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Born | Lahore, British India | 10 October 1920||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1944–45 to 1946–47 | Northern India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–54 to 1957–58 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,30 March 2015 |
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