Abdul Samad
Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)
Full name: Abdul Samad Farooq
Born/Date of Birthday: 28 October 2001
Place of Birth: Kalakote, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Parents: Mohammed Farooq, Farzana Kausar
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm leg break
Role: Batsman
Domestic team information
2019–present: Jammu & Kashmir
2020–present: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abdul Samad (born 28 October 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler.
Abdul Samad is the third cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to feature in the IPL. Abdul Samad made his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals on 29 September 2020.
Career
He made his Twenty20 debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019. He made his List A debut on 27 September 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.
He was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2020 Indian Premier League. He made his IPL debut on 29 September 2020, against the Delhi Capitals.
