Abdul Azeem | |
Fullname: | Abdul Azeem |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1960 |
Birth Place: | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | Hyderabad |
Date: | 26 February, |
Year: | 2016 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26307.html ESPNcricinfo |
Abdul Azeem (10 June 1960 – 18 April 2023) was an Indian cricketer. He was the first player from the south zone and the seventh Indian to score a triple century in the Ranji Trophy (1986 versus Tamil Nadu). In a 15-year career for the Hyderabad cricket team, he scored more than 4000 runs in first class cricket.[1]
In September 2014, Azeem was named coach of the Hyderabad cricket team along with Noel David as Azeem's assistant while NS Ganesh as the fielding coach of the Hyderabad cricket team.[2]
In November 2018, Azeem left the Jr. Selection panel of the Hyderabad Cricket Players Association saying procedures were not being followed selecting the squad.[3]
Azeem died from kidney failure on 18 April 2023, at the age of 62.[4]