The death of Salim Durrani, who was referred as debonair Indian cricketer of his time, was confirmed by sources close to his family.
Former India all-rounder Salim Durani died on Sunday after prolonged illness. He was 88. The death of Salim Durrani, who was referred as debonair Indian cricketer of his time, was confirmed by sources close to his family.
According to reports, Salim Durrani was living in Gujarat’s Jamnagar with his younger brother, Jahangir Durani. Few weeks ago, Durani had undergone a proximal femoral nail surgery.
Salim Durrani was born in Kabul. He was a good batter and a left-arm orthodox bowler too. Salim Durrani represented India in 29 Tests and had played an important role in India’s historic 2-0 win over England in the five-match Test series in 1961-62. Salim Durrani claimed eight and 10 wickets in the matches at Calcutta and Madras respectively.
Salim Durrani was hugely popular during his playing days for his style and swag. He hit one ton and seven fifties in 50 international innings. Salim Durrani scored a total of 1,202 runs for India.
Blessed with good looks and a debonair personality, Durrani was a favourite of the masses and one of the first Indian cricketers to endorse products. Soon, this extended to movie offers. Reportssay that Durrani rejected a few movie offers as he was focussing on cricket but as more offers poured in and his international appearances dried up, he accepted one.
In 1969, he made his film debut with Ek Masoom opposite Tanuja. The Khalid Akhtar film also starred Jagdeep, Abhi Bhattacharya, Prem Chopra, and Helen. Despite Tanuja and Durrani’s popularity, the film failed to do wonders at the box office. Durrani returned to cricket for some time. In 1973, when his international cricket career was ending, he returned to the silver screen for his second and final performance.
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