Vijay Samuel Hazare was an Indian cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. He captained the Indian cricket team in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to his first ever Test win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951-52 against England at Madras (now Chennai), winning by an innings and eight runs.