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India Cricket team on their maiden tour of Pakistan, 1955



Date:
1955
Object Number:
AX.2016.7.67
Material
paper
Size
HT X W: 37.4 X 25.3 cm
Object name
photograph
Object category
picture

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.

Display caption

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.
Association:
Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagaram (subject)
Dilawar Hussain (subject)
Lala Amarnath
Pakistan Cricket Team (subject)
India Cricket Team (subject)