Anil Dalpat

Anil Dalpat
Personal information
Full name	Anil Dalpat Sonavaria
Born	20 September 1963 (age 58); Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Pakistan;
Test debut	2 March 1984 v England
Last Test	9 February 1985 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 47)	26 March 1984 v England
Last ODI	27 October 1986 v West Indies
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006

Anil Dalpat Sonavaria (born 20 September 1963) is the first Hindu ever to play Test cricket for Pakistan. After retirement from cricket, he migrated to Canada with his family where he started a business.^[1]

Dalpat was a lower-order batsman and wicket keeper, and represented Pakistan for a brief interval in the early 1980s, when Wasim Bari was injured. Dalpat has had a wider first-class cricket experience and career, and is the cousin of Danish Kaneria, Pakistan's first-choice spin bowler and only the second Hindu to play for Pakistan.^[2] He lives in the metropolis of Karachi, and is of Rajasthani heritage. The first Hindu to play Test cricket for Pakistan, Anil Dalpat was one of several wicketkeepers given a chance after the retirement of Wasim Bari.

Career[]

On his debut, against England at Karachi in 1983–84, Dalpat kept well to the spin of Abdul Qadir as Pakistan won by three wickets. In his nine Tests, he made 25 dismissals and a highest score of 52 against New Zealand at Karachi in 1984–85. Dalpat is the first cousin of Danish Kaneria, who made his Test debut for Pakistan in the 2000–01 series against England. In 1983–84 Dalpat dismissed 67 batsmen, a Pakistan domestic record.

References[]

^ "Non-Muslims to play international cricket for Pakistan | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
^ Shukla, Jyoti (9 December 2000). "Pakistan's secret weapon". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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[1] "Non-Muslims to play international cricket for Pakistan | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.

[2] Shukla, Jyoti (9 December 2000). "Pakistan's secret weapon". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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