Amir Elahi

Amir Elahi

Elahi (left) in 1936
Personal information
Full name	Amir Elahi
Born	(1908-09-01)1 September 1908 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	28 December 1980(1980-12-28) (aged 72) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm Leg break
International information
National sides	India (1947) Pakistan (1952)
Test debut (cap 40/1)	12 December 1947  India v Australia
Last Test	12 December 1952  Pakistan v India
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 6 125 Runs scored 82 2,562 Batting average 10.25 16.85 100s/50s 0/0 0/3 Top score 47 96 Balls bowled 400 24,822 Wickets 7 513 Bowling average 35.42 25.77 5 wickets in innings 0 30 10 wickets in match 0 6 Best bowling 4/134 8/94 Catches/stumpings 0/– 67/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, 12 March 2019

Amir Elahi (Punjabi: امیر الہی) (1 September 1908 – 28 December 1980) was one of the fifteen cricketers who have played Test cricket for more than one country. This honor was given to him because he had earlier played Tests for India against Australia in 1947. He played 6 Tests in his career in which he participated in 5 Tests for Pakistan. He also played against India. In the first series for Pakistan, when he played in his last Test at Calcutta, he was 44 years old. After starting bowling as a medium pacer, he became a leg-spin bowler.

Early years

Before entering Test cricket, he toured England with the Indian team in 1936 and took 17 wickets at an average of 42.94. Then on the tour of Australia in 1947-48 he was able to take only 8 wickets at an expensive average of 65.87. Going to Pakistan after independence and then after coming to India with the Pakistan team, he took 13 wickets at an average of 38.76. Amir Elahi was a well-known player before the formation of Pakistan in India. He took 193 wickets in the Ranji Trophy at an average of 24.72. His most notable performance since becoming a citizen was against India in Madras (now Chennai) when he teamed up with Zulfiqar Ahmed to score 104 for the last wicket in which he contributed 47 runs.

After coming to Pakistan, when the Pakistan cricket team left for India for its first tour in 1952–53, Amir Elahi was a part of it.

Amir Elahi died at the age of 72 years and 118 days in Karachi on December 28, 1980.

See also

• List of cricketers who have played for more than one international team