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Sayed Iqbal Abdulla (born 2 December 1989) is an Indian cricketer[1] who bowls orthodox spin and is a left-handed lower order batsmen. He plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, and used to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.[2]

The major teams he has played in are: India A, India Green[3] in the Challenger Trophy, India Under-19 cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai cricket team and Kerala cricket team.[4]

Under-19s career

A regular performer on the Mumbai club circuit, Abdulla came into the limelight when he ran through Haryana's batting line-up with a five-for in a Twenty20 game. He was soon drafted into the Indian Under-19 team for a tri-series in Sri Lanka, where he was the third-highest wicket-taker with eight wickets for 69 runs in 31.1 overs.[5] His ten wickets at 13 apiece played an important role in India U-19s winning the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008.[6] Abdulla was Mumbai's leading wicket-taker in the 2010–11 season, having taken a total of 27 wickets at an average of 22.11.[7] He is a talented lower middle order batsman and an authentic fielder.[8]

Domestic career

In the 2011 IPL, Abdullah won two "Man of the Match" awards for his side,[9] and also picked up the "Rising Star" award.[10] He also won the man of the series for India A during the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia 2011.[11] In 2012 Abdulla won the Indian Premier League for the first time in 5 years with his team Kolkata Knight Riders.[12] Since 2014 he has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[13]

In 2016, Abdulla changed sides from Mumbai to Kerala in the 2016–2017 edition of the Ranji Trophy.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Iqbal Abdulla". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ "2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup Team — Where are they now?". The Bridge. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "India Green Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Yesteryear stars feel Kerala cricket team can go even further in the contest". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ "IPL 2022: From Mohit Sharma to Kamran Khan, IPL's forgotten heroes". insidesport.in. 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ Kumar, Vimal (7 February 2018). "U-19 World Cup: Stories of glory and gloom". Mint.
  7. ^ "IPL: Kolkata buy Iqbal Abdulla – Cricket – ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "Iqbal Abdulla Recalls Virat Kohli's Hilarious Mistake Ahead of Landmark 100th Test". India.com. 3 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Iqbal Abdulla does it for ARCS". The Asian Age.
  10. ^ "Citibank U-23 award for Iqbal Abdulla". The Hindu. 3 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Iqbal Abdulla". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  12. ^ "IPLT20.com – Indian Premier League Official Website – LIVE Match Centre". IPLT20. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders". kkr.in. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  14. ^ "Should Vijay Hazare follow Ranji Trophy format?". The Indian Express. 23 November 2022.
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