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Jaisimha was a right-handed batsman who was noted for his style on and off the field. He bowled medium pace, often opening the bowling for India, and off-breaks, and was a brilliant fielder. But it was the way he went about things that caught the eye. Partab Ramchand wrote after Jaisimha's death that "his slim figure, which he maintained till his last day, the boyish good looks, the inimitable gait, the trademark silk shirt and scarf, the sleeves buttoned at the wrist or the collar turned up — all these attracted immediate attention.

Jaisimha made his first-class debut at the age of 15, in the —55 Ranji Trophy , when he was still studying at Mahbub College High School [ 3 ] scoring 90 for Hyderabad against Andhra Pradesh , and taking three wickets for 51 runs. Jaisimha's Test debut at Lord's was disastrous, but his next two Tests won him notice. In the final Test against Australia in —60 at Calcutta , he went in to bat towards the end of the first day and finished on 20 not out on the second day.

He started his second innings just before stumps on the third day, batted throughout the fourth scoring only 59 runs, and was out on the final day for This innings, which lasted minutes for 99 runs, ironically ended when he attempted a quick single to complete his hundred.

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Meanwhile, he converted himself into an opener. While there was a bit of competition for the Indian middle order, Pankaj Roy was coming to the end of his career as an opener. In that position, Jaisimha scored Test hundreds against England in —62 and —64, and against Ceylon in —