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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Jahangir Khan<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
|fullname = Mohammad Jahangir Khan<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|2|1|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Basti Ghuzan, [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[British India]] (now [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|7|23|1910|2|1|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| family = [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]] (son)<br>[[Asad Jahangir Khan]] (son)<br>[[Bazid Khan]] (grandson)<br />
| batting = [[Glossary of cricket terms#R|Right-hand]] [[batsman]]<br />
| bowling = [[Glossary of cricket terms#R|Right-arm]] [[Fast bowling|fast medium]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1932–1936<br />
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| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]<br />
| matches1 = 4<br />
| runs1 = 39<br />
| bat avg1 = 5.57<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 13<br />
| deliveries1 = 606<br />
| wickets1 = 4<br />
| bowl avg1 = 63.75<br />
| fivefor1 = –<br />
| tenfor1 = –<br />
| best bowling1 = 4/60<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 4<br />
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches2 = 111 <br />
| runs2 = 3,327<br />
| bat avg2 = 22.32<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 4/7<br />
| top score2 = 133<br />
| deliveries2 = 8,314<br />
| wickets2 = 328<br />
| bowl avg2 = 25.34<br />
| fivefor2 = 12<br />
| tenfor2 = 2<br />
| best bowling2 = 8/33<br />
| catches/stumpings2= 82<br />
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| testdebutfor = India<br />
| testdebutagainst = England<br />
| testcap = 3<br />
| testdebutdate = 25 June<br />
| testdebutyear = 1932<br />
| lasttestdate = 15 August<br />
| lasttestfor = India<br />
| lasttestagainst = England <br />
| lasttestyear = 1936<br />
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29654.html ESPNCricinfo<br />
| date = 9 May<br />
| year = 2020<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Khan''' {{audio|Jahangir_Khan.ogg|pronunciation}} (1 February 1910, [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] – 23 July 1988, [[Lahore]]) played [[cricket]] for [[Indian cricket team|India]] during [[British Raj|British rule]] and after independence served as a cricket administrator in [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29654.html |title=Jahangir Khan|accessdate=9 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He graduated from Islamia College, Lahore.<br />
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== Cricket career ==<br />
Jahangir, who hailed from a Pashtun family, was a big man who stood six feet and bowled medium pace. He came from a famous cricketing family that produced Pakistan captains [[Baqa Jilani]], [[Imran Khan]], [[Javed Burki]] and [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]], the last being his son. Majid's son [[Bazid Khan]] also represented [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] for the first time in 2005, making the family the second, after the [[George Headley|Headleys]] to have three consecutive generations of Test cricketers. [[Baqa Jilani]] is brother in law of Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Khan also represented India in Test Cricket.<br />
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Jahangir scored 108 on his first-class debut and took seven wickets in the second innings of the match. He represented India in her first ever Test [[Indian cricket team in England in 1932#Test summary|against England]] at [[Lord's]] in 1932. After the tour, he stayed back in England and took a doctorate from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]]. He passed the final Bar from Middle Temple. In that time he was Cambridge blue in cricket for four years. He also made two appearances in [[Gentlemen v Players]] matches. In 1935 playing for Indian Gymkhana, he also scored 1380 runs in two months, at an average of 70.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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When India [[Indian cricket team in England in 1936|toured England]] in 1936 he joined the team and appeared in all three Tests. His best bowling during his time at Cambridge was a 7 for 58 against the champion county [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]. Back in India, he played in the [[Bombay Pentangular]] in 1939.<br />
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While playing against [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] at [[Lord's]] in 1936, he bowled a ball to [[Tom Pearce (cricketer)|Tom Pearce]] that struck and killed an airborne [[Old World sparrow|sparrow]]. The bird was subsequently stuffed and mounted on the match ball which is currently exhibited in the [[Lord's#MCC Museum|MCC Museum at Lord's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15871.html |title=Match scorecard |accessdate=9 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Jahangir was to captain India in a tour of [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] in 1940–41 that was cancelled due to [[Second World War|the war]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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== Selector ==<br />
Jahangir was a selector between 1939–40 and 1941–42. After moving to Pakistan after 1947, he served a selector in Pakistan and managed the team that toured India in 1960–1961. He was a college principal and then served as the Director of Education in Pakistan before retiring. When [[Gandhi Stadium|Jalandhar]] hosted its first Test match in 1983, Jahangir was specially invited to attend the match. In his younger days, he was also a champion javelin thrower of India. He represented India in AAA in 1932 and [[1934 British Empire Games|British Empire Games 1934]] in London.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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== Death ==<br />
At the time of his death, he was the last survivor from the team that played for India in his first Test.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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He was buried in his hometown.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29654.html Jahangir Khan] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/593/593.html Jahangir Khan] at CricketArchive<br />
* [[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket 1988]] obituary<br />
* Richard Cashman, ''Patrons, players and the crowd''<br />
* [http://greatwen.com/2011/03/07/five-weird-london-museum-exhibits/ Photo of the stuffed sparrow]<br />
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