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‘Lion’ of Nagpur

Serving cricket, commerce and the community are what drive Shiraz Gimi
Sohrab Kanga

His mighty roar and full beard sent us scurrying in all directions to avoid getting in his way, till we realized that this was just a mask to keep undesired mushiness at bay. Shiraz Jal Gimi (we called him ‘Lion’) is not the same dictator today who used to instil fear in us then on account of our limited abilities. I discovered cricket at the not-so-young age of 18, when I moved to Nagpur. The fact that today, at 45, I continue to be involved with the game is largely, nay, solely thanks to him. But he is the same......



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