8 longest names in Indian cricket

Laxman is counted among India’s top batsmen of all time

#5 Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani

Kirmani is one of India’s finest keepers of all time

Former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani is remembered as one of the best wicketkeepers that India has ever produced. He was also a pretty handy batsman lower down the order and has close to 3000 runs and a couple of Test centuries to his name.

Kirmani, who was born in Chennai (then Madras), also boasts of one of longest names in Indian cricket – Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani. Apart from being an accomplished cricketer, Syed Kirmani has also appeared in films and continues to do so at present.

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