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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 caught ...
Syed Kirmani is a former Indian Cricketer widely known as one of the finest wicketkeepers India has ever produced. His contribution with both bat and glove was significant in taking India to many historic wins during the 1970s and 1980s.
15th. Most stumpings in career (47) Top records are a selection of the records (from among those listed under the Test, ODI, T20I and Combined categories) in which the player is in the top ten.
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...
Syed Kirmani, India's most capped wicketkeeper with 88 Test appearances to his name, has attributed MS Dhoni's patchy performance with the gloves in the Investec Test series to...
Replacing a swashbuckling keeper batsman in Farookh Engineer, Syed Kirmani had huge shoes to fill. His debut came in 1976 against New Zealand in Auckland. In his second Test, he equaled the...
Syed Kirmani is one of India’s greatest wicketkeepers. Having played in an era when Indian cricket thrived on spinners, Kirmani played 88 Tests in a decade-long international career.
