When Nehru took on Radhakrishnan on the cricket field!

In 1953, Nehru and Radhakrishnan faced off in a memorable cricket match to raise funds for flood relief.

An unusual cricket match took place in 1953 that saw the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru leading a team of parliamentarians against former vice president S. Radhakrishnan's side.

Rare footage of the match played for raising funds for flood-affected people shows Nehru and Radhakrishnan, along with other parliamentarians, battling it out on the cricket ground watched by a large crowd.

Nehru, who was then two months shy of his 64th birthday, won the toss and chose to bat as parliamentarians rushed out to the ground dressed in whites, according to the footage shared on X by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who credited an archivist of Indian cricket for it.

"For the past nine years, Jai Galgali has been an extraordinary archivist of Indian cricket of a bygone era. This video he unearthed and uploaded is both unusual and fabulous," Mr. Ramesh said in his post, accompanying the video.

For the past nine years, Jai Galgali has been an extraordinary archivist of Indian cricket of a bygone era. This video he unearthed and uploaded is both unusual and fabulous.https://t.co/MKE3YYt43k

Interestingly, in the video, Nehru is seen batting alongside the then leader of the Opposition, A K Gopalan, in the second innings of the two-day match.