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Aswani Rajbanshi was an Indian cricketer. He played for Assam. Rajbanshi was born at Pandu in Guwahati. He played 19 first-class matches for Assam from 1954/55 to 1964/65 and took 88 wickets. He died on February 28, 2002. [1]

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References

  1. "Aswani Rajbanshi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2019.