The veteran all-rounder for India, Salim Durani, passed away on Sunday, April 2, at the age of 88.
Durani, a 1934 Kabul native who played in 29 Test matches between 1960 and 1973, amassed 1202 runs—including 107 fifty-plus runs—and 75 wickets with his left-arm orthodox pitch. Durani made 8545 runs in 170 first-class games, including 14 hundreds, and claimed 484 wickets, including 21 five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls.
Salim Durani breathed his last Sunday morning at his Jamnagar house due to age-related ailments, confirmed his family sources.
I had the opportunity to interact with the great Salim Durani Ji on various occasions. One such occasion was in January 2004 at a programme in Jamnagar, in which a statue of the great cricketer Vinoo Mankad Ji was inaugurated. Here are some memories from the programme. pic.twitter.com/alESpsVCcx
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 2, 2023
