IPL2020: Omar Abdullah congratulates Abdul Samad on SRH debut, says, "Good to see another youngster from J and K get his IPL cap"

Cricket | Wednesday | 30th September, 2020

The former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah was cheerful at Abdul Samad carrying a lot of wonder to his state as the youthful all-rounder made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Omar Abdulla tweeted on this saying, "So good to see another youngster from J&K get his IPL cap. #AbdulSamad got his @SunRisers cap this evening. Here’s hoping his career goes from strength to strength.”

Abdul Samad has become the third cricketer from the valley to include in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Previously, J&K cricketers Parvez Rasool (Pune Warriors, RCB, and SRH) and Rasikh Salam (Mumbai Indians) are the other two players to have played at any rate a game in the money-rich association.

In front of their team's conflict against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner gave over the introduction top to the 18-year-old batsman, who can hit the ball hard and assume the part of the finisher. Abdul Amad has been prepared and tutored by in all honesty the previous India all-rounder Irfan Pathan himself. Making his IPL introduction, Jammu and Kashmir's Abdul Samad (12 off 7) shot a four and six in his valuable appearance.

Abdul Samad, who turns 19-year-old in a month, made his top-notch, List An, and T20 debut for J&K in 2019. In 11 T20 matches he has played up until now, Samad midpoints an amazing 40 with the bat. His strike-rate remains at a noteworthy 136.36. His leg-spin can likewise come convenient for his groups now and again.