Syed Abid Ali is a
former all-rounder Indian cricketer. He was a lower order batsman and a medium
pace bowler.
Abid
Ali attended the St. George's Grammar School and All Saints High School in
Hyderabad. In 1956, he was picked to play for Hyderabad Schools by the selectors,
who were impressed by his fielding. He scored 82 against Kerala and won the
best fielder's prize. A few years later when State Bank of Hyderabad formed a
cricket team, he was given a job there. He started off as a wicket keeper
before becoming a bowler.