Former Indian Cricketer Syed Abid Ali Passed Away | The death of former Indian cricketer Syed Abid Ali: played 34 matches for India; Take 397 wickets in first class

Syed Abid Ali took 47 wickets in Test cricket for India.

Former India cricketer Syed Abid Ali died in the US on Wednesday. He was 83 years old. Syed represented India in 34 matches. Syed was born on 9 September 1941 in Hyderabad. He took 397 wickets in first class cricket.

Syed made his debut for India in December 1967 Adelaide. He took 6 wickets in his first match, which was the best performance of his career. He also played an innings of 78 and 81 runs in Sydney. Syed played Test cricket till 1974. He scored 47 wickets and 1018 runs in this format.

Test debut against Australia Abid Ali made his Test debut against Australia in 1967-68. In the match played at Brisbane, he took 6 wickets for 55 runs. This Hyderabad player was also known as ‘Chichha’. He also gave coaching to Andhra Pradesh Ranji teams including the cricket team of Maldives and UAE.

Abid Ali giving coaching to the UAE team.

Used to pour water on a roller for fielding practice Syed was known for his fast race among wickets. He used to pour water on a roller in Fateh Maidan in Hyderabad, (now known as Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium) and practiced to catch a catch by bouncing balls on it.

Take 397 wickets in first class Syed Abid Ali played only 5 ODIs, but 3 of them played the first ODI in 1975. He scored 70 runs in 98 balls against New Zealand. Abid took 397 wickets in the first class and also scored 8732 runs in 212 matches. His career’s best score was 173*.

Syed Abid Ali (right) with Mohammad Azharuddin.

They used to do everything according to the team: Gavaskar On Syed’s death, Sunil Gavaskar said, ‘Very sad news, he was a great cricketer who used to do everything according to the need of the team. Despite being an all -rounder batting on the middle order, he also started batting if needed. He did a great fielding in the leg side cordon (field position).

His contribution will be remembered in the 1960s: Ojha On the death of Syed Abid Ali, former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha wrote in the X, ‘I am very sad about the death of Hyderabad’s great all -rounder Syed Abid Ali Sir. His contribution to Indian cricket, especially in the 1960s and 70s, will always be remembered. May God give peace to his soul. ‘

X post of Pragyan Ojha.