A right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler, both matches Taj played for Hyderabad came in October 1984, in the Patron"s Trophy. Taj missed Hyderabad"s next game, against Quetta, but was re-included in the side for its final match of the tournament, against the Karachi Whites. In that match, which Hyderabad lost by 370 runs, he opened the batting with Anwar Iqbal in both innings.
His second innings score of 47 was the highest of the innings.
