Salim Durani
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 29 | 170 |
| Runs scored | 1202 | 8545 |
| Batting average | 25.04 | 33.37 |
| 100s/50s | 1/7 | 14/45 |
| Top score | 104 | 137* |
| Balls bowled | 6446 | 28130 |
| Wickets | 75 | 484 |
| Bowling average | 35.42 | 26.09 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | 21 |
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | 2 |
| Best bowling | 6/73 | 8/99 |
| Catches/stumpings | 14/- | 144/4 |
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Test debut: 1 January 1960 |
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Salim Aziz Durani pronunciation (born December 11, 1934, Kabul, Afghanistan) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973. An allrounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a bit hitting left handed batsman. He is the only Test cricketer to have been born in Afghanistan[2].
Durani was the hero of India's series victory against England in 1961-62. He took 8 and 10 wickets in their wins in Calcutta and Madras respectively.
In his 50 Test innings he only made just the one century, 104 against the West Indies in 1962. He made 14 hundreds in first class cricket in which he managed 8545 runs at 33.37.
Popular with the public, he appeared in a film with Parveen Babi in the 70s.
