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Full name | Kishan Mahabirprasad Rungta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bagar, Rajasthan, India | 3 September 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 May 2021 Jaipur, Rajasthan | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1970 | Rajasthan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 8 October 2022 |
Kishan Rungta (3 September 1932 – 1 May 2021) was an Indian cricketer and administrator. [1]
Rungta played first-class cricket for Maharashtra and Rajasthan from 1953 to 1970. [2] He served as the Indian national cricket selector from March 1998 to September 1998. His elder brother Purushotham went onto serve as BCCI treasurer in 1970s. [3]
Kishan died due to COVID-19 at the age of 88. [4] He was hospitalized in Jaipur after being tested positive for COVID-19. [5]