when alec bedser was running through the indian batting line up with 7 for 49 modi scored a stylish unbeaten 57 in 50 minutes playing bedser with ease madhav mantri who played a lot with modi recounts in a match at pune young dilip sardesai had a big partnership with rusi modi playing for the acc dilip was all praise for rusis batting his defence his placement on both sides of the wicket and of course his magnificent stroke play after being on the top for a decade modi opted out of the australian tour of 1948 for personal reasons rutnagur a very close friend of modi from st xaviers college days says yes the personal reason was a bit serious and it did affect him considerably he was magnanimous when a gentleman connected with sports told him that he was unable to feed his large family rusi spent a lot of money looking after that family his quick disappearance from international cricket remains a great mystery in indian cricket ironically the man who had a lovely balance while batting died when he lost his balance while taking a stroll on the second floor of the cci his death was as ironic as his departure from cricket it came at the place that had been his life the cricket club of india