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Syad Iqbal Abdullah (born 2 December 1989 in Azamgarh) is an Indian cricketer who bowls orthodox spin and is a left-handed lower order batsmen. He plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
The major teams he has played in are: India A, India Greens in the Challenger Trophy, India Under-19 cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai.
Under-19s Career
A regular performer on the Mumbai club circuit, Abdulla came into the limelight when he ran through Haryana'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 Malaysia 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 "The Rising Star" award. He also won the man of the man of the series for India A during the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia 2011. In 2012 Abdulla won the Indian Premier League for the first time in 5 years with his team Kolkata Knight Riders. He has been selected for the 2013 Kolkata Knight Riders team which is the defending champions of the most hyped club cricketing tournament in India and also one of the most watch club tournament in the world, 2013 Indian Premier League.