Sayed Iqbal Abdulla (born 2 December 1989) is an Indian cricketer who bowls orthodox spin and is a left-handed lower order batsmen. He plays for

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in the

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, and used to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the

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. The major teams he has played in are: India A, India Green in the Challenger Trophy,

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and

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Under-19s career

A regular performer on the Mumbai club circuit, Abdulla came into the limelight when he ran through

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'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. His ten wickets at 13 apiece played an important role in India U-19s winning the World Cup in

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in 2008. 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. He is a talented lower middle order batsman and an authentic fielder.

Domestic career

In the 2011 IPL, Abdullah won two "Man of the Match" awards for his side, and also picked up the "Rising Star" award. He also won the man of the series for India A during the Emerging Players Tournament in

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2011. In 2012 Abdulla won the

for the first time in 5 years with his team

. Since 2014 he has been playing for

. In 2016, Abdulla changed sides from Mumbai to Kerala in the 2016–2017 edition of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdulla, Iqbal 1989 births Living people Indian cricketers Mumbai cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers People from Azamgarh Victoria Sporting Club cricketers Uttarakhand cricketers