[1] Tarapore played as the understudy to Vinoo Mankad, the first of the three or four such left arm spinners, against West Indies in 1948–49.
His short international career was thus described by Sujit Mukherjee: While fielding at deep extra cover on the second day in this match, Tarapore injured his fingers while trying to stop a four hit by Robert Christiani off Vinoo Mankad.
[3] Four months after his only Test, Tarapore played his last first class match – the Ranji final between Bombay and Baroda – where he bowled 99 overs.
[1] Kapil Dev credited Tarapore with inspiring him with a remark when he was a teenager attending an under-19 coaching camp.
After he became a successful Test cricketer, Kapil sought Tarapore out at a function for giving him "a goal in life by almost challenging me to bowl fast".