The life and times of Salim Durani in pictures

Former India cricketer Salim Durani passes away: Sportstar takes a look back at the Arjuna awardee’s life within and beyond the 22 yards.

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A debonair figure: Salim Durani, who made his India debut in 1960, was the first cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award.

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Durani was a tall man, who could get the ball to lift and turn on any surface with a bit of help.

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The Indian cricket team selected to tour West Indies (1962): Durani (sitting, first from left) scored 1202 international runs with the highest score of 104 against the Windies on this tour.

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England cricket player K.F. Barrington from Surrey bowled by Durani on the second day of the fourth Test match between India and England. Durani scalped eight and ten wickets in the Kolkata and Chennai Tests to guide the host to a 2-0 series victory.

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A group photograph of the Rajasthan team, runner-up of the Ranji Trophy cricket match in Bombay in 1964. Sitting (L to R) Sundaram, Hanmant Singh, Vijay Manjrekar, Raj Singh (captain) Kishan Rungta, Durani, Surya Veer Singh. Standing (L to R) C.G. Joshi, Chand Mull, Kher Mohamed, Gatani, Trivedi, Rajendra Rungta.

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England’s J.D.F. Larter is snapped up brilliantly at short-leg by Chandu Borde off Durani on the third day of the second Test match at Brabourne Stadium on January 23, 1964. The match ended in a draw.

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Durani loses balance as he attempts to sweep E. Prasanna during the quarterfinal of the Duleep Trophy between Central Zone and South Zone at Hyderabad on December 27, 1970. Durani scored 52 runs.

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Photo shows (left to right) M.L. Jaisimha, BS Chandrashekar, Durani, Gopal Bose and Vishwanath during the Moin Ud Dowla Gold Cup Trophy at Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad on September 28, 1976.

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Former BCCI president Shashank Manohar (L) presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Durani during the BCCI Awards 2009-2010.

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