Abid Ali

Syed Abid Ali  pronunciation (help·info) (born September 9, 1941) is a former all-rounder Indian cricketer. He was a lower order batsman and a medium pace bowler. Abid Ali attended the St. George's Grammar School and All Saints High School in Hyderabad. In 1956, he was picked to play for Hyderabad Schools by the selectors, who were impressed by his fielding. He scored 82 against Kerala and won the best fielder's prize. A few years later when State Bank of Hyderabad formed a cricket team, he was given a job there. He started off as a wicket keeper before becoming a bowler. Abid made it to the Hyderabad junior side in 1958–59 and the state Ranji Trophy team in the next year.He hardly bowled in the first few years and did not score his...