Bensiyon Songavkar

Bensiyon Songavkar
Medal record
Representing India
Cricket
Maccabiah Games

Bensiyon Songavkar
Personal information
Full name	Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar
Born	16 August 1985 (age 38) ; Rajkot , India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Domestic team information
	Saurashtra
FC debut	25 December 2005 Saurashtra v Goa
Last FC	2 February 2006 Saurashtra v Rajasthan
LA debut	12 February 2006 Saurashtra v Maharashtra
Last LA	14 February 2006 Saurashtra v Mumbai
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive , 13 November 2011

Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented Saurashtra . ^[1] He lives in Rajkot, India , and is Jewish. ^[2]^[3]

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In 2008, Songavkar was included in a special Israel squad that played against India in a special match in honour of Israel's 60th anniversary. Songavkar was a suggested inclusion by then BCCI secretary general, Niranjan Shah , after the Israel Cricket Association requested names of Jewish cricketers in India. ^[4]

A year later, Songavkar played for Team India which won a silver medal as he was selected player of the tournament for cricket at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel. ^[5]^[6] He was Captain of Team India in cricket at the 2017 Maccabiah Games . ^[7]

Footnotes [ edit ]

^ Guruprasad, KR (13 February 2006). "Saurashtra vs Mumbai: Weary hosts looking for a spirited fightback" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 21 August 2008 . ^{[
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^ "Rhodes: Israelis' would make great cricketers" .
^ "Bensiyon completes journey from India - News - Maccabi AJAX Cricket Club" . www.maccabi.com.au .
^ Shankar, Ajay (23 May 2008). "Rhodes to be part of unique Israel team" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 August 2009 .
^ "Successful Maccabiah outing for Indian cricketers" . 8 August 2009.
^ Dwivedi, Sandeep (28 July 2009). "Indian cricketers strike silver at Jewish Olympics, little Moshe first to get a feel" . The Indian Express . Retrieved 22 August 2009 .
^ "Mission Maccabiah: this year in Israel" - The Hindu

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[1] Guruprasad, KR (13 February 2006). "Saurashtra vs Mumbai: Weary hosts looking for a spirited fightback" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 21 August 2008 . ^{[
dead link
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[2] "Rhodes: Israelis' would make great cricketers" .

[3] "Bensiyon completes journey from India - News - Maccabi AJAX Cricket Club" . www.maccabi.com.au .

[4] Shankar, Ajay (23 May 2008). "Rhodes to be part of unique Israel team" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 August 2009 .

[5] "Successful Maccabiah outing for Indian cricketers" . 8 August 2009.

[6] Dwivedi, Sandeep (28 July 2009). "Indian cricketers strike silver at Jewish Olympics, little Moshe first to get a feel" . The Indian Express . Retrieved 22 August 2009 .

[7] "Mission Maccabiah: this year in Israel" - The Hindu

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