Man Sood

Man Mohan Sood pronunciation^ⓘ (6 July 1939 – 19 January 2020) was an Indian cricketer. He was born in Lahore, and played in one Test in 1960.^[1] He played first-class cricket in India from 1957 to 1965.^[2]

Man Sood

Personal information
Full name	Man Mohan Sood
Born	(1939-07-06)6 July 1939 Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
Died	19 January 2020(2020-01-19) (aged 80) New Delhi, India
Batting	Right-handed
International information
National side	India
Only Test (cap 98)	13 January 1960 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956–57 – 1963–64	Delhi
1960–61 – 1962–63	North Zone
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 1 35 Runs scored 3 1214 Batting average 1.50 28.23 100s/50s -/- 1/9 Top score 3 170 Balls bowled – 252 Wickets – 2 Bowling average – 77.50 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – 1/13 Catches/stumpings -/- 6/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 February 2020

Sood was a middle-order batsman. After top-scoring with 73 for the Indian Board President's XI against the touring Australians in late December 1959^[3] he was selected for the Fourth Test two weeks later.^[4] Batting at number nine, he failed twice, and India lost by an innings.^[5] He made his only first-class century in 1960–61 when he scored a quick 170 for Delhi against Southern Punjab, adding 290 for the fifth wicket with Ramesh Saxena.^[6]

He was later a prominent cricket administrator in the Delhi & District Cricket Association, and served as a national selector in the 1980s.^[1]