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Full name | Zahoor Ahmed Sofi |
Born | Srinagar, India | 2 May 1987
Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2015 |
Zahoor Sofi (born 2 May 1987) is an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Jammu & Kashmir. [1] [2] He played in six first-class, seventeen List A and five Twenty20 matches between 2008 and 2016. [3] Following his playing career, he became a member of the organising committee for cricket trials in Kashmir. [4]
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