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Who is credited for the selection of Tendulkar for the 1989 Indian tour of Pakistan?

  1. Jagmohan Dalmia

  2. Raj Singh Dungarpur

  3. Kapil Dev

  4. Sunil Gavaskar
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Explanation

Raj Singh Dungarpur, the chairman of the selection committee in 1989, was instrumental in selecting a 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar for the Indian tour of Pakistan despite initial reservations about his age. This decision proved pivotal as Tendulkar made his international debut on that tour. Dalmia was a cricket administrator, Kapil Dev was the captain, and Gavaskar was a senior player, not selectors.

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