Aslam Khan (cricketer, born 1935), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Aslam Khan (cricketer, born 1935)

Pakistani cricketer (1935-1980)

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1935

Place of Birth: Manavadar, Gujarat, India

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1980

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Aslam Khan (cricketer, born 1935)

  • Aslam Khan, sometimes known as Prince Aslam Khan (15 March 1935 – 29 April 1980) played first-class cricket in Pakistan between 1955 and 1978.
  • A son of Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji, he was a member of the royal family of Manavadar, a princely state which is now part of the Indian state of Gujarat. Aslam Khan was a left-arm spinner.
  • In the final of the Ayub Trophy in 1964-65 he took 6 for 45 and 5 for 92 (match figures of 81.5–43–137–11) to help Karachi to an innings victory over Lahore Education Board.
  • In a semi-final of the Ayub Trophy in 1965-66, playing for Karachi Blues against Public Works Department, he took 3 for 35 and 5 for 41 in another victory.He played his last first-class match in February 1978 for the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation team in the Patron's Trophy.
  • A month short of his 43rd birthday, he took 6 for 154 off 47 eight-ball overs against Sargodha, who won by an innings and 143 runs.He batted at number 10 or 11 and only once reached 40 in first-class cricket.
  • On that occasion he scored 112 not out as Karachi Whites scored 762 and beat Karachi Blues by an innings in a semi-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1956-57.
  • He also took three catches and three wickets in the match.He was a flamboyant character, "playing practical jokes, dating a series of movie stars, driving to matches (often late) in a Cadillac, firing revolver shots in the air in protest at an umpire's decision".
  • Mushtaq Mohammad credited him with the invention of the doosra.His father, the last Nawab of Manavadar, also played first-class cricket and represented India at hockey.

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