syed kirmani Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
syed kirmani is a cricketer(sportsman) from India. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani
Born
December 29, 1949, Madras (now Chennai)
Age
73 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Wicketkeeper Batter
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 88 | 49 | - | - |
Inn | 124 | 31 | - | - |
Runs | 2759 | 373 | - | - |
Avg | 26.79 | 20.72 | - | - |
SR | 62.39 | 60.55 | - | - |
HS | 102 | 48 | - | - |
NO | 21 | 13 | - | - |
100s | 2 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 12 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 246 | 24 | - | - |
6s | 3 | 0 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 88 | 49 | - | - |
Inn | 3 | - | - | - |
Balls | 19 | - | - | - |
Runs | 13 | - | - | - |
Wkt | 1 | - | - | - |
BBI | 9 / 1 | - | - | - |
BBM | 9 / 1 | - | - | - |
Eco | 4.11 | - | - | - |
Avg | 13.0 | - | - | - |
5W | 0 | - | - | - |
10W | 0 | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- India
- Karnataka
- Railways
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Starting as an understudy to Engineer, Kirmani made his debut against New Zealand and in the second test equalled the world record of six victims in an innings. His form though dropped considerably and Kirmani was left out of the squad for the 1979 WC held in England. 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 the Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.
He made a comeback into the Indian team against Australia and shone with both bat and gloves. This was followed by a splendid series against Pakistan when he equalled Naren Tamhane's Indian record for most dismissals in a single series. Kirmani had 17 catches and 2 stumpings in the series. He followed it up with a flawless performance against Englad in 1981-82. The visitors scored 1964 runs in the 3-Test series and Kirmani did not concede a single bye.
Kirmani's batting was dogged yet effective. He partnered Sunil Gavaskar in a record 9th wicket partnership against West Indies in 1983 at Chennai. He is always remembered for his 126 run 8th wicket stand with Kapil Dev during the 1983 WC which spared India the blushes.
Kirmani's form dipped with age and was replaced by younger keepers such as Sadanand Vishwanath, Kiran More and Chandrakanth Pandit. A leg injury sustained during the World series cup in 1985-86 effectively ended a superb career.
Kirmani was awarded the Padma Sri in 1982 for his contribution to Indian cricket.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Kirmani was the quietly efficient worker ant who replaced the flamboyant Farokh Engineer behind the stumps for India, and went on to become their greatest wicketkeeper. His 12-year stint at the top saw a sea-change in the way India played. The early part of Kirmani's career was spent keeping wicket to the famed spin quartet, never the easiest of tasks. After they faded away, he had to step back a few paces to deal with a seam attack spearheaded by Kapil Dev. It is testament to Kirmani's greatness as a keeper that he was able to perform both roles with distinction. A doughty batsman down the order, he scored two Test hundreds and baled India out on several occasions. He played a crucial role in India's triumph in the 1983 World Cup, contributing a flourish or two with the bat in addition to being immaculate behind the stumps.
Dileep Premachandran