Sunil Shamlal Lahore (born 31 December 1965) is an Indian former first-class

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er who played for

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between the 1985/86 and 2000/01 seasons. After retirement, he worked as a cricket coach and selector.

Career

Lahore was a

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spinner who played for

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for 16 seasons from 1985/86 and 2000/01. He appeared in 79 first-class matches in which he took 230 wickets and 19

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matches in which he had 22 scalps to his name. Lahore was the leading wicket-taker of the

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, his second first-class season, with 32 wickets at an average of 17.62. During his career, he was part of the Madhya Pradesh spin trio (along with leg spinner

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and off spinner

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), with Madhya Pradesh playing most of their home matches on slow tracks. He also played for Central Zone in

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and

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between 1986/87 and 1991/92. Lahore continued to be associated with cricket after his playing career. He coached cricketers and also started a cricket academy. He worked as a selector for the

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(MPCA). He is a life member of MPCA and has worked as a representative of the Association in various meetings.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lahore, Sunil 1965 births Living people Indian cricketers 20th-century Indian sportsmen Madhya Pradesh cricketers Central Zone cricketers