03 April,2023 07:25 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
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Actor-director Tinnu Anand has paid a tribute to former India cricketer Salim Durani, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 88 in Jamnagar.
Anand said: "The passing away of Salim Durani takes me back to Nagpur, where Rajasthan School Boys' XI, played against Madhya Pradesh School Boys' XI, captained by Gulrez Ali, son of Mushtaq Ali. I opened the batting with a broken finger.
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"We had a surprise visitor, for a pep-talk, by the name of Salim Durani! When he learnt that I was playing with a broken finger, he walked up to me, shook my hand, and said, âProud of you, keep up that spirit!' His passing away has shattered me."
