Iqbal Abdulla

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]

Iqbal Abdulla

Personal information
Full name	Sayed Iqbal Abdullah
Born	(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 34) Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
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
2022	Mizoram
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 59 45 86 Runs scored 1,813 854 456 Batting average 28.77 20.33 32.28 100s/50s 7/8 0/3 0/2 Top score 159* 60 53* Balls bowled 11,486 3799 1,719 Wickets 213 134 143 Bowling average 29.17 25.23 21.71 5 wickets in innings 6 2 1 10 wickets in match 1 0 0 Best bowling 6/42 6/32 5/16 Catches/stumpings 44/– 23/– 62/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2017

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. . Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
12. . IPLT20. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
13. . 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.