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Full name Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani
Born December 29, 1949, Madras (now Chennai)
Current age 58 years 140 days
Major teams India,Karnataka,Mysore,Railways
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
88
124
22
2759
102
27.04
2
12
3
160
38
ODIs
49
31
13
373
48*
20.72
616
60.55
0
0
27
9
First-class
275
383
64
9620
161
30.15
13
38
367
112
List A
84
58
23
881
64
25.17
0
3
59
15
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
88
3
19
13
1
1/9
1/9
13.00
4.10
19.0
0
0
0
ODIs
49
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First-class
275
175
126
1
1/9
126.00
4.32
175.0
0
0
List A
84
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Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v India at Auckland, Jan 24-28, 1976 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 1986 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Feb 21, 1976 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v India at Brisbane, Jan 12, 1986 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1967/68 - 1993/94
List A span
1973/74 - 1993/94
Profile
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 the top saw a sea-change in the way India played. The early part of Kirmani's career was spent keeping wicket to the famed spin quartet, never the easiest of tasks. After they faded away, he had to step back a few paces to deal with a seam attack spearheaded by Kapil Dev. It is testament to Kirmani's greatness as a keeper that he was able to perform both roles with distinction. A doughty batsman down the order, he scored two Test hundreds and baled India out on several occasions. He played a crucial role in India's triumph in the 1983 World Cup, contributing a flourish or two with the bat in addition to being immaculate behind the stumps.
Dileep Premachandran
