Sunil Lahore
Sunil Shamlal Lahore (born 31 December 1965) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh between the 1985/86 and 2000/01 seasons. After retirement, he worked as a cricket coach and selector.
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| Full name | Sunil Shamlal Lahore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1965 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985/86–2000/01 | Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Lahore was a slow left-arm orthodox spinner who played for Madhya Pradesh cricket team for 16 seasons from 1985/86 and 2000/01. He appeared in 79 first-class matches in which he took 230 wickets and 19 List A matches in which he had 22 scalps to his name. Lahore was the leading wicket-taker of the 1986–87 Ranji Trophy, his second first-class season, with 32 wickets at an average of 17.62.[1] During his career, he was part of the Madhya Pradesh spin trio (along with leg spinner Narendra Hirwani and off spinner Rajesh Chauhan), with Madhya Pradesh playing most of their home matches on slow tracks.[2] He also played for Central Zone in Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy between 1986/87 and 1991/92.[3]
Lahore continued to be associated with cricket after his playing career. He coached cricketers and also started a cricket academy. He worked as a selector for the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA).[4] He is a life member of MPCA and has worked as a representative of the Association in various meetings.[5]
References
- "Bowling in Ranji Trophy 1986/87 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- Khurasiya, Amay (11 April 2008). "No use playing on slow tracks". IBNLive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- "Sunil Lahore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- "Choithram, Bhavans win". The Times of India. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- Kidwai, Rasheed (2 August 2012). "MP cricket vote bar on Scindia 16". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
External links
- Sunil Lahore at ESPNcricinfo
- Sunil Lahore at CricketArchive (subscription required)