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- 1 2 3 Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive
- 1 2 Vasant Tapu at Cricinfo
- 1 2 Other matches played by Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive
- 1 2 First-class matches played by Vasant Tapu at CricketArchive
- ↑ Scorecard of East Africa v India, 19 August 1967 at CricketArchive