Syed Kirmani Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More 2024

Bio/Wiki
Full identify	Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani
Nickname	Kiri
Name earned	Kojak
Profession	Former Indian Cricketer (Wicketkeeper-batter)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 162 cm in meters- 1.62 m in feet inches- 5’ 3”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Bald
Cricket
International Debut	ODI– On 21 February 1976 towards New Zealand at Christchurch Test– On 24 January 1976 towards Pakistan at Auckland T20I– N/A Note– There was no T20 at the moment.
Last Match	ODI– On 12 January 1986 towards Australia at Brisbane Test– On 02 January 1986 towards Australia at Sydney T20I– N/A Note– There was no T20 at the moment.
Domestic Team(s)	• Karnataka • Railways • Mysore • South Zone • Rest of India • Central Zone • Indian Board President’s XI • AL Wadekar’s XI • Kerala Chief Minister’s XI • State Bank of India • Andhra Chief Minister’s XI • Vazir Sultan Tobacco Colts XI
Coach/Mentor	Keki Tarapore
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right arm offbreak
Records (predominant ones)	• Third most stumpings in a Test Cricket (38) • Fifth most dismissals in an innings (6) • First wicketkeeper to scalp 5 wickets behind the stumps in World Cups. • Highest seventh wicket partnership for India in a Test match alongside Ravi Shastri • Only Indian to attain a century as an evening watchman.
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Best Sportsperson of the Year by the Karnataka Government in 1968 • Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1980 • Padma Shri Award by the Government of India in 1982 • Ekalavya Award by the Governor of Karnataka in 1992 • Rajiv Vikas Ratan Award by the International Friendship Society of India in 1994 • Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award on 5 January 2016
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 December 1949 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2021)	72 Years
Birthplace	Madras (now Chennai)
Zodiac signal	Capricorn
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hyderabad
School	St. Joseph Indian High School, Bangalore
College/University	St. Joseph Evening College, Bengaluru
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Arts
Religion	Islam
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Year	1979
Family
Wife/Spouse	Habiba Kirmani
Children	Son– Sadiq Kirmani (cricketer) Daughters– Nishad Fatima Kirmani and Mehnaaz Fatima Kirmani
Favourite Things
Cricketer	Bob Taylor
Singer	Mohammed Rafi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Syed Kirmani

• Syed Kirmani is a former Indian Cricketer broadly often called one of many most interesting wicketkeepers India has ever produced. His contribution with each bat and glove was important in taking India to many historic wins through the Seventies and Eighties.

• He noticed the transition part from the spin quartet to the rise of the Indian tempo battery led by Kapil Dev. He was equally good in each generations together with his top-notch retaining expertise.
•  In an interview, whereas speaking about his wicketkeeping expertise, Kirmani stated,
  

  Nobody taught me the small print of wicketkeeping. If anyone began retaining wicket, he was informed to maintain each time. I excelled with none method, with out figuring out what wicketkeeping was all about. Nobody informed me about method.”

• He began enjoying cricket on the age of 11. The first time he began wicket-keeping was with a brick that acted as a glove. He revealed in an interview that the captain approached him and informed him to face behind the stumps and cease the ball for which, he recalled that
  

  “Now, how do I stop the cork ball? There were bricks lying there. I picked one up and started stopping the ball with it. The bricks would break and I would get a scolding from the contractors who were constructing buildings there.”

  

  Syed Kirmani is standing third from proper

• There was a variety of discouragement from his dad and mom to go for sports activities as his profession. They wished him to earn a level and do a authorities job.

• During 1965-66, an Australian college facet was touring India, the place Kirmani additionally performed. He performed three assessments and scored 121 in Chennai, 132 in Hyderabad, and 75 in Bombay (now Mumbai). He turned the vice-captain of the Indian college throughout their tour to Australia. It was the primary occasion in Indian cricket that an Indian college went overseas to play cricket.

• He received his first name because the reserved wicketkeeper for India throughout its tour to England in 1971 below the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar when Farookh Engineer was busy with Lancashire responsibility. However, he didn’t get the possibility in enjoying eleven throughout that sequence. He needed to look forward to 5 years earlier than getting his first take a look at cap.
  

  Syed Kirmani in his debut take a look at sequence towards England

• He succeeded flamboyant Farookh Engineer as a wicketkeeper in 1976 and made a mark in his second innings itself by dismissing six batsmen behind the stumps, which was a file at the moment. He held on to the catches of New Zealand’s skipper Glenn Turner, Richard Hadlee, and Richard Collinge of the bowling of Mohinder Amarnath, their wicket-keeper Ken Wadsworth, and Dayle Hadlee of the bowling of Madan Lal. He ended that sequence with 305 runs at a powerful common of 65.33. He additionally stumped Bevan Congdon off the bowling of Bishen Singh Bedi.

• Later in 1978, his kind dipped a bit, and he was disregarded of the squad through the 1979 World Cup to be held in England. He was changed by Bharath Reddy and Surinder Khanna. However, they didn’t carry out properly in that World Cup. Sunil Gavaskar was additionally sacked because the captain of India. Their omission rose to many critics. There had been rumors that they each are loomed by the organizers of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. In an interview, he revealed that Gundappa Vishwanath was the one that got here to him with rolling tears and informed him that you’re not in a staff.

• But he took it in a constructive means and labored laborious on his health and wicketkeeping expertise. As time glided by, Kirmani grew in focus and health with fast retaining reflexes.

• He made a splendid comeback towards Australia in the identical 12 months and scored unbeaten 101 runs coming as an evening watchman that lasted for nearly a day and have become the third batsman after Nasim-ul-Ghani in 1962 and Anthony Lungford Mann in 1977-78 to attain a century in that place.
  

  Syed Kirmani as an evening watchman vs Australia

• He continued his kind through the Australia tour whereby the third take a look at, chasing a goal of 143, Australia dipped in between when Kirmani eliminated Graeme Wood stumped. That stumping by Kirmani impressed Richie Benaud a lot that in his commentary, he stated
  

  This is the most effective leg-side stumping, I’ve seen in my life!”

• He was additionally good with the gloves taking 17 catches and two stumpings towards Pakistan and equalling the file for many dismissals in a sequence. Previously, it was held by India’s Naren Tamhane.

• Later on, towards England, he confirmed his immaculate glovework, when he didn’t concede any runs of a bye in three consecutive take a look at matches in 1979-80. Almost 1964 runs had been scored that point.

• Kirmani was exhibiting his class with batting as properly. He partnered with Sunil Gavaskar in a file stand of 146 runs for the ninth wicket throughout a Madras take a look at towards West Indies in 1983.
  

  Syed Kirmani taking a catch of Viv Richards in 1983 through the Chennai Test

• During the 1983 World Cup, towards Zimbabwe when India was in a vital scenario. Srikkanth, Gavaskar, Amarnath, Sandeep Patil, and Yashpal Sharma received out cheaply. India was 17 for five when Kirmani got here out to bat. He performed a supporting function with Kapil Dev contributing 126 runs for the ninth wicket. This partnership proved vital and India went on to win that match by 31 runs to remain alive within the sequence. He was additionally equally good with gloves taking 5 catches of Ali Omarshah, Jack Heron, Dave Houghton, Robin Brown, and Peter Rawson.
  

  Syed Kirmani celebrating 1983 world cup win

• He took a splendid catch of Faoud Bacchus whereas diving in the direction of the primary slip within the 1983 World Cup Finals, which earned him an award for the most effective wicketkeeper of the event by one of many best wicketkeepers of England Godfrey Evans.

• After the 1983 World Cup, attributable to harm issues, his profession was about to finish, giving option to the younger lads like Kiran More, Chandrakant Pandit, and so forth.

• In 1984-85, through the first take a look at at Wankhede, England received the toss and opted to bat first. They placed on 195 runs within the first innings with Lakshman Sivaramakrishnan choosing up six wickets for 64 runs in 31.2 overs. In reply, India was at one stage 218 for six, when Kirmani got here out to bat. He made a splendid partnership with Ravi Shastri of 235 runs and took a powerful lead of 270 runs. Kirmani’s contribution was 102 runs after going through 210 balls and hitting 10 fours. Ravi Shastri, then again, scored 142 runs.

• After limiting England to 317 runs within the second innings, India received the goal of 51 runs, which they achieved simply. Both the centuries of Kirmani got here in a successful trigger.

• During the Australian tour in 1985-86, whereas taking a catch of Allan Border, he received injured that compelled him to stay on the bench for the remainder of the sequence. Thus, ending his magnificent worldwide profession, although, he continued to play within the home circuit for Railways. He has 2759 runs in 88 Tests and 373 runs in 49 ODIs with the best rating of 48.

• He stays the legend in home cricket with 9620 runs and 367 catches behind the wicket with 112 stumpings. His function was important when Karnataka was the powerhouse within the Seventies.

• Post-retirement, he labored as a vice-president of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), the chairman of the National Selection Committee in 2004, and because the Public Relations Manager within the State Bank of India,

• He has taken just one wicket in his complete worldwide profession which got here towards Pakistan in 1983-84 at Vidarbha Cricket Ground. Azeem Hafeez was his sufferer.

• His son has additionally performed List-A cricket for Karnataka whereas his daughter married former Indian cricketer Abid Ali’s son.

• He has additionally acted within the film “Kabhi Ajnabi The” alongside Sandeep Patil in 1985. Other than that, he additionally remained part of many Kannada movies.
  

  Syed Kirmani in “Kabhi Ajnabi The” film

• It is alleged that Kirmani has an enormous function to play in MS Dhoni‘s inclusion in Ranji matches whereas he was an East Zone selector. After his constant efficiency, Kirmani chosen him on the advice of Pranab Roy, his co-selector of East Zone to play for his facet.