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- ↑ "Central Zone v North Zone 1971-72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ↑ "Bombay v Baroda 1976-77". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka in India 1975/76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2019.