Abdul Samad

Born on October 28, 2001, Abdul Samad rose to popularity, courtesy his effortless big-hitting prowess. Samad has gone only from strength to strength after Irfan Pathan spotted him in the nets in Jammu & Kashmir as a mentor.

Abdul Samad: Along the Years 

Abdul Samad Records 

• Highest run-scorer from his state team of Jammu and Kashmir in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy

Abdul Samad Awards and Accolades 

• Runners up in the 2024 IPL season with the SRH team

Abdul Samad Career 

Born on October 28, 2001, Abdul Samad is an Indian cricketer who plays both domestically for Jammu & Kashmir and in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler. Abdul Samad is the third player from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the IPL. On September 29, 2020, he played his first IPL match against the Delhi Capitals.

Abdul Samad Domestic Career 

Abdul Samad debuted for the Jammu & Kashmir cricket side during Syed Mushtaq Ali 2018-19 season against Nagaland and smacked an unbeaten 76 off 51 balls. Later the same year, 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 J&K in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.

He scored his maiden first-class century during J&K's Ranji Trophy against Assam. He scored an unbeaten 103 off just 72 balls, studded with eight sixes and seven fours. His second century 128 came against Jharkhand and it came yet again at more than run-a-ball.

In 10 first-class matches, he scored 592 runs at an impressive average of 39.46 with a strike-rate of 112.97. What was jaw-dropping was the 36 sixes he hit - the most by anyone in the season – that eventually led to J&K making it to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for only the second time. He nearly took his state side to the semi-finals of the tournament but fell 30-runs short of Karnataka's first innings total.

Abdul Samad IPL Career 

Owing to his stellar record in the domestic circuit, Abdul Samad was snaffled up for Rs 20 lakh by Sunrisers Hyderabad which made him only the fourth cricketer from J&K - after Parvez Rasool, Manzoor Dar and Rasikh Salam - to earn an IPL contract.

In November 2019, VVS Laxman had called Milap Mewada, the Jammu and Kashmir coach, to ask if he knew of any good young players Sunrisers Hyderabad could shortlist for trials ahead of the IPL auction that December. The coach instantly gave Abdul Samad's name and the rest as they say, is history. Samad will be training under the best in the business and with players like David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow and others.

SRH retained Abdul Samad in the 2022 IPL mega auction, however he only appeared in 4 games for the team. He was a middle order batter for SRH in 2023 and 2024, and he had respectable seasons both years. In his 50 IPL games played thus far, Abdul Samad has amassed 577 runs at an average of 19.23. His greatest IPL score is 37* runs. Throughout his IPL career, Abdul Samad has hit 36 sixes and 37 fours.

Abdul Samad International Career 

Abdul Samad is yet to make his debut in the international format for the Indian team.

Abdul Samad ODI Career 

Abdul Samad has not played any ODI match for India as of June 2024.

Abdul Samad Test Career 

Abdul Samad has not played any international Test match for India as of June 2024.

Abdul Samad T20I Career 

Abdul Samad has not played any T20I match for India as of June 2024.

Abdul Samad Captaincy 

As of 2024, Abdul Samad has not captained any domestic team or the Indian squad. 

Abdul Samad Under-19 Career 

On February 21, 2019, Samad made his Twenty20 debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for 2018–19. On September 27, 2019, he participated in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy, making his List A debut. He debuted in the Ranji Trophy on December 9, 2019, his first-class debut.  Samad made his IPL debut on September 29, 2020, against the Delhi Capitals, after signing a contract with the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2020 season. Abdul Samad was retained by the Hyderabad franchise for INR 4 crore at the IPL 2023 Auction.

Abdul Samad Family 

Irfan Pathan, the player-cum-mentor of J&K had spotted Samad at the Science College ground in Jammu during a camp organised for the state Ranji Trophy team. His family is middle-class. Farooq is a physical-education instructor with a government school in Jammu, and Samad's mother is a home-maker. His older brother Tayyab, once a cricketer himself, is currently pursuing a master's in physical education from the University of Nagpur.

Abdul Samad Net Worth 

Abdul Samad has an estimated net worth of INR 5 crores. Even though Abdul Samad is a cricketer who hasn't played for India in the international scene, he regularly features in the domestic circuits and tournaments.

The youngster received INR 4 crores from the SRH for the 2024 Indian Premier League.

Abdul Samad House 

Abdul Samad resides in his hometown Kalakote, Jammu and Kashmir.

Abdul Samad Cars 

Although his automobile collection is unknown, he has been seen driving a few mid-range vehicles