Amir Elahi

Amir Elahi

Elahi (left) in 1936
Personal information
Full name	Amir Elahi
Born	(1908-09-01)1 September 1908 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	28 December 1980(1980-12-28) (aged 72) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm Leg break
International information
National sides	India (1947) Pakistan (1952)
Test debut (cap 40/1)	12 December 1947  India v Australia
Last Test	12 December 1952  Pakistan v India
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 6 125 Runs scored 82 2,562 Batting average 10.25 16.85 100s/50s 0/0 0/3 Top score 47 96 Balls bowled 400 24,822 Wickets 7 513 Bowling average 35.42 25.77 5 wickets in innings 0 30 10 wickets in match 0 6 Best bowling 4/134 8/94 Catches/stumpings 0/– 67/–
Source: Cricinfo.com, 12 March 2019

Amir Elahi (Urdu: امیر الہی) pronunciation (help·info) (1 September 1908 – 28 December 1980) was one of the fifteen cricketers who have played Test cricket for more than one country.^[1]

Career[]

Born in Lahore, he played one Test for India. After Pakistan acquired Test match status in 1952–3, he played 5 Tests for Pakistan as a leg break googly bowler with modest success. He also had the distinction of being cap #1 amongst Pakistan Test cricketers

He died in Karachi, Pakistan on 28 December 1980.

See also[]

• List of cricketers who have played for more than one international team

References[]

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