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- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Kishore Vasani" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Basil D'Oliveira: 18 lesser-known facts". www.cricketcountry.com.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Kishore Vasani" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kishore Vasani" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Kishore Vasani" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 September 2021.