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Syed Kirmani

Full Name
Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani
Born
29-12-1949 Madras (now Chennai), India
Current Age
71 years old
Major Teams
India
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Off-break
Syed Kirmani

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  • Wriddhiman Saha joins the elite club of ‘6’ alongside MS Dhoni and Syed Kirmani

    Wriddhiman Saha joins the elite club of ‘6’ alongside MS Dhoni and Syed Kirmani

  • CEAT International Awards 2014

    CEAT International Awards 2014

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    Rahul Dravid should have played more cricket: Syed Kirmani

Syed Kirmani Biography

There are many who consider Syed Kirmani the finest wicketkeeper to have played for India. Taking over the big gloves from the ebullient Farokh Engineer, Kirmani eased into the role behind the stumps against India’s famed spin attack of the 1970s. When Kapil Dev and his mates came along, it took him time, but he proved he was up to the task.

Kirmani first got a call-up as the third wicketkeeper on India’s 1971 tour of England, when Engineer was busy with Lancashire duty. When he finally earned a Test cap five years later, his career got off to a poor start on the twin tours of New Zealand and West Indies in 1975-76.

There was another low in 1979, when both Bharath Reddy and Surinder Khanna were chosen ahead of him for the England tour (some cite his willingness to join Kerry Packer’s World Series as a reason).

But Kirmani took these in his stride. After all, he had been used to worse, practising with bricks for gloves in street cricket. He worked on his fitness and honed his wicketkeeping skills; with time he grew in stature, his glovework defter than before, his concentration never waning, his smiling presence behind the stumps and excellent sense of humour always lifting the moods of his teammates.

Kirmani had 160 catches and 38 stumpings to his name in Test cricket, along with 2,759 runs at 27. The batting average was impressive for a wicketkeeper in a pre-Adam Gilchrist era.

He also played 49 ODIs, scoring 373 runs at 21 and effecting 36 dismissals. With 12 catches and 2 stumpings he was named wicketkeeper of the tournament by Godfrey Evans in India’s successful 1983 campaign. He held 5 catches in a match against Zimbabwe, scored a crucial 24 not out to help Kapil Dev add 126 for the unbroken ninth wicket, and an outrageous catch in front of first slip in the final to dismiss Faoud Bacchus.

There were also some gutsy innings, both as night-watchman and down the order. The most famous of this came against England at Bombay in 1984-85, when he came out at 218 for 6 and scored 102, adding 235 with Ravi Shastri.

In domestic cricket he remains a legend, with 9,620 runs at 30 as well as 367 catches and 112 stumpings. Along with EAS Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Gundappa Viswanath, and Brijesh Patel, Kirmani played a major role in establishing Karnataka as a domestic powerhouse in the 1970s.

His career spanned over a quarter of a century, making his debut before Viswanath and threatening to make comebacks even in 1993-94, when both Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble had established themselves in the Indian Test side.

He was awarded with the Arjuna in 1980-81, the Padma Shri in 1982, and the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014-15. An enthusiastic actor, he played a goon in the Sandeep Patil-starrer Kabhi Ajnabi The.

His son Sadiq has played List A cricket for Karnataka, while his daughter Fatima married Abid Ali’s son Faqeer.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Syed Kirmani Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 88 124 2759 22 102 27.04 4376 63.04 2 12 209 -- 160 38
ODIs 49 31 373 13 48* 20.72 592 63.00 0 0 18 -- 27 9
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 8 6 61 1 24* 12.20 122 50.00 0 0 4 -- 12 2

Syed Kirmani Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 88 19 13 1 13.00 4.105 19. 0 0 1/9 1/9
ODIs 49 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Syed Kirmani Career statistics

Test Debut

New Zealand v India at Eden Park, Auckland, January 24, 1976

Last Test

Australia v India at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 2, 1986

ODI Debut

New Zealand v India at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, February 21, 1976

Last ODI

Australia v India at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, January 12, 1986

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IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Rishabh Pant Beats MS Dhoni, Syed Kirmani to Create Massive Record in Sydney, Twitter Hails India Wicketkeeper’s Bravado vs Australia

There was a method to the madness in Pant's exhilarating innings in which he hit 12 fours and three sixes off 118 balls.

Saha deserves to play second Test: Syed Kirmani

Pant's short career has been inconsistent at best especially his indiscreet shot selection during World Cup and the ongoing West Indies ...

Present selection committee cannot challenge decisions of Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli: Syed Kirmani

Kirmani’s comments has thrown light on the playing experience of the selection committee members.

Rishabh Pant’s gung-ho approach refreshing, should learn to convert: Syed Kirmani

World Cup winning wicketkeeeper Syed Kirmani wants Rishabh Pant to continue with his aggressive approach to batting, asking him to not ...

Engineer, Kirmani impressed by promise shown by young Rishabh Pant

Engineer admitted that he sees shades of himself in Pant.

Kapil Dev & Shaun Pollock, amongst host of cricket stars, to tee off at the Pro-Am Golf tournament

Kapil, a regular on the corporate golf circuit, said he is excited to tee off alongside Pollock and Mahela, as well as his former ...

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    World Cup 1983: Kapil Dev’s 175 not out masterminds The Great Indian Escape

    Kapil Dev walked out at 9 for 4. It soon became 17 for 5, and then 78 for 7. What followed was an innings with few parallels.

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    History shows that Indian wicketkeepers have struggled to score runs in Australia; how will Rishabh Pant fare?

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    Ranji Trophy 1981-82 final: Karnataka 705, Delhi 707 for 8

    One of the ridiculous rules that stop the Ranji Trophy being a proper stepping-stone to the next level is the fact that the matches, ...

    Dilip Doshi spins India to first series victory over Australia after Syed Kirmani becomes third night-watchman to score a Test century

    Syed Kirmani's feat was preceded by only Nasim-ul-Ghani and Tony Mann. Dilip Doshi claimed 8 for 103.

    When Dev Anand brought cricket to life on the big screen

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