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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian cricketer}}<br />
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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Syed Mushtaq Ali<br />
| image = Mushtaq Ali 1936.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| fullname = Syed Mushtaq Ali<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|12|17|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Indore State]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|06|18|1914|12|17|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox<br />
| role = [[All-Rounder]]<br />
| club1 = [[Muslims cricket team|Muslims]]<br />
| year1 = 1934–1944<br />
| club2 = [[Central Zone cricket team|Central India]]<br />
| year2 = 1934–1940<br />
| club3 = Rajputana<br />
| year3 = 1937<br />
| club4 = [[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]]<br />
| year4 = 1939<br />
| club5 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]<br />
| year5 = 1941<br />
| club6 = [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]<br />
| year6 = 1941<br />
| club7 = [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]]<br />
| year7 = 1941–1955<br />
| club8 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|United Provinces]]<br />
| year8 = 1941<br />
| club9 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Bharat]]<br />
| year9 = 1955<br />
| club10 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| year10 = 1956–1957<br />
| club11 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| year11 = 1957–1958<br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]<br />
| matches1 = 11<br />
| runs1 = 612<br />
| bat avg1 = 32.21<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 2/3<br />
| top score1 = 112<br />
| deliveries1 = 378<br />
| wickets1 = 3<br />
| bowl avg1 = 67.33<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 1/45<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 7/–<br />
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches2 = 226 <br />
| runs2 = 13,213<br />
| bat avg2 = 35.90<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 30/63<br />
| top score2 = 233<br />
| deliveries2 = 9,702<br />
| wickets2 = 162<br />
| bowl avg2 = 29.34<br />
| fivefor2 = 6<br />
| tenfor2 = 2<br />
| best bowling2 = 7/108<br />
| catches/stumpings2= 160/–<br />
| country = India<br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1934-1952<br />
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| testdebutagainst = England<br />
| testcap = 19<br />
| testdebutdate = 5 January<br />
| testdebutyear = 1934<br />
| lasttestdate = 6 February<br />
| lasttestagainst = England<br />
| lasttestyear = 1952<br />
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31061.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
| date = 24 May<br />
| year = 2020<br />
}}<br />
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'''Syed Mushtaq Ali''' {{audio|Mushtaq Ali.ogg|pronunciation}} (17 December 1914 – 18 June 2005) was an Indian [[cricket]]er, a right-handed opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian player when he scored 112 against [[England National Cricket Team|England]] at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]] [[Indian cricket team in England in 1936|in 1936]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31061.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali|access-date=24 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
<ref>Telegraph, 25</ref><ref name="WSMA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/245251.html |title=Wisden Obituaries 2006. Syed Mushtaq Ali.|access-date=24 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He batted right-handed but was a slow left arm orthodox spin bowler. He bowled frequently enough in domestic matches to be classified as an all-rounder but only occasionally in test matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31061.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> Mushtaq Ali was noted for his graceful batting style and a flair which often cost him his wicket by being over-adventurous too soon in an innings.<ref>Telegraph, 25</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Mushtaq Ali was the discovery of [[C. K. Nayudu]] who observed him at Indore at the age of 13 and helped to develop his cricketing skills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sporteology.com/c-k-nayudu-first-indian-captain/ |title=C. K. Nayudu - The First Indian Captain Sporteology |first=Sourav |last=Das |date=18 August 2014 |publisher=Sporteology |access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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A [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] Special Award winner, he scored four first-class hundreds in the 1936 tour. He was an opening or middle order right-hand batsman but hardly played international cricket mainly due to [[World War II]]. In total, he played in 11 tests. He made his debut in the test against England at [[Eden Gardens|Calcutta]], [[English cricket team in India in 1933–34#2nd_Test|5–8 Jan 1934]], and played his last test against England at [[ Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk|Madras]], [[English cricket team in India in 1951–52#5th_Test|6–10 Feb 1952]], at the age of 38.<br />
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===Domestic cricket===<br />
He was educated in Indore and at [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. He played extensively for regional teams and private clubs when cricket was a young sport in India. In first-class cricket, he represented Holkar, Central India, Muslims, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Bharat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and India between 1930 and 1964.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pandya|first=Haresh|date=2005-06-20|title=Obituary: Syed Mushtaq Ali|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jun/20/guardianobituaries.india|access-date=2020-12-17|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was not only a sporting legend, but a popular superstar of his time, and an icon for the younger generation of Indian youth. Combining with another legend, the cautious yet skilled [[Vijay Merchant]], Mushtaq Ali's aggression and powerful stroke play formed a dynamic and legendary opening partnership for the team for years.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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He played for [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] in the National Championship for the [[Ranji Trophy]] along with other stalwarts like C. K. Nayudu. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 1964 and made a life member of the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] for his contribution to the game. He published his autobiography, Cricket Delightful in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-18|title=Mushtaq Ali: A dazzling, flamboyant cricketer who essayed India’s first Test century overseas|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/mushtaq-ali-a-dazzling-flamboyant-cricketer-who-essayed-indias-first-test-century-overseas-76860|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}}</ref> He died in his sleep, at the age of 90 in 2005.<ref>Pandya, Haresh (26 December 2014) "Mushtaq Ali, India's first overseas Test ton scorer," ''India Abroad'', New York, USA. p. A36.</ref> The [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|Indian domestic T20 series]] is named after him. Mushtaq Ali's son, Gulrez Ali, and his grandson, Abbas Ali, both played first-class cricket.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Padma Shri]] – awarded in 1964<br />
*[[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] – This is a [[Twenty20 cricket]] domestic championship in India, organized by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]], among the teams from the [[Ranji Trophy]]. The 2008–09 season was the inaugural season for this trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/2365/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2016|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2016 matches, scorecards, preview, history, news and statistics – Cricbuzz|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2015/content/series/775445.html|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|30em}}<br />
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* Smith, Martin (editor). ''The Promise of Endless Summer (Cricket Lives from the Daily Telegraph)''. Aurum (2013).<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Commonscat-inline|Mushtaq Ali}}<br />
*{{cricinfo|id=31061}}<br />
* [http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2005/jun/18obit.htm Obituary from Rediff.com]<br />
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/1077933.html "He played five-day cricket like one-day cricket"]: video feature from [[Cricinfo]]<br />
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