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| Full name | Sayed Iqbal Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1989 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Mizoram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,17 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
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]