Object number
AX.2016.7.67
Title
India Cricket team on their maiden tour of Pakistan, 1955
Date
1955
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HT X W: 37.4 X 25.3 cm
Description
Black and white photograph. The men are lined up for a photograph at Lahore Airport . The third from the left is Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagaram. Left of him is Principal of MAO College, Lahore, Dr. Dilawar Hussain. Standing second from right is Lala Amarnath, first Indian Cricket Captain after partition. He accompanied the Indian cricketers as the Team Manager.
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Photographed in 1955, on the Indian Cricket Team's maiden tour of Pakistan. Snapped at Lahore Airport The third from the left is Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagaram who lead the Indian Cricket Team in 1936. Left of him is Principal of MAO College, Lahore, Dr. Dilawar Hussain, former All Indian player, regarded as one of the finest wicket-keepers of the pre-partition days. Standing second from right is Lala Amarnath, first Indian Cricket Captain after partition. He accompanied the Indian cricketers as the Team Manager.
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