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Ex-Mumbai Pacer Rajesh Verma Dies At 40

Former Mumbai player , a member of the Ranji Trophy winning squad of 2006-07, died here on Sunday, following a heart attack. Verma, a right-arm medium pacer, was 40.

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Published: Apr 24, 2022, 03:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 24, 2022, 03:12 PM (IST)

Mumbai: Former Mumbai player , a member of the Ranji Trophy winning squad of 2006-07, died here on Sunday, following a heart attack. Verma, a right-arm medium pacer, was 40.

The news of his demise was confirmed by his former Mumbai team-mate Bhavin Thakkar.

Though he played only seven first-class matches, Verma was a key member of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy winning squad in 2006-07.

Verma, who made his first-class debut in the 2002/03 season, played his last game against Punjab at the Brabourne stadium in 2008.

In the seven games, he managed to pick 23 wickets, with a lone five-wicket haul and best bowling figures of 5/97.

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He also played eleven List-A’ matches from which he bagged 20 wickets.