Deepak Shodhan
[1] At Calcutta in a curious Indian innings where every batsman reached double figures, Shodhan scored 110 batting at No.8.In his book The Covers Are Off published in 2004, Rajan Bala interviewed the various people involved, and it seems to indicate that it was the animosity between Shodhan and Vinoo Mankad that ended his career [2].Mankad, a senior player in the side, was apparently not on good terms with Vijay Hazare who had captained India in the series in West Indies.Shodhan also hinted at the same : "All I can tell you is that no youngster could hope to play for long at that time because he had to ally himself to one camp or the other.[citation needed] Deepak Shodhan's 60.33 still remains the highest average in a completed career by an Indian batsman.Shodhan died at the age of 87 on 16 May 2016 at his Ahmedabad home after suffering from lung cancer, which was detected in February 2016.