Man Mohan Sood (6 July 1939 – 19 January 2020) was an Indian

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er. He was born in

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, and played in one

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in 1960.Former India Test batsman Man Mohan Sood passes away
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in India from 1957 to 1965. Sood was a middle-order batsman. After top-scoring with 73 for the Indian Board President's XI against the touring

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in late December 1959 he was selected for the Fourth Test two weeks later. Batting at number nine, he failed twice, and India lost by an innings. He made his only first-class century in 1960-61 when he scored a quick 170 for

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against Southern Punjab, adding 290 for the fifth wicket with

Ramesh Saxena Ramesh Chand Saxena (20 September 1944 – 16 August 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1967. He was a great batsman in the Bihar Ranji Team and was a mentor to many upcoming cricketers from Bihar and Jharkhand. Lif ...

. He was later a prominent cricket administrator in the Delhi & District Cricket Association, and served as a national selector in the 1980s.

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