Rusi Framroze Surti (pronunciationⓘ 25 May 1936 – 13 January 2013)[1] was an Indian cricketer who played in 26 Tests from 1960 to 1969.

In 1967/68 they toured Australia and New Zealand, and after various first-class fixtures and the Tests, he made 967 runs at 37.19 and took 42 wickets.

Surti later played for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield, Australia's domestic first-class competition.

When he retired, Surti decided to become an Australian and stayed in Queensland, working as a cricket coach for another 35 years.

[3] In 2013, while on a routine trip to Mumbai, Surti had a stroke and Indian cricket's original braveheart died, aged 76.