Syed Kirmani
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| Full name | Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1949 Madras,Madras State,India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman,Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sadiq Kirmani(son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap138) | 24 January 1976 vNew Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 January 1986 vAustralia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap17) | 21 February 1976 vNew Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 January 1986 vAustralia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani(;born 29 December 1949) is an Indian cricketer who playedcricketforIndiaandKarnatakaas awicket-keeper.In 2016, he was awarded theCol CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award,the highest honour bestowed byBCCIon a former player.[1]Kirmani was a member of the Indian team that won the1983 Cricket World Cup.
International career
[edit]1971–1982
[edit]He started off as an understudy toFarokh Engineerin the tours of England in 1971 and 1974 and to the1975 World Cup.Kirmani made his debut againstNew Zealandand in his second Test, equalled the world record of six victims in an innings.[1]
When New Zealand toured India the next year, he topped the batting averages with 65.33, and scored 305 runs in thetour of Australia.He did not have a very good time behind the stumpsagainst PakistanandWest Indiesin 1978–79.
He was dropped in favour ofBharath Reddyfor the1979 Cricket World Cupand the subsequent series against England.Sunil Gavaskarwas also sacked as the captain. Though Kirmani was dropped ostensibly for performance, there was a rumour that the real reason was that both he and Gavaskar had been approached by the organisers of theKerry Packer'sWorld Series Cricket.[2]
Back in the team for the seriesagainst Australia in 1979–80,he scored a hundred as a nightwatchman in Bombay. His innings of 101* in five hours nearly lasted out the day. He had 17 catches and two stumpings against Pakistan in the same season and it equalledNaren Tamhane's Indian record for a single series. Against England in 1981–82, he did not concede a single bye in three consecutive Tests while 1964 runs were scored.
Kirmani won the award for the best wicket keeper in the1983 Cricket World Cup,his highlight of which was the catch ofFaoud Bacchusthat he took in the final against theWest Indies.In the first round match againstZimbabwe,he equalled the then record by effecting three catches and two stumpings. Kirmani was a lower order reliable batsman and another example is the unbroken 126 for ninth wicket withKapil DevagainstZimbabwein the 1983 World Cup with Kirmani contributing 24 runs and that partnership proved critical in India being able to continue their run in the tournament.[3]
1984–1986
[edit]AtBombaythe next year, he scored his second hundred in Tests making 102 and adding 235 withRavi Shastri,still an Indian record for the seventh wicket. In the Madras Test in the same series, he missed some crucial catches which contributed to an Indian defeat. He was dropped at the end of that series in favour ofSadanand Viswanath.
Kirmani made a comeback in the Australian tour of 1985–86, where he fared reasonably well. He had just taken an outstanding catch to dismissAllan Borderin a World Series Cup match, when he hurt his leg badly. He was forced to sit out of the remaining matches of the tournament and that effectively ended his international career. India went for younger keepers likeKiran MoreandChandrakant Panditand despite trying hard, Kirmani was never able to regain his place.[4]
During his international career, his record included 160 catches and 38 stumpings during test matches, and 27 catches and 9 stumpings during one-day internationals.[1]Always a central figure on the field, he could dive and somersault to catch the ball, and was responsible for many run-outs.[5]
Domestic career
[edit]Later in his career he played forRailwaysin domestic cricket for a season, after which he returned to his former team,Karnataka.[2]
Awards
[edit]- He was awarded thePadma Shriin 1982.
- In 2016 he became the recipient of the 2015 Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1985 | Kabhie Ajnabi The | Himself | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Sixer | Kannada | [6] | ||
| 2010 | Deadly-2 | ||||
| 2012 | Mazhavillinattam Vare | Malayalam | Cameo | [7] |
In popular culture
[edit]A Bollywood film titled83released in December 2021 about the event of India's first world cup win at Lords. The film featuresSahil Khattaras Kirmani and is produced byAnurag Kashyap.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^abcdJosh, Jagran.Current Affairs January 2016 eBook: by Jagran Josh.Jagran Josh. pp. 230–231.
- ^abNishad Pal Vaidya (29 December 2016)."Syed Kirmani: 17 facts you should know about India's great wicketkeeper".Cricket Country.Retrieved15 December2019.
- ^"Player Profile – Test Cricket: Syed Kirmani (India)".Howstat.Retrieved15 December2019.
- ^The Illustrated Weekly of India.Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1988. p. 66.
- ^Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001).Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: I-M.A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 360.ISBN978-81-7648-233-2.
- ^"This film is sure to hold audience interest".The Hindu.6 January 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 18 November 2021.
- ^P. K. Ajith Kumar (4 February 2011)."Bowled over by cinema".The Hindu.Retrieved5 February2011.
- ^"After Ranveer Singh's Kapil Dev in 83, film finds its Sunil Gavaskar in Tahir Raj Bhasin. Here's who plays who in Team India".Hindustan Times.14 February 2019.Retrieved21 March2021.
- ^"YouTuber Sahil Khattar to play Syed Kirmani in Ranveer Singh-starrer 83".India Today.Retrieved21 March2021.
Notes
[edit]- Christopher Martin-Jenkins,The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers
External links
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