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Born | Kapurthala, Punjab, British India | 6 October 1940||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Muni Lal (father), Arun Lal (cousin), Jagdish Lal (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1957/58 | Patiala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959/60–1968/69 | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1969/70–1975/76 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,30 December 2015 |
Akash Lal (born 6 October 1940) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who mainly played for Delhi and Punjab,and a former Indian team selector.
Akash Lal was born on 6 October 1940 in Kapurthala,Punjab. His father Muni Lal was also a first-class cricketer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. [1] His uncle Jagdish Lal,father of Indian cricketer Arun Lal,had also played first-class cricket for various teams. [2]
Lal was a right-handed opening batsman who made his first-class debut for Patiala in the 1957/58 season. He switched to Delhi for the 1959/60 season and played ten seasons for them. He captained Delhi for three seasons from 1965/66. He was in contention for getting selected for the Indian team in 1966. He scored 82 and 4 in a tour match against West Indies at Delhi,but due to his struggle against Garry Sobers' spin bowling and a dropped catch,he was not selected. [3] He moved to Punjab before the 1969/70 season and represented them until the 1975/76 season.
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