Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Khan (1 February 1910 – 23 July 1988) played
cricket
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for
India
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during
British rule
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and after independence served as a cricket administrator in
Pakistan
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He graduated from Islamia College, Lahore.
Cricket career
Jahangir, who hailed from a Pashtun family, was a big man who stood six feet and bowled medium pace. He came from a famous cricketing family that produced Pakistan captains
Baqa Jilani,
Imran Khan
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,
Javed Burki
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and
Majid Khan, the last being his son. Majid's son
Bazid Khan
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In the 2021 edition of ''Wisden Cricketer's Almanack'', he was named as the Schools Cricketer of the Year for his performances between 1998 and 2000.
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also represented
Pakistan
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for the first time in 2005, making the family the second, after the
Headleys to have three consecutive generations of Test cricketers.
Baqa Jilani is brother in law of Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Khan also represented India in Test Cricket.
Jahangir scored 108 on his first-class debut and took seven wickets in the second innings of the match. He represented India in her first ever Test
against England at
Lord's
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in 1932. After the tour, he stayed back in England and took a doctorate from
Cambridge University
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. He passed the final Bar from Middle Temple. In that time he was Cambridge blue in cricket for four years. He also made two appearances in
Gentlemen v Players
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matches. In 1935 playing for Indian Gymkhana, he also scored 1380 runs in two months, at an average of 70.
When India
toured England in 1936 he joined the team and appeared in all three Tests. His best bowling during his time at Cambridge was a 7 for 58 against the champion county
Yorkshire
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. Back in India, he played in the
Bombay Pentangular
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At other times it was known variously as the Presidency Match, Bombay Triangular, and the Bombay Pentangular.
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in 1939. Jahangir was to captain India in a tour of
Ceylon
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in 1940–41 that was cancelled due to
the war.
Selector
Jahangir was a selector between 1939–40 and 1941–42. After moving to Pakistan after 1947, he served a selector in Pakistan and managed the team that toured India in 1960–1961. He was a college principal and then served as the Director of Education in Pakistan before retiring. When
Jalandhar
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hosted its first Test match in 1983, Jahangir was specially invited to attend the match. In his younger days, he was also a champion javelin thrower of India. He represented India in AAA in 1932 and
British Empire Games 1934 in London.
Death
At the time of his death, he was the last survivor from the team that played for India in his first Test.
He was buried in his hometown.
The Lord's Sparrow
Khan played cricket for Cambridge University and during a match at
Lord's Cricket Ground
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on 26 July 1936 against the
M.C.C. he bowled a delivery to
Tom Pearce that struck and killed a
sparrow while in mid-flight. The sparrow was mounted on a plinth with the ball that killed it and is now on display at the M.C.C. museum. Neil Robinson, head of heritage and collections at the M.C.C. said "People expect to see balls, bats and gloves at the museum, not a sparrow" and "Those who don't know the story are always surprised."
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Jahangir
Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until he died in 1627. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti.
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