Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)

Abdul Samad
Abdul Samad in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Abdul Samad Farooq
Born (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001
Kalakote, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–Jammu & Kashmir
2020–2024Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 1)
2025–presentLucknow Super Giants
FC debut09 December 2019 Jammu & Kashmir v Uttarakhand
List A debut17 November 2022 Jammu & Kashmir v Punjab
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 29 28 94
Runs scored 1,610 720 1,537
Batting average 40.25 25.71 26.50
100s/50s 6/6 1/6 0/5
Top score 128 112 76*
Balls bowled 364 252 128
Wickets 7 2 4
Bowling average 36.71 103.00 54.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 1/11 1/9
Catches/stumpings 30/- 6/- 51/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 April 2025

Abdul Samad (born 28 October 2001) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and for the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler.

Abdul Samad is the third cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to feature in the IPL. He made his IPL debut against Delhi Capitals on 29 September 2020.