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Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani (pronunciation ⓘ; born 29 December 1949) is an Indian cricketer who played cricket for India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper. In 2016, he was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player. [1]
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...
Syed Kirmani is a former Indian cricketer widely renowned as one of the greatest wicketkeepers of India. Besides wicketkeeping, he was also a handy lower-order batter. He helped India to win many historic matches during the 1970s and 80s.
Popularly known as 'Kiri', Syed Kirmani is generally regarded as the finest wicket keeper to play for India. Replacing the effervescent Farokh Engineer, Kirmani quickness and spunky keeping...
Dec 29, 2014 · Syed Kirmani, born on December 29, 1949, is one of the greatest wicketkeepers to have played for India. Kirmani was a fixture in the Indian side from 1976 to 1986 and was a part of Kapil Dev’s...
Syed Kirmani made even the most difficult of the catches look easy. During the late 1970s, with his outstanding gameplay, he proved that he was one of the best wicket-keepers in the world. Hey...
Syed Kirmani. Age 74 INDIA. Right Handed Wicket Keeper. Popularly known as ‘Kiri’, he came to be known as one of the finest wicket keepers that India had ever produced. Replacing a swashbuckling...
May 24, 2021 · But for those of us who have been following the game from early 1970s onwards, Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani will always remain at the top of the list of stumpers who played for the country. Kirmani first came into attention at the national level as the vice-captain of the Indian schoolboys side that toured England in 1967.
Jun 25, 2015 · An unfancied team toppling arguably the greatest cricket team of all time has been one of the most fascinating stories in the game. Syed Kirmani, India's wicket-keeper in that historic win, is...
Find out the complete career history of Syed Kirmani including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more