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Dinshaw, Pak’s lone Parsi cricketer, dies in penury

Rusi Dinshaw, the only Parsi to have ever been selected in a Pakistan Test squad, passed away on Monday, and his death has brought into focus the failure of the PCB to look after its former players.

Dinshaw, an 86 year-old man in need of proper care and support, was suffering from schizophrenia.

Dinshaw a stylish left-handed batsman and left arm spinner who was a member of the Pakistan Test squad that first toured India in 1952-53 was reduced to begging at the Karachi Parsi Institute and at some traffic lights in the city before his death.

“It is very sad to hear about the plight of Rusi Dinshaw because while he may not have actually played a Test match but he had the honour of being in Pakistan’s first Test squad and is an important part of Pakistan cricket’s history,” former Test captain Aamir Sohail said.

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http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/rusi-dinshaw-only-parsi-named-in-pakistans-test-squad-passes-away-116472

http://www.jagran.com/cricket/headlines-pak-cricketer-russi-dinshaw-no-more-11185794.html

http://www.dawn.com/news/1095528/parsi-cricketer-rusi-dinshaw-passes-away

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