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Born | Muzaffarnagar, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India | 7 April 1942||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Khapra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium, leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956-57 –1959-60 | Bahawalpur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961-62 –1962-63 | Multan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1963-64 –1967-68 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968-69 –1969-70 | Public Works Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1969-70 –1975-76 | National Bank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,31 March 2017 |
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