Jeshani Mansukh Naran (born 20 June 1988) is an
Indian
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-born
Kenyan
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former
cricket
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Varsani was born at
Bhuj in the Indian state of
Gujarat
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in June 1988. He emigrated to Kenya and later made a single appearance in
first-class cricket
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for
Kenya
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against the
United Arab Emirates
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in the
2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup
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at
Nairobi
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in July 2011. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 7 runs in the Kenyan first innings by
Mohammad Tauqir, while in their second innings he was dismissed
without scoring by
Shoaib Sarwar
Shoaib Sarwar (born 15 October 1986) is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, . Three days prior to this match, he made what would be his only appearance in
List A cricket
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against the same opposition,
keeping wicket he scored 10 runs before being dismissed by
Arshad Ali. In the second match of the one-day series he was replaced as wicket-keeper by
Rajesh Varsani. In Kenyan domestic cricket, Naran played for the Eastern Aces in the only edition of the
Sahara Elite League
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in 2008.
References
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1988 births
Living people
People from Bhuj
Indian emigrants to Kenya
Kenyan cricketers