All-rounder Abdul Samad was greeted with a large, passionate home ground, with each fan looking to capture a moment with their hero in a selfie.
Abdul Samad has already become a known entity among cricket fans, after having showcased his brilliant ball-striking skills with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. The all-rounder, who plays for his home-team Kashmir in domestic cricket, was seen surrounded with a huge number of local fans in a video surfaced Saturday, July 7.
The 20-year-old was playing in Srinagar, and a huge crowd gathered to see him in action, and was chased by them for a selfie for a fairly long distance till the venue.
A journalist put on the clip, stating, “This is a glimpse of cricket craze in Kashmir! Abdul Samad was playing in Srinagar today and this is how people ran in to take a selfie with him. There were countless people watching the match.”
This is a glimpse of cricket craze in #Kashmir! Abdul Samad was playing in Srinagar today and this is how people ran in to take a selfie with him. There were countless people watching the match
— Mohsin Kamal (@64MohsinKamal) July 2, 2022
Samad first rose to fame during his maiden IPL season with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020, and had scored 111 runs at a strike-rate of 170.77 in the team’s run to the playoffs. His form dipped in 2021, but was still one of SRH’s three retentions ahead of the IPL 2022 mega-auctions, alongside skipper Kane Williamson and speedster Umran Malik. However, he played just two games in the season, registering scores of 4 and a first-ball duck, and was dropped thereafter.
Overall, the all-rounder, who also bowls right-arm wrist spin, has played 13 first-class, 16 List A and 42 T20 games till date respectively.
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