Abu Nechim
Abu Nechim Ahmed (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer [1] who plays for Assam in domestic cricket and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. He captained Assam cricket team in Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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| Full name | Abu Nechim Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1988 Guwahati, Assam, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–present | Assam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Abu made his first-class debut on 1 December 2005 against Madhya Pradesh at Indore in the 2005–06 Ranji Trophy. From 2010 to 2013 he represented Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He has represented India at the U-19 level many times, played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He had also represented ICL India XI & Royal Bengal Tigers in the now defunct ICL.[1]
He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Assam in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with twelve dismissals in four matches.[2]
References
- "Abu Nechim Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Assam batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.