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Former India cricketer Salim Durani breathed his last Sunday morning at his Jamnagar house due to age-related ailments, confirmed his family sources..
With the bat in hand, he scored 1202 runs with the highest score of 104 against West Indies in 1962...
Dropped for four seasons from 1967 to 1970, Durani was recalled to the Indian team for the 1971 tour of the West Indies, where he was chiefly instrumental in Indias historic first series win there..
Durani made his Test debut against Australia at in the beginning of 1960 at Mumbais Brabourne Stadium, and played his last international match -- then only restricted to the traditional, five-day format -- against England in February 1973..
A fascinating character, the cricketer shared a special relation with the crowd, who once expressed their ire after he was dropped from the team for a match in Kanpur, and carried banners and placards that read No Durani, no test!...
