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India's oldest living Test player Deepak Shodhan (86) gets 'best birthday gift ever' at Eden Gardens

<p>Deepak Shodhan, the oldest living Indian Test cricketer and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the first ODI centurion for India at the Eden Gardens, relived their odyssey with the iconic ground on Saturday to mark the celebration of its 150 years</p>

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Deepak Shodhan

Deepak Shodhan

Kolkata: Deepak Shodhan, the oldest living Indian Test cricketer and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the first ODI centurion for India at the Eden Gardens, relived their odyssey with the iconic ground on Saturday to mark the celebration of its 150 years.

Deepak Shodhan
Deepak Shodhan 

Shodhan, who scored a Test century on debut in Kolkata and Srikkanth unveiled a booklet on the Eden and a gold coin to commemorate Eden's 150 years of existence at a ceremony attended by former Bengal players and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials.

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