Uttarakhand signs in Iqbal Abdulla and Samad Fallah for upcoming domestic sessions
Fallah, 35, has taken 287 wickets in 78 first-class games and 30-year-old Abdulla, who had a dream IPL for KKR in 2011 with 16 wickets, has picked up 213 wickets in 68 first-class games. The left-arm spinner played for Sikkim last season.
Uttarakhand has roped in former Mumbai and KKR spinner Iqbal Abdulla and Maharashtra left-arm pacer Samad Fallah, completing its outstation players quota, for the upcoming domestic sessions.
Uttarakhand already has Mumbai opener Jay Bista under its basket of Outstation players.
Fallah, 35, has taken 287 wickets in 78 first-class games and 30-year-old Abdulla, who had a dream IPL for KKR in 2011 with 16 wickets, has picked up 213 wickets in 68 first-class games. The left-arm spinner played for Sikkim last season.
“With a new selection panel, new support staff and a more balanced squad (after the signing of outstation players), we are confident of putting up a much improved performance than last year,” Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) secretary, Mahim Verma said.
CAU has also hired domestic stalwart and former India opener Wasim Jaffer as the head coach, replacing Gursharan Singh.
Uttarakhand made debut in the 2018-19 season and reached the quarterfinals in their first year, having topped the plate group. Last year, it finished last in group C with seven losses and two draws.