Syed Abid Ali is a former Indian cricketer who represented the Indian national cricket team. He was an all-rounder, known primarily for his right-arm medium-pace bowling and right-handed batting. He featured in Indian cricket during the late 1960s and 1970s, a period in which India recorded several notable overseas results.
| Full name | Syed Abid Ali |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| National side | India |
Abid Ali emerged through Indian domestic cricket before earning selection to the national side. He was part of an Indian cricketing generation that included contemporaries such as the country's leading spinners and batsmen of the era, and he contributed as a seam-bowling option in conditions where Indian attacks were typically dominated by spin.
As a medium-pace bowler, Abid Ali was often used to take the new ball for India. As a batsman, he was an aggressive lower- to middle-order player capable of providing quick runs and stable partnerships.
Abid Ali played Test cricket for India and was also part of India's early One Day International experience, as ODI cricket itself originated in the early 1970s. He featured in Indian touring sides during the era and was associated with the team's overseas campaigns of that period.
Abid Ali is remembered as one of the genuine seam-bowling all-rounders of Indian cricket in an era when the national side relied heavily on spin. His role helped balance Indian XIs in conditions abroad, and he is counted among the cricketers who contributed to the development of Indian cricket in the transition between the 1960s and the 1970s.