JAIPUR: It was a rare event in Rajasthan's cricket history when a player as dashing, charismatic and mercurial as Salim Durani signed up to play for them in 1956 and went on to play for the state for 22 years. It was Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar from Udaipur, who brought the allrounder to Rajasthan.
Though he grew in stature some years later, after representing India in 1960, the all-rounder from Afghanistan always had a distinct vibe about him that separated him from others. Those who have seen him from the close quarters in the domestic circuit tells that if on one side he was a hero-like figure, he was a menace on the other.
