Salim Durani

Failing to recover from a fall in January this year, Durani, 88, passes away. A genteel soul from a bygone era, and as that cliché goes, they don't make ...

At times, I walk to the club; just that I need a break in the middle,” he would say. I had a few but didn’t lose my balance.” The recent financial grants from the BCCI to former cricketers had been a help, and also the pension he got from the board. Play straight!” I told him, “Giffy, never mind if it was a cross-batted shot, we now just need 20 runs, go get the ball!” Though he eventually fell for 38, India went on to seal the game. I haven’t seen him in a while; he used to come often to India before but no longer.” In the evenings, if his cousin or grandson Yasin weren’t free, he would take an auto and go to Summair Club. Sometimes I would hear the crowd chant and get into the mood,” he laughs. He was at the home of his niece where he has been for the last year due to health concerns. And told them “gaadi ghumao” and actually went in search of the lady to get the sweater back! It is learnt Durani was not in the best of health after he broke his thigh bone in a fall in January this year. The “dashing” Parveen Babi would soon become his heroine in a movie, and later become a good friend. He was a flamboyant all-rounder known for hitting sixes on demand, a temperamental spinner who on his day could remove the best batsman — the story of him demanding Ajit Wadekar to give him the ball and proceeding to knock out Garry Sobers is often spoken about. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, he lived all his life in Jamnagar, a city that has a statue of India’s great Vinoo Mankad at a busy traffic junction and was, back in the day, ruled by a cricketing legend Ranjitsinhji.

Durani played 29 Tests for India and took 75 wickets, with the best bowling figure of 10 for 177. With the bat in hand, he scored 1202 runs with the highest ...

- ⦿ The venue was again the place where he had started his international career. He did not disappoint when skipper Ajit Wadekar tossed the ball to him; he dismissed left-handers Garry Sobers and Clive Lloyd, and India notched up a win in the Port of Spain Test and the series itself. The former all-rounder was famous for his heroic performance in India’s series victory against England in 1961-62. Durani played 29 Tests for India and took 75 wickets, with the best bowling figure of 10 for 177.

Salim Durani, one of the finest all-rounders, died at his home here after a prolonged battle with cancer, on Sunday. He was 88, according to a family ...

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In domestic cricket, Durani played Ranji Trophy for Saurashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. He was most famous for his outstanding performance in India's series ...

Known for his aggressive style of batting, Durani was one of the few batters at the time who could hit sixes on demand. Former India all-rounder Salim Durani has passed away at the age of 88 at his house in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Durrani was a left-handed batter and left-arm spinner, and represented India in 29 Tests, scoring 1202 runs and taking 75 wickets. Rest in Peace," Shastri posted on his Twitter account. Heartfelt Condolences to his family , friends and loved ones,” Laxman posted on Twitter. In domestic cricket, Durani played Ranji Trophy for Saurashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Cricket News: Sunil Gavaskar had once written that if ever Salim Durani wrote his autobiography, the apt title would be, 'Ask for a Six'.

The offer to become a hero in the early 70s was an indicator of his popularity. "Salim Durani was a free soul without a care for the morrow. If one scans YouTube for highlights that Films Division used to compile in the 1960s and early 70s before the start of a film, one could see footage of Durani's exploits. He borrowed money and bought beer and coke to share with the 'creditor'!Read one of Salim Durani's last interviews here At Hyderabad during the Moin-ud-Dowla Trophy way back in 1976," Mukherjee wrote in his blog. "Next day in the most subtle manner possible, he left the exact amount into the man's shirt pocket! Unfortunately, that turned out to be his last Test, as he wasn't selected for the England tour of 1974. Gavaskar had narrated an incident in his book, Sunny Days, when they were travelling by train to play a domestic game. The result was a career-best knock of 104, with India following on. The pain was there but the sense of humour never left him. Durani's bowling figure of 2/21 in 17 overs often gets drowned under avalanche of runs that Gavaskar and Dilip Sardesai (600 plus) made in the series. And legend has it that the very next ball would either soar into long on or deep midwicket stands.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pen a heartfelt tribute for Durani, where he termed Durani as "cricketing legend". "Salim Durani Ji was a ...

A really warm and loving person. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pen a heartfelt tribute for Durani and called him a "cricketing legend". Heartfelt Condolences to his family, friends and loved ones,” former India batter VVS Laxman posted. Rest in Peace," former India head coach Ravi Shastri tweeted. "Salim Durani Ji was a cricketing legend, an institution in himself. In domestic cricket, Durani played Ranji Trophy for Saurashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.

Salim Durani: पूर्व क्रिकेटर सलीम दुर्रानी हमारे बीच नहीं रहे. उन्होंने 88 साल की उम्र में ...

फर्स्ट क्लास क्रिकेट में उनका हाईएस्ट स्कोर 137 रन नॉट आउट रहा. टेस्ट में उनका हाईएस्ट स्कोर 104 रन रहा. साल 1961-62 में सलीम दुर्रानी ने भारत को इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ टेस्ट सीरीज जिताने में अहम भूमिका निभाई. उस मैच में सलीम दुर्रानी ने क्लाइव लॉयड और गैरी सोबर्स को आउट किया था. उस दौरान उन्होंने कोलकाता और मद्रास (अब चेन्नई) टेस्ट में क्रमश: 8 और 10 विकेट लेकर भारत को जीत दिलाई थी. बाद में सलीम राजस्थान में शिफ्ट हो गए.

टीम इंडिया के पूर्व दिग्गज क्रिकेटर सलीम दुर्रानी का 88 साल की उम्र में निधन हो गया है.

सलीम दुर्रानी ने आखिरी टेस्ट मैच फरवरी 1973 को इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ मुंबई में खेला था. 1960 में दुर्रानी को अर्जुन अवार्ड का खिताब दिया गया था. दुर्रानी आतिशी बल्लेबाजी के लिए जाने जाते थे. इसके बाद जब भारत और पाकिस्तान का बंटवारा हुआ, तब दुर्रानी का परिवार भारत आ गया था. उन्होंने गुजरात के जामनगर में आज सुबह आखिरी सांस ली. टीम इंडिया के पूर्व दिग्गज क्रिकेटर सलीम दुर्रानी का 88 साल की उम्र में निधन हो गया है.

Born in Kabul in Afghanistan in 1934, the flamboyant all-rounder played 29 Tests for India in a career spanning from 1960 to 1973. | Cricket.

He was also honoured by the Indian cricket board with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at a BCCI award function in Mumbai in May 2011. “I went to West Indies twice with the Indian team, I wish I was taken to England (also). He was handsome enough to play the hero in a Bollywood movie, pairing with Parveen Babi in BR Ishara’s Charitra. A large-hearted, soft-spoken man, he remained a popular figure all across India with a vast circle of friends in all cities. Yet, in terms of name and fame, he was arguably second to none. In one of the parties after that, Sir Frank Worrell said: ‘If you give me a choice to choose my team, I will have Durani at No 3 in my batting order.’ He was such a great player. Such was his charisma and friendly nature that he was never short of well-wishers wherever he went. Having batted at No 9 in India's first innings of the fourth Test in Trinidad in 1962, he was promoted to No 3 for their second innings and scored 104. He was a mainstay for Rajasthan in the 1960s, a decade when they were the perennial bridesmaids to Bombay in Ranji Trophy. But he was at home in any city in India. In the space of a few balls in the fourth innings, Durani dismissed Clive Lloyd and Garry Sobers for India’s first Test victory in the Caribbean. In first-class cricket, playing for Saurashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan, his numbers (8,545 runs at 33, 484 wickets at 26 in a span of 23 years from 1953-54 to 1977-78) were reasonably better.

Those who are still alive to recollect Indian cricket's nascent days in the 1960s and early 70s, one thing that remains etched in almost everyone's memory ...

The offer to become a hero in the early 70s was an indicator of his popularity. "Salim Durani was a free soul without a care for the morrow. If one scans YouTube for highlights that Films Division used to compile in the 1960s and early 70s before the start of a film, one could see footage of Durani's exploits. At Hyderabad during the Moin-ud-Dowla Trophy way back in 1976," Mukherjee wrote in his blog. "Next day in the most subtle manner possible, he left the exact amount into the man's shirt pocket! Unfortunately, that turned out to be his last Test, as he wasn't selected for the England tour of 1974. He borrowed money and bought beer and coke to share with the 'creditor'! Gavaskar had narrated an incident in his book, Sunny Days, when they were travelling by train to play a domestic game. The result was a career-best knock of 104, with India following on. The pain was there but the sense of humour never left him. Durani's bowling figure of 2/21 in 17 overs often gets drowned under avalanche of runs that Gavaskar and Dilip Sardesai (600 plus) made in the series. And legend has it that the very next ball would either soar into long on or deep midwicket stands.

Salim bhai, who once attracted a large number of women to Test cricket with his dashing look and game, died unsung in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Salim bhai was a charmer. Salim bhai was a dada.” That was the genius called Salim Durani, who famously removed Garry Sobers and Clive Lloyd in 1971 at Port of Spain to set up a historic win. Salim bhai was the password. “ Ek over daaloonga bus (will bowl just one over).” I stood at a short distance from the stumps. He had all the time in the world to play the ball and an amazing range of shots, going down on his knee to smack even the medium-pacers on matting pitches.” The next day, he triggered a batting collapse with his left-arm spin and then went on to chase the target with plenty to spare. 9 in the first innings and justified the promotion to No. Salim bhai, who once attracted a large number of women to Test cricket with his dashing look and game, died unsung in Jamnagar, Gujarat. It was so hard to accept,” said Ghavri about his recent meetings with Salim bhai, who batted and bowled left-handed. His Ranji Trophy debut for Saurashtra against Gujarat in 1953 was marked by a dazzling 108. Durani, the man, who ruled Indian cricket in the 1960s, suffered during his final days, physically and mentally, confined to the bed in his two-room rented apartment, unable to walk without support.

Former cricketer Salim Durani Death: अफगानिस्तान से आकर भारत के लिए क्रिकेट खेलने वाले दिग्गज ...

Salim Durani Dies। भारतीय टीम के पूर्व क्रिकेटर सलीम दुर्रानी (Salim Durani) का 88 साल की उम्र में आज ...

Salim Durani Ji had a very old and strong association with Gujarat. Condolences to his family and friends. Salim Durani Dies। भारतीय टीम के पूर्व क्रिकेटर सलीम दुर्रानी (Salim Durani) का 88 साल की उम्र में आज निधन हो गया है। बता दें कि सलीम दुर्रानी भारतीय टीम के काफी मशहूर ऑलराउंडर थे जिन्हें हमेशा आक्रामक बल्लेबाजी के अलावा ऑफ स्पिन बॉलिंग के लिए जाना जाता था।

We humans may say we prefer hardworking, regimented, disciplined sportspersons who smash records; yet somewhere in our hearts we reserve a special place for ...

His co-star in the B.R. In that series he made his name as a man who could hit sixes on demand. I document Pataudi’s frustrations at Durani’s lack of discipline in my book Not Just Cricket: A Reporter’s Journey Through Modern India, where I quote Pataudi saying that it was not easy to handle Durani. The two deliveries which he produced to scalp Clive Lloyd and Gary Sobers in quick succession laid the foundations of the historic Indian win, its first ever in the West Indies. Be it his match-winning ten and eight wicket hauls against England at Kolkata and Chennai in the 1961-62 series, or his magical spell against the West Indies in the Port of Spain Test of 1972. Tall, handsome, debonair, flamboyant and many such epithets that convey the star value of a man were freely attributed to him.

Salim Durani's association with Rajasthan cricket started in 1956 when the Maharana of Udaipur and PM Rungta - the prime architects of cricket in the State ...

But when he landed in Mumbai, he did not have money to pay customs duties because he had spent the money. Even when the team won back-to-back Ranji Trophy titles in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, Durani visited the Sawai Mansingh Stadium to watch Rajasthan’s matches. “Finally, just an hour before the match started at the Railway Cricket Ground in Jaipur, we got him new cricket clothes and Salim bhai took the field, donning new garments,” Rungta recollects. And, throughout his career, Durani had a similar approach - he would not spare the bowlers. So, I stepped in and gave a 10 rupee note to the coolie,” Rungta says. And, to our surprise, he quietly went into his room and burnt his cricket apparel in frustration,” Rungta says. He won several matches single-handedly and it was a treat watching him bat,” he says. So, whenever the team would play in Rajasthan, Salim bhai and the other players would stay at our home and the bond grew stronger over the years. He had given him a one rupee note, but the coolie wanted more. While he achieved incredible success during that period and guided the team to five Ranji Trophy finals, Durani developed a strong bond with the Rungta family. Mr Sunderam dropped him at the airport, but later we discovered that Salim bhai had reached Udaipur instead of Jaipur,” Rungta reminisces. As the news of Durani’s demise came in on Sunday early morning, it was an emotional roller-coaster for the entire Rungta family.

Salim Durani Big Hearted Afghan Who Plays For India। भारतीय टीम के पूर्व क्रिकेटर सलीम दुर्रानी (Salim Durani) ने ...

My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. His talent and skills on the field will continue to inspire us. Today, we have lost one of Indian cricket's crown jewels. [April 2, 2023] My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. A really warm and loving person.

When India was in a tough spot playing against West Indies in 1971, Durani promised to take the wickets of Clive Lloyd and Gary Sobers.

I was not surprised that Shekhar wanted to reach out to him — Shekhar and the cricket-loving people of his generation knew the genius he was. He had Lloyd caught by none other than Wadekar himself for 15 and he needed no one to claim the most crucial wicket of Gary Sobers. And Salim did not let his fans down, scoring a brilliant 70-odd in that match. India desperately needed to bundle the West Indies in the second innings to get a firm grip on the match. His exploits with the ball are part of cricketing folklore. During the England tour of India in 1961, Salim hit a breathtaking 71, with two sixes and 10 fours against a strong English bowling side comprising David Allen, Tony Lock, David Smith and Alan Brown. It was typical of Salim Durrani not to take batting too seriously. The Maharaja of Jamnagar had arranged for his ancestors to come to India from Afghanistan. Sunil was absolutely sure that he had not carried a blanket with him during the train journey. The ground is next to the family’s private airstrip and is rather picturesque. When he woke up in the morning, he was astonished to see that he had been covered by a blanket. Almost always, they took the train to travel the country to play domestic and international matches.

Salim Durani Death: आईपीएल का आगाज 2008 में हुआ, लेकिन भारत को एक ऐसा क्रिकेटर 1960 में ही मिल गया था ...

Salim Durani, a former Indian cricketer known for his striking looks, humor, and ability to hit powerful sixes, passed away at the age of 88.

With the ball, Durani picked up 75 wickets and 6/73 remained his best bowling figure in an inning. With the ball, he picked up 75 wickets and his best bowling figure was 6/73 in an inning. Salim Durani, a former Indian cricketer known for his striking looks, humor, and ability to hit powerful sixes, passed away at the age of 88.

Salim Durani: 1960-70 के दशक में भारतीय क्रिकेट की शैशवस्था के साक्षी रहे हर क्रिकेटप्रेमी को ...

वही, सलीम दुर्रानी के निधन पर प्रधानमंत्री ने शोक जताया है. अपने बिंदासपन, बेतकल्लुफी और जिंदादिली के लिये लोकप्रिय रहे दुर्रानी को खुद इसका अहसास नहीं था कि वह कितने बड़े खिलाड़ी हैं और यही खासियत उन्हें महान बनाती है. उन्हें आस्ट्रेलिया, इंग्लैंड और न्यूजीलैंड दौरै के लिये नहीं चुना जाना समझ से परे है. लेकिन पोर्ट आफ स्पेन टेस्ट में अगर दुर्रानी एक ही स्पैल में क्लाइव लॉयड और गैरी सोबर्स का विकेट नहीं लेते तो यह संभव नहीं होता. 88 साल के दुर्रानी ने रविवार को आखिरी सांस ली और उनके साथ ही मानों एक युग का अंत हो गया. कैरियर में एकमात्र शतक, तीन बार पारी के पांच विकेट और 25 का औसत पूरी दास्तान नहीं कहता.