Jenni Irani, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jenni Irani

Indian cricket player.

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1923

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1982

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Jenni Irani

  • Jamshed Khudadad (Jenni) Irani pronunciation (18 August 1923 – 25 February 1982) was a cricketer who represented India as a wicket-keeper in Test cricket.
  • Irani was born in Karachi (present-day Pakistan, in the Sind province of British India) and made his debut in first-class cricket in 1937 at the age of 14, playing for Sind while still in school.
  • He played his only two Test matches against Australia in 1947/48.
  • In the match against an Australian XI at Sydney, he scored 43 batting at No.11 and added 97 runs with Gogumal Kishenchand.
  • However, he was the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a duck on debut (the only one until Ajay Ratra in 2002) and was replaced after two matches by Khokhan Sen.
  • Sen remained India's wicket-keeper for 5 years, and Irani never played for India again. He studied in Bai Vibhaji Sopratiwala High School, and DJ Sind College in Karachi, and also played for Bombay University.
  • He worked for Habib Bank.
  • He died in his home town, Karachi, by then in Pakistan.

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