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Sunday, April 2, 2023

Amazing facts about Salim Durani

 Amazing facts about Salim Durani

Salim Aziz Durani pronunciation  (11 December 1934 – 2 April 2023) was an Indian cricketer who played in 29 Test matches from 1960 to 1973. An all-rounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-handed batsman famous for his six-hitting prowess. He is the only Indian Test cricketer to have been born in Afghanistan.[3]

Durani was the hero of India's series victory against England in 1961–62. He took 8 and 10 wickets in their wins at Kolkata and Chennai, respectively. Also, a decade later, he would be instrumental in India's maiden victory[4] against the West Indies at Port of Spain, taking the wickets of Clive Lloyd and Gary Sobers.[5]

In his 50 Test innings, he made just the one century, 104 against the West Indies in 1962. He played for GujaratRajasthan and Saurashtra in first-class cricket. He made 14 hundreds in first-class cricket in which he managed 8545 runs at 33.37. Durani had a special rapport with the spectators, who once agitated when he was dropped from the team for the Kanpur Test in 1973, with placards and slogans such as, "No Durani, no test!"

As he is the only Afghanistan-born Indian test cricketer he was present during the historic India vs Afghanistan test match on 14 June 2018.[6] He appeared in the film Charitra with Parveen Babi in 1973.[7] He was the first cricketer to win an Arjuna Award. He was awarded the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI in 2011.[8]

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Salim Durani
Personal information
Full name
Salim Aziz Durani
Born11 December 1934
KabulAfghanistan[1]
Died2 April 2023 (aged 88)
JamnagarGujarat, India[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAbdul Aziz (father)
International information
National side
  • India (1960–1973)
Test debut (cap 95)1 December 1960 v Australia
Last Test6 February 1973 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953Saurashtra
1954–1956Gujarat
1956–1978Rajasthan
Career statistics
CompetitionTestFirst-class
Matches29170
Runs scored1,2028,545
Batting average25.0433.37
100s/50s1/714/45
Top score104137*
Balls bowled6,44628,130
Wickets74484
Bowling average35.4226.09
5 wickets in innings321
10 wickets in match12
Best bowling6/738/99
Catches/stumpings14/–144/4
Source: Cricinfo12 June 2013

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