Man Mohan Sood passes away at 80

The 80-year-old former batsman of the Indian cricket team and National Selector, Man Mohan Sood passed away on the early hour of Sunday, 19^th January 2020.

Man Mohan Sood was born on 06-07-1939 in Lahore, Punjab (now in Pakistan), India.  He made his first-class debut against Services in 1957 at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi and went on to play 39 first matches in which he had scored a century. He played his last first-class match in 1964 in the Ranji Trophy tournament against Jammu and Kashmir at Srinagar. He had played one Test match representing India against the Richie Benaud-led Australia team in 1960 at Madras.  Man Mohan Sood also had served as an administrator at the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and a member of the National Selecting Committee. Former Indian cricket team captain, Bishan Singh Bedi said Man Mohan Sood did a superb job as a selector and was a person with a very high sense of humor.

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020