Syed Asghar Ali (11 June 1924 – 19 April 1979) was a

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who played

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in India from 1943 to 1949, and in Pakistan from 1949 to 1957. A middle-order batsman, Asghar Ali's highest score was 103 not out in a team total of 182 for

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against

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in the 1947–48

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. Nobody else in the match reached 50. He played for

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in two matches against the touring Ceylon team in 1949–50. He was named as a substitute for the Pakistan team that toured India in 1952–53, and was brought over to India at one stage, but did not play.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Asghar 1924 births 1979 deaths Cricketers from Hyderabad, India Indian cricketers 20th-century Indian sportsmen Hyderabad cricketers Muslims cricketers Karachi cricketers Pakistani people of Hyderabadi descent Indian emigrants to Pakistan