A different battle is seen in the cricket match between India and Pakistan. Fans always eagerly wait for the matches played between these two teams. Cricket is followed in a very professional manner in both the countries. When India and Pakistan were divided in 1947, many players went from India to Pakistan, while some players came here. In the history of Indian cricket, there has been a player who was born in Pakistan and died in the same country, but played international cricket for Team India.

The Pakistani player who played cricket for India

Many Parsi wicketkeepers have played international cricket for India.

Farooq Engineer is the biggest name among them. But Jamshed Khudadad Irani is also one of those Parsi wicketkeepers who played for Team India, but very few cricket fans know about him. Jamshed Khudadad Irani was also known as Jenny Irani. He was born on 18 August 1923 in Karachi. He died on 25 February 1982 in Karachi, Pakistan.

International career ended in just 2 matches

Jenny Irani was selected in Team India for the 1947-48 Australia tour. On this tour, he played an innings of 43 runs against Australian 11, after which he got a chance to make his international debut.

But he was out without opening the account in the first innings of his career. With this, he became the first Indian wicketkeeper to be out at 0 in the debut Test. After this, he could score only 2 runs in the second innings of the match. In the second match of the series, he got a chance to bat only once, during which he remained unbeaten after scoring 1 run. But this match proved to be the last match of his career. He never got a chance to play for Team India after this. After this tour, he went to Pakistan.

Played first class match at the age of 14

Jenny Irani made her debut in first class cricket at the age of 14.

Irani was 6 feet tall and played domestic cricket for Sindh. She played a total of 22 first class matches in her career. During this time, Jenny Irani scored 430 runs at an average of 17.20. She could never score even a half-century in her career. In her career, she took 23 catches behind the wicket and also made 6 stumpings.

Irani was 6 feet tall and played domestic cricket for Sindh. She played a total of 22 first class matches in her career. During this time, Jenny Irani scored 430 runs at an average of 17.20. She could never score even a half-century in her career. In her career, she took 23 catches behind the wicket and also made 6 stumpings.