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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.
Syed Kirmani. 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.
- Male
- January 29, 1950
- India
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.
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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...
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- Hyderabadi born in Chennai, settled in Bangalore. Kirmani is of Hyderabadi origin, but was born in Madras (as Chennai was known then). He eventually settled in Bangalore, where he played most of his cricket.
- Starting with brick gloves. Kirmani started playing cricket like any other boy in India, in the small bylanes close to home. Sunil Gavaskar writes in his book Idols, that Kirmani started keeping wickets in the matches that the boys played in the streets using a brick as a glove.
- Starting off as batsman on tour to England with the schoolboys. Kirmani kept wickets for Mysore Schools and India Schools. However, on the India Schools tour to England in 1967, Kirmani was selected to play as a batsman.
- Picked for 1971 tour to England. In 1971, Kirmani was selected as one of the three wicketkeepers for the tour to England. In fact, as Gavaskar notes in Idols, he edged out Mohinder Amarnath for a spot in the side.
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.
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 ...
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