Hyderabad: Former India all-rounder Syed Abid Ali, who represented the country in 29 Tests and 5 ODIs, passed away on Wednesday. The development was confirmed to ETV Bharat by a source in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
"Yes, Syed Abid Ali has passed away in the United States. He was residing with his daughter," the source said. He was 83 years old.
Abid Ali represented Hyderabad in first-class cricket. He scored 1980 runs in Tests and also grabbed 47 wickets. In the ODIs, he managed to score only 187 runs and took 7 wickets.
He played 212 first-class games, scored 11336 runs and took a staggering 397 wickets. He made his Test debut against Australia at Adelaide in December 1967 and played his last Test against West Indies in Delhi in December 1974.
He made his ODI debut against England at Leeds on July 13, 1974, and played his last ODI against New Zealand at Manchester on June 14, 1975.
Tributes poured in for Syed Abid Ali, who hit the winning runs in the 1971 series against England in England, which was won by India under the leadership of late Ajit Wadekar.
Former India pacer Dodda Ganesh wrote on X, "Deeply saddened by the passing of one of India's ace cricketers, Syed Abid Ali. Rest in eternal peace, sir. My thoughts and prayers with the bereaved family."
