Gyaneshwar Prasad Thapliyal (19 October 1938 – 25 November 2007) was an Indian first-class

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er who played for

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. He was the first cricketer from North Zone to take nine wickets in an innings. After retirement, he became a selector for Delhi as well as manager of North Zone team.

Career

During his playing career, Thapliyal was an

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who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm

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. He represented Delhi between 1958/59 and 1973/74, and played one season for Southern Punjab in 1966/67. His career best figures of 9/34 came in the

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against Jammu and Kashmir. With this haul, he became the first player from North Zone to take nine wickets in an innings. Thapliyal appeared in 68 first-class matches, scored more than 2000 runs and picked 98 wickets. After retirement, he became a Ranji selector for Delhi. He also worked as manager for state and zonal teams. He was the manager of the North Zone team for Deodhar Trophy when

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was its captain.

Personal life

Thapliyal died on 25 November 2007 in

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in Mumbai. He was diagnosed with cancer a year before and received treatment. He had a son and a daughter. Gyaneshwar's brother Rajeshwar Prasad Thapliyal was also a cricketer. A

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, Rajeshwar was in the Delhi Ranji squad in 1962–64 and 1963–64 seasons, but did not make it into the playing eleven. He died in 2013 at the age of 68 after a brief illness.

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