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There will never be another Salim Durani and here’s why

Updated on: 03 April,2023 07:36 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Even if anybody were foolish enough to play like him, the selectors would put a stop. Let us, therefore, cherish the image of this incredible being, who, tall and handsome, lounged his way through first-class cricket and has earned our affections, not the arid, unfeeling respect given to record breakers

There will never be another Salim Durani and here’s why

Salim Durani with current Mumbai all-rounder Musheer Khan at Azad Maidan in 2011 Pic/midday archives

Salim Durani, 88, who passed away due to age-related health issues in Jamnagar on Sunday, received accolades galore in his career. But cricket writer NS Ramaswami put his cricket in perspective in a special portrait for the 1983 edition of Indian Cricket annual, published by The Hindu. Ramaswami wrote: “There will be no second Durani in India. Even if anybody were foolish enough to play like him, the selectors would put a stop. Let us, therefore, cherish the image of this incredible being, who, tall and handsome, lounged his way through first-class cricket and has earned our affections, not the arid, unfeeling respect given to record breakers.”


Also read: Former Indian cricketer Salim Durani passes away at 88



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