html}}</ref> his performance was ordinary and was dropped for the Third Test in favour of debutant [[Ramnath Kenny]]. After a poor performance from Kenny, Borde was recalled and made his maiden Test half-century. In the Fifth and final Test of the series, Borde made his international breakthrough with a maiden century, 109 and then 96 in the second innings of a drawn match.<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 5th Test Match between India & West Indies, 1958/59 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1958-59/WI_IN_IND/WI_IND_T5_06-11FEB1959.html}}</ref>

In the next series, India toured England, and Borde fractured the little finger on the left hand in the First Test,<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 1st Test Match between India & England, 1959 Season| url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1959/IND_IN_ENG/IND_ENG_T1_04-08JUN1959.html}}</ref> and missed the second Test. Over the next 11 matches, Borde scored only two half-centuries and 14 [[Wicket (cricket)|wickets]] as [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] and [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] toured India. In the Fourth Test against Pakistan in [[Chennai|Madras]],<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 4th Test Match between India & Pakistan, 1960/61 Season| url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1960-61/PAK_IN_IND/PAK_IND_T4_13-18JAN1961.html}}</ref> he made 177*, his second century and highest Test score, combining in a 177-run stand with fellow centurion [[Polly Umrigar]].

===Contributions in Indian victories===
Borde played a key part in India's first victory over [[England cricket team|England]] in the Fourth Test played in [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Kolkata]],<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 4th Test Match between India & West Indies, 1960/61 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1961-62/ENG_IN_IND/ENG_IND_T4_30DEC1961-04JAN1962.html}}</ref> scoring two half centuries (68 and 61) and taking 3 wickets in the First Test. In the next Test in Madras,<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 5th Test Match between India & England, 1960/61 Season| url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1960-61/PAK_IN_IND/ENG_IND_T5_10-15JAN1962.html}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> India won again with Borde taking five wickets.

India's tour of the West Indies in 1961/62 was disappointing,<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Index – India's tour of West Indies, 1961/62 Season| url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1961-62/IND_IN_WI/}}</ref> resulting in a 5–0 whitewash. Borde had a mediocre series scoring 244 runs at 24.4 and taking only six wickets. He followed it with good performances in the next two series (England in India,<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Index – England's tour of India, 1963/64 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1963-64/ENG_IN_IND}}</ref> and Australia tour of India<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Index – Australia's tour of India, 1964/65 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1964-65/AUS_IN_IND}}</ref>) scoring 383 at 42.55 and taking ten wickets in eight Tests.

===Kiwi pleasure===
[[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] toured India in 1964/65 and Borde took a liking to the opposition, scoring a century in [[Brabourne Stadium|Brabourne Stadium, Bombay]] in the Third Test.<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Index – New Zealand's tour of India, 1964/65 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1964-65/NZ_IN_IND}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – 3rd Test Match between New Zealand and India, 1964/65 Season| url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1964-65/NZ_IN_IND/NZ_IND_T3_12-15MAR1965.html}}</ref> It was one of three centuries in the series. He finished with 371 runs at 60.81. The series also marked the last time that Borde bowled at international level.

Borde followed up the successful New Zealand series with another great individual performance in the home series against [[West Indies]] scoring two centuries as India lost the three Test series 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Index – West Indies's tour of India, 1966/67 Season| url=http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966-67/WI_IN_IND}}</ref>

===Honors: RoW XI selection and Test match captaincy===
Borde was the only Indian representative in the ''Rest of the World XI'' squad that played against [[Barbados cricket team|Barbados]] in March 1967.<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-17| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Scorecard – RoW XI against Barbados| url=http://sl.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966-67/R-O-W_IN_WI/R-O-W_BDOS_08-11MAR1967.html}}</ref>

Borde captained the Indian team in the First Test against Australia at the [[Adelaide Oval]] in December 1967. The [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi|Nawab of Pataudi]] resumed his position as captain in the next match.

===Career twilight===
Outside his sole Test as captain in Australia, Borde had disappointing performances on the tours to Australia, England and New Zealand scoring 468 runs at 24.67 in 11 Tests with only four half-centuries. Playing only as a specialist batsman, Borde was dropped as part of a youth selection policy, with his place taken by [[Gundappa Viswanath]] after the First Test against Australia at Brabourne Stadium.

==Cricket administrator==
Borde had two stints as the [[Indian national cricket selectors|chairman of the national selection committee]]:

* 1984 to 1986<ref name="Interview with Chandu Borde">{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-16| publisher=Rediff.com| title=Interview with Chandu Borde| url=http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2004/mar/05inter.htm}}</ref>
* 1999 to 2002<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-16| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=1999/2000 Selection Committee Announcement| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/83989.html#senior}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-14| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=2001/02 Selection Committee Announcement| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/108539.html}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Apart his duties as chairman of the selection committee, Borde has handled other tasks for Indian cricket and a partial list is listed:

* Manager, India's tour of Pakistan in 1989.<ref name="Interview with Chandu Borde" />
* Pitch curator, [[Nehru Stadium, Pune]] (1984–present).<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-16| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| title=Chandu Borde – The Pitch Curator| url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/132294.html}}</ref>
* Manager, India's tour of Ireland and England in 2007.

==Records==
* Borde scored 1,604 first-class runs in 1964–65 which was an Indian record for a calendar year.<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/627531.html</ref> The record was broken in 2016–17 by [[Cheteshwar Pujara]].<ref name="FC1605">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-bangladesh-2016-17/content/story/1081659.html |title=Pujara breaks record for most runs in an Indian first-class season |access-date=9 February 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards==
Borde received several awards from Indian government and cricket establishment for his contribution to cricket:
* 1966: Was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] by [[Government of India]] making him the fourth cricketer to receive the award.<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=2007-03-16 |publisher=GoI – Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports |title=Arjuna Awards – Cricket |url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Cricket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225121351/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Cricket |archive-date=25 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1969: Was awarded the [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-14| publisher=Tribute India.com| title=List of Awards for Chandu Borde| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020126/sports.htm | date=26 January 2002}}</ref>
* 2002: Awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] – India's third highest civilian award.<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-03-14| publisher=Tribute India.com| title=Chandu Borde to receive Padma Bhushan award| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020327/ncr3.htm|date=27 March 2002}}</ref>
*2006: CK Nayudu Award for Lifetime achievement awarded by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2007-05-04| publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]| title=BCCI a master of ceremonies| url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/266920.html|date=4 November 2006}}</ref>

==References==
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