Cricket with Vijay Merchant was an Indian radio programme broadcast in the 1970s[1] and 1980s,[2] hosted by Indian cricketer Vijay Merchant.
[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.