Balan Pandit (16 June 1926 – 5 June 2013) was an Indian
cricket
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er. He played
first-class cricket
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for
Kathiawar
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,
Kerala
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and
Travancore-Cochin between 1946 and 1970.
His score of 262 not out against
Andhra
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in 1959-60 remained a record for Kerala until the 2007-08 season.
Pandit served on India's junior selection committee and was the chairman of Kerala's selection committee. He also served as vice-president of
Kerala Cricket Association
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA; ml, കേരളാ ക്രിക്കറ്റ് അസോസിയേഷന്) is the governing body of the game of cricket in the Kerala state of the Republic of India. It is affiliated to t ...
.
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1926 births
2013 deaths
Indian cricketers
Saurashtra cricketers
Kerala cricketers
Travancore-Cochin cricketers
Cricketers from Kochi
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