Former India all-rounder Syed Abid Ali handed away on Wednesday. He was 83.
A medium tempo bowling allrounder, Abid performed 29 Test matches for India, scoring 1018 runs and taking 47 wickets. One of the best cricketers from Hyderabad, he made a improbable begin to his Test profession in opposition to Australia in Brisbane in 1967-68, when he registered spectacular figures of six for 55, his career-best. Later in the identical collection, he scored 78 and 81, showcasing his potential with the bat.
Syed Abid Ali circa 1974.
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He was a member of the Indian crew led by Ajit Wadekar that gained the historic Test match at The Oval in 1971, after bowling out England for less than 101 within the second innings. The four-wicket win, coupled with the opposite two Tests (Lord’s and Old Trafford) ending in a draw, noticed India register its first-ever collection win in England.
A effective fielder in his day, Abid notably even opened each the batting and bowling for India in seven Tests: in opposition to New Zealand in February 1968 and September/October 1969 and in opposition to West Indies in February and April of 1971.
Abid Ali drives Vijayakumar within the first innings in the course of the Ranji Trophy south zone league match between Karnataka and Hyderabad at Bangalore on (*83*) 02, 1973.
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While his ODI profession spanned solely 5 matches (93 runs and 7 wickets), three of them got here within the first-ever males’s 50-over World Cup (England 1975).
In 212 First Class video games, Abid took 397 wickets and scored 8732 runs. He scored 169 runs and picked 19 wickets in 12 List A matches.
As a coach, Abid dealt with the Hyderabad junior crew, the nationwide sides of Maldives and UAE, and was a mentor at the Telangana Cricket Association. He was additionally at the helm of the Andhra crew that gained the South Zone league within the 2001-02 Ranji Trophy.
Abid moved to the United States after he retired, the place he breathed his final.
Published – March 12, 2025 07:30 pm IST
