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Dec 11, 2020 · Salim Aziz Durani was a remarkable cricketer whose career spanned two-and-a-half decades. His achievements, though, with the bat and ball in international cricket did not quite measure up to...
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Salim Aziz Durani. Born. December 11, 1934, Kabul, Afghanistan. Died. April 02, 2023, Jamnagar, Gujarat, (aged 88y 112d) Batting Style. Left hand Bat. Bowling Style. Slow Left arm Orthodox....
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- January 11, 1935
- India
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- Only Test cricketer to be born in Afghanistan. Durani is the only Test cricketer to be born in Afghanistan. He was born in Kabul in 1934, but his family moved to the port city of Karachi when he was only eight months old.
- Growing up in Jamnagar. Durani’s father, Abdul Aziz, was a cricketer and he was employed by the Maharajah of Jamnagar. In an interview with CricketCountry, Durani said that he grew up in a sporting atmosphere.
- Father also an international cricketer. Abdul Aziz Durani had also played for India, albeit in unofficial Test matches. He was a wicketkeeper and was a part of the CK Nayudu’s side that played the Australians in 1935-36.
- Separated by Partition. British India was divided into India and Pakistan in 1947. While Durani remained in Jamnagar with his mother, Abdul Aziz went to Karachi.
Apr 2, 2023 · Salim Durani, the former India allrounder who died at the age of 88, was renowned for hitting sixes on public demand. He was fondly remembered by India's cricketing fraternity. Saddened by the...
- Espncricinfo Staff
The Durrani dynasty (Persian: سلسله درانیان; Pashto: د درانيانو کورنۍ) was founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani at Kandahar, Afghanistan. He united the different Pashtun tribes and created the Durrani Empire.
Dec 11, 2020 · He is now 86 years of age and gone are the days of lazy elegance, debonair looks, and inimitable charisma. A lonely and forlorn figure, he seems to be now waiting in isolation for the final call. It is a sad commentary for such a magnetic personality.
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The Durrani Empire, [b] or the Afghan Empire, [c] [9] also known as the Sadozai Kingdom, [d] [10] was an Afghan empire founded by the Durrani tribe of Pashtuns under Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747, which spanned parts of Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, and the Indian subcontinent.
