He founded India's first commercial airline, Tata Airlines in 1932, which became Air India in 1946,
now India's national airline. He and Nevill Vintcent worked together in building Tata Airlines.
While attempting to bat time for a draw on the fifth day, the ninth and tenth-wicket partnerships featuring Steve O'Keefe,
Peter Nevill and Josh Hazlewood(Aus)
faced a Test cricket record 25.4 consecutive overs without scoring a run.