 Ghulam Mohammad (left) andJahangir Khan (right) in England as part of the Indian cricket team in England in 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1910-02-01)1 February 1910 Basti Ghuzan,Jalandhar,Punjab,British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 1988(1988-07-23) (aged 78) Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 3) | 25 June 1932 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 August 1936 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dr Mohammad Jahangir Khanpronunciationⓘ (1 February 1910 – 23 July 1988) was an internationalcricketer who played forIndia. After thePartition of India, he served as a cricket administrator inPakistan.[2]
Dr Mohammad Jahangir Khan hailed from aPashtun family that is famous in cricket for producing threePakistan captains:Javed Burki,Majid Khan andImran Khan. He was father of Majid Khan. Majid's sonBazid Khan also representedPakistan for the first time in 2005, making the family the second, after theHeadleys to have three consecutive generations of Test cricketers.[3]Baqa Jilani, the brother-in-law of Jahangir Khan, also represented India in Test cricket.[citation needed]
He graduated fromIslamia College,Lahore.
At the time of his death, he was the last survivor from the team that played for India in his first Test.[citation needed]
He was buried in his hometown.
In his younger days, he was also a champion javelin thrower of India. He represented India inAAA Championships in 1932 andBritish Empire Games 1934 in London.[4][5]
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 Testagainst England atLord's in 1932. After the tour, he stayed back in England and took a doctorate fromCambridge University. 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 inGentlemen v Players matches. In 1935 playing for Indian Gymkhana, he also scored 1,380 runs in two months, at an average of 70.[citation needed]
When Indiatoured 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 countyYorkshire. Back in British India, he played in theBombay Pentangular in 1939. Jahangir was to captain India in a tour ofCeylon in 1940–41 that was cancelled due tothe war.[6]
Khan played cricket for Cambridge University and during a match atLord's Cricket Ground on 26 July 1936 against theM.C.C. he bowled a delivery toTom Pearce that struck and killed asparrow 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."[7]
Jahangir was a selector between 1939–40 and 1941–42. After moving to Pakistan after 1947, he served as a selector in Pakistan and managed the team thattoured India in 1960–1961. He was a college principal and then served as the Director of Education in Pakistan before retiring. WhenJalandhar hosted its first Test match in 1983, Jahangir was specially invited to attend the match.
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