Dara Bashir

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Dara Bashir
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Dara Bashir Khan
Born1 May 1960
Karachi, Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2016

Dara Bashir Khan (born 1 May 1960, Karachi, Sindh) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer. [1] He played thirteen first-class cricket matches for several domestic sides in Pakistan between 1977 and 1984. [2] [3] He also represented Pakistan national under-19 cricket team. [1]

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Early life and education

Dara Bashir Khan was born on 1 May 1960 in Karachi, Sindh. He was educated at Habib Public School. [1]

Career

Khan began his career with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), where he played first-class cricket from the 1979/80 season until 1983/84. [4] He also made List A cricket appearances for PIA during the 1980/81 season. [4] From there, he moved to Karachi Blues to continue playing first-class cricket for the 1983/84 season. [4] His subsequent career saw him playing List A for the Pakistan Automobiles Corporation from the 1986/87 to 1987/88 seasons. [4] Earlier, he also played the Under-19 Test cricket for Pakistan Under-19s during the 1978/79 season. [4]

During his first-class career, Khan played 13 matches, scoring 78 runs with a high score of 45, and took 20 wickets with a best performance of 4-59. [4] In his List A career, he played five matches, scored two runs, and took eight wickets with a best of 3-24. [4] As a part of the Pakistan Under-19s, Khan played five matches, scoring 15 runs and taking 12 wickets with a best bowling figure of 3-17. [4]

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