Cricket with Vijay Merchant was an Indian radio programme broadcast in the 1970s[1] and 1980s,[2] hosted by Indian cricketer Vijay Merchant.
It aired on Sunday afternoons on All India Radio (AIR).[3][4] Anu D. Aggarwal quotes a survey, which revealed that it was one of the most listened to sponsored programmes.[2] Raju Bhartan describes how Vijay Merchant devoted his programme to carry a detailed health report of the ailing Lala Amarnath, calling the radio programme "popular".[4] Shabnam Minwalla wrote on AIR's platinum anniversary: "Indeed, even Mumbaikars who have succumbed to the spicy flavours of FM and psychedelic charms of MTV turn misty-eyed over the good old days of 'Cricket with Vijay Merchant'".[5]
ER Ramachandran mentions that it was Vijay Merchant who influenced Sunil Gavaskar, to retire, using his weekly "Cricket with Vijay Merchant" (which he calls a TV show), to put pressure on Gavaskar to do so.[6]
