Multiple choice

Which cricketer has played for both England and India?

  1. Nazir Ali

  2. Ranjit Singh

  3. Nawab Pataudi

  4. Chandu Borde
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Explanation

Nawab Pataudi (Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi) is the correct answer. He is the only cricketer to have played Test cricket for both India and England - for England before India's independence (1930s) and for India after independence (1946). The other players listed (Nazir Ali, Ranjit Singh, Chandu Borde) did not have this unique distinction.

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