Salim Durrani. (Photo: ANI Twitter)
Salim Durani, the dashing 1960s Indian cricketer with movie-star looks, a mischievous sense of humor and a penchant for hitting monster sixes on demand, died on Sunday.
He was 88 years old.
His death was confirmed by sources close to the family.
He had been living with his younger brother, Jahangir Durani, in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Durani had undergone proximal femoral nail surgery after breaking his femur in a fall in January of this year.
The Kabul-born Durani, who struck with his bat and was also a skilled left-arm orthodox bowler, played 29 Tests and was instrumental in India’s 2-0 loss to England in the historic Test series of five games in 1961-62. picking up eight and 10 wickets in the team’s victories at Calcutta and Madras.
Durani, known for his fine dress style and arrogance, scored just one century although he had seven fifty in the 50 innings he played for the country, scoring 1,202 runs.
A decade after the epic win against England, he played a key role in India’s victory against the West Indies in Port of Spain, sacking both Clive Lloyd and Sir Garfield Sobers.
The star cricketer also dabbled in Bollywood, starring alongside renowned actor Praveen Babi in the 1973 film Charitra.
First posted: 02 Apr 2023 | 9:55 IS
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