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Remembering Salim Durani: A genuine folk hero

If you needed proof that not everything can be measured in numbers look no further than Salim Durani, the 88-year-old former India all-rounder who breathed his last in Jamnagar early on Sunday morning. Durani played 29 Tests, scoring 1202…

Debonair Salim Durani dies at 88

Salim Durani, the debonair India cricketer of the 1960s with a movie star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a penchant for hitting monstrous sixes on demand, died on Sunday. He was 88. His death was confirmed by sources close to the…

Former India all-rounder Durani dies at 88

Former India all-rounder Salim Durani, who was known for his match-winning ability, died at the age of 88 on Sunday, PTI news agency reported.Durani, a left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner, played 29 tests for India between 1960 and…