Tilak Raj

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1960)}}

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| fullname = Tilak Raj

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| birth_place = Delhi, India

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| role = Left-hand batsman
Left-hand bowler

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| date = 30 March 2021

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35459.html Cricinfo

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Tilak Raj, is a former Indian cricketer who played for Baroda and Delhi. He was a left-hand batsman who is best known for being the unfortunate victim of Ravi Shastri's six sixes in an over in 1985.{{cite news |title=Ravi Shastri hitting Six Sixes in an Over |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=209545131 |access-date=30 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=10 January 1985}}{{cite news |title=On this Day, 1985: Ravi Shastri's six sixes |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/on-this-day-1985-ravi-shastris-six-sixes/article22412454.ece/photo/2/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |publisher=The Sportstar |date=10 January 1985}} It was only the second instance of this in first-class cricket.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/25/25070/25070.html|title=Player Profile: Tilak Raj|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 January 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35459.html|title=Player Profile: Tilak Raj|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=25 January 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/india/6532339.stm|title=Shastri accepts India coach role |date=7 April 2007|publisher=BBC|accessdate=25 January 2010}}{{cite news |title=Raj wish: Erase it! |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/raj-wish-erase-it/articleshow/32680222.cms |access-date=30 March 2021 |work=Pune Mirror |date=20 January 2009}}