Abdul Samad (born 28 October 2001) is an Indian

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er who plays for Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and for

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in the

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(IPL). He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm

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bowler. Samad is the third cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to feature in the IPL. He made his IPL debut against

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on 29 September 2020.

Career

He made his

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debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the

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on 21 February 2019. He made his List A debut on 27 September 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy. He was signed by the

for the

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. He made his IPL debut on 29 September 2020, against the

. He was retained by the franchise in the IPL 2022 auction.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samad, Abdul 2001 births Living people Indian cricketers Jammu and Kashmir cricketers Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers People from Rajouri district