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About Ghulam Guard
- Ghulam Mustafa Guard pronunciation (12 December 1925, Surat, Gujarat – 13 March 1978, Ahmedabad, Gujarat) was an Indian cricketer who played in two Tests from 1958 to 1960. Ghulam Guard, 'a tall, high-shouldered man, who shuffled up to the wicket in twelve steps and ran the ball away from the right-handed batsmen at distinctly above medium pace, especially when fresh', was the first left-hander to open the bowling for India.
- At 6' 3", he was the tallest cricketer to play for India between Ladha Ramji in the 1930s and Abey Kuruvilla in the nineties.
- Guard bowled successfully in Indian domestic cricket for Bombay and Gujarat for more than 15 years from 1946-47.
- But he was almost 33 before he was picked for his first Test appearance, the first match against West Indies at Bombay (Mumbai) in 1958-59.
- He took three good wickets – John Holt (Jr), Conrad Hunte, and Gary Sobers – but was dropped for the rest of the series, and did not tour England in 1959.
- Guard reappeared in the third Test against Australia in 1959-60, also at Bombay (Mumbai), but failed to take a single wicket and was again dropped.
- That season, his wickets, allied to a strong batting line-up, were instrumental in Bombay's winning of the Ranji Trophy, and he took nine wickets for 135 runs against Mysore in the trophy final.
- He took 31 wickets in the season at an average of 15. He went on to become the Superintendent of Police in Gujarat.
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