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| Full name | Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-08-16)16 August 1985 (age 39) Rajkot, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 25 December 2005 Saurashtra v Goa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 2 February 2006 Saurashtra v Rajasthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 12 February 2006 Saurashtra v Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 14 February 2006 Saurashtra v Mumbai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maccabiah Games | ||
 | 2009 Maccabiah | Cricket |
Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar is an Indian professionalcricketer who has representedSaurashtra.[1] He lives inRajkot, India, and is Jewish.[2][3]
In 2008, Songavkar was included in a specialIsrael squad that played against India in a special match in honour of Israel's 60th anniversary. Songavkar was a suggested inclusion by thenBCCI secretary general,Niranjan Shah, after theIsrael Cricket Association requested names ofJewish cricketers in India.[4]
A year later, Songavkar played for Team India which won a silver medal as he was selected player of the tournament for cricket at the2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[5][6] He was Captain of Team India in cricket at the2017 Maccabiah Games.[7]
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