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Template:Infobox cricketer Bimal Bharali is a former Indian cricketer. He played 27 first-class matches for Assam and four for East Zone from 1969 to 1981.[1] He captained Assam in most of their matches from 1976 to 1981.[2]

A middle-order batsman, Bharali's highest score was 141 against Orissa in 1976–77.[3] His other first-class century was also against Orissa, in 1980–81, when he went to the wicket at 40 for 3 and scored 119 out of a team total of 245.[4] In 1976–77, playing for East Zone against the touring MCC, he saved the match almost single-handed by batting for almost the entire 54-over second innings and finishing on 45 not out.[5][6]

He served as a selector for Assam for some years before resigning in protest in 2005 when the Assam Cricket Association failed to comply with its own regulations when appointing a coach.[7]

References

  1. Bimal Bharali.
  2. Bimal Bharali. CricketArchive.
  3. Assam v Orissa 1976-77. CricketArchive.
  4. Assam v Orissa 1980-81. CricketArchive.
  5. Wisden 1978, pp. 907–8.
  6. East Zone v MCC 1976-77. CricketArchive.
  7. ACA selector retires hurt. The Telegraph(29 September 2005).