Roger Binny - the highest wicket taker on 1983 World Cup from India

 On 19th July of 1955, popular Indian Cricketer Roger Binny was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He was a renowned cricket all-rounder who is especially remembered for his marvelous bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, where India got victory against  the West Indies. Roger Binny was a right handed batsman and a right arm medium bowler. 



Roger Binny was the highest wicket taker in the 1983 World Cup taking all total 18 wickets. He also repeated such exemplary performance in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship by taking 17 wickets.

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