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| Full name | Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1985 Rajkot, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 25 December 2005 Saurashtra v Goa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 2 February 2006 Saurashtra v Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 12 February 2006 Saurashtra v Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 14 February 2006 Saurashtra v Mumbai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maccabiah Games | ||
| 2009 Maccabiah | Cricket | |
Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented Saurashtra. [1] He lives in Rajkot,India,and is Jewish. [2] [3]
In 2008,Songavkar was included in a special Israel squad that played against India in a special match in honour of Israel's 60th anniversary. Songavkar was a suggested inclusion by then BCCI secretary general,Niranjan Shah,after the Israel Cricket Association requested names of Jewish cricketers in India. [4]
A year later,Songavkar played for Team India which won a silver medal as he was selected player of the tournament for cricket at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel. [5] [6] He was Captain of Team India in cricket at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. [7]