1. Kabir Ali started his playing career in 1999 at Worcestershire, spending 12 years in the first-team squad, before stints at Hampshire and Lancashire, where he retired in 2015.
15 Facts About Kabir Ali
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Kabir Ali is the first cousin of fellow cricketers Kadeer Ali and Moeen Ali, both of whom used to play alongside Kabir for Worcestershire.
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Also in 2000, Kabir Ali was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award for the most promising young Worcestershire player.
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Kabir Ali was selected for the Fourth Test against South Africa at Headingley in August 2003, taking a wicket in his first over.
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Kabir Ali's life was touched by tragedy in July 2003, when his two-week-old nephew died.
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Kabir Ali further demonstrated his batting credentials in September 2003, hitting 92 from 93 balls in a 45-over National Cricket League match against Essex, his maiden limited-overs fifty.
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Kabir Ali played in none of the games and was replaced by Matt Prior for the three-game ODI series against Australia which immediately followed.
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Hampshire were not willing to meet Worcestershire's demands for compensation, making it seem as if Kabir Ali would have to honour the remaining year on his Worcestershire contract.
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Kabir Ali was released from his contract at Worcestershire on 21 January 2010.
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Kabir Ali joined Barisal Burners of the Bangladesh Premier League, a Bangladeshi Twenty20 league, in February 2012.
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On 2 November 2012, Kabir Ali joined Lancashire, who had recently been relegated to the second division of the County Championship, on a two-year contract.
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Kabir Ali became an integral part of Lancashire's immediate return to the Championship top flight.
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Kabir Ali was often the death bowler in t20 games for the side, usually bowling the 18th and 20th overs, limiting batsmen and picking up useful wickets.
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In January 2022, Kabir Ali worked as a bowling consultant at Warwickshire while the Bears conducted a search for a replacement for departed bowling coach Graeme Welch.
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In February 2022, Kabir Ali opted out of playing local club cricket to join Yorkshire as assistant coach working with head coach Ottis Gibson.