Mehta was born in Surat and studied in the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.Obituary in Indian Cricket 1982, p. 563 He made his debut in the Bombay Quadrangular in 1929 but the tournament was suspended for the next four seasons. In support of the non-cooperation movement, Vijay Merchant, L. P. Jai and Mehta refused to take part in the trials for the Indian tour to England in 1932. He took part in the Test trials for the 1933-34 series.
