Syed Kirmani Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Former Indian Cricketer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	29/12/1949
Age	74 years
Birthplace	Madras (now Chennai)

Bio/Wiki

Full name	Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani
Nickname	Kiri
Name earned	Kojak

Physical Stats & More

Height	162 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Bald

Personal Life

Religion	Islam
School	St. Joseph Indian High School, Bangalore
College/University	St. Joseph Evening College, Bengaluru
Hometown	Hyderabad

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Year	1979

Family

Spouse

Habiba Kirmani

Children

Son	Sadiq Kirmani (cricketer)
Daughters	Nishad Fatima Kirmani Mehnaaz Fatima Kirmani

Career

Coach/Mentor	Keki Tarapore
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right arm offbreak
Domestic Team(s)	Karnataka Railways Mysore South Zone Rest of India Central Zone Indian Board President's XI AL Wadekar's XI Kerala Chief Minister's XI State Bank of India Andhra Chief Minister's XI Vazir Sultan Tobacco Colts XI
Records (main ones)	Third most stumpings in a Test Cricket (38) Fifth most dismissals in an innings (6) First wicketkeeper to scalp five wickets behind the stumps in World Cups Highest 7th wicket partnership for India in a Test match alongside Ravi Shastri Only Indian to score a century as a night watchman
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Best Sportsperson of the Year by the Karnataka Government in 1968 Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1980 Padma Shri Award by the Government of India in 1982 Ekalavya Award by the Governor of Karnataka in 1992 Rajiv Vikas Ratan Award by the International Friendship Society of India in 1994 Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award on 5 January 2016

Favourites

Cricketer	Bob Taylor
Singer	Mohammed Rafi

Some Lesser Known Facts

Cricket was first played at 11 years old.
Used a brick as a glove in the early days of wicketkeeping.
Acted in the film 'Kabhi Ajnabi The' with Sandeep Patil in 1985.
Played a key role in getting MS Dhoni included in Ranji matches as an East Zone selector.