“Genius” is P.R. Man Singh’s summation of former India captain and off-spinner Ghulam Ahmed on the eve of his birth centenary.
“A gentleman cricketer, great administrator and a master of subtle flight and variation of length and line,” says Man Singh, former HCA secretary.
“A product of Madarsa-I-Aliya and later Nizam College, Ghulam was selected to play for Madras University in the all-India inter-University tournament for the Rohinton Baria Trophy. He later made his First Class debut for Hyderabad against Madras in 1938 and never looked back. He went on to lead India, in the Hyderabad Test against New Zealand,” Man Singh said.
