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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Abdul Ismail
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Abdul Moosabhoy Ismail
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|8|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowler
| family = [[Asif Ismail]] (son)
| club1 = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
| year1 = 1969/70–1977/78
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 75
| runs1 = 848
| bat avg1 = 18.43
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 46
| deliveries1 = 11,361
| wickets1 = 244
| bowl avg1 = 18.04
| fivefor1 = 13
| tenfor1 = 3
| best bowling1 = 7/26
| catches/stumpings1 = 23/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 5
| runs2 = 1
| bat avg2 = 0.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 1
| deliveries2 = 306
| wickets2 = 5
| bowl avg2 = 31.60
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 3/39
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| date = 4 January
| year = 2016
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29621.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Abdul Moosabhoy Ismail''' (born 20 August 1945) is a former Indian [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who later became a selector for the [[Mumbai Cricket Association]]. Ismail played as a [[swing bowler]] for [[Bombay cricket team]] from 1969/70 to 1977/78.

==Career==
A right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] bowler, Ismail played for Bombay between the 1969/70 and 1977/78 seasons. In his first match of the [[1971–72 Ranji Trophy]] against Gujarat, Ismail had figures of 3/15 and 6/16, giving his team an innings win within two days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat v Bombay in 1971/72 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32133.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref> Later that season, Bombay registered a 284-run win in away game against Baroda, with Ismail taking 4/18 and 5/62, with Baroda being bowled out for 42 in their first innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baroda v Bombay in 1971/72 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32159.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref> He finished the 1971/72 season with 56 wickets at an average of 13.98.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-class Bowling in Each Season by Abdul Ismail |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39229/f_Bowling_by_Season.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref>

He found success in the [[1975–76 Ranji Trophy]] in which he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 38 scalps at an average of 16.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bowling in Ranji Trophy 1975/76 (Ordered by Wickets) |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1975-76/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref> In the final of that Ranji season against Bihar, he took 5/48 and 5/58, helping his team to a 10-wicket victory.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar v Bombay in 1975/76 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35897.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref>

In 2000, Ismail became a member of the [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] the Ranji and under-22 selection panel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuruvilla heads MCA junior selection committee|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2000/aug/11kuru.htm|publisher=Rediff|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref> He worked in that position for many years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai axe ex-captain Amol Muzumdar|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/sep/02bom.htm|publisher=Rediff|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sameer Dighe becomes new Mumbai selector|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/109181-sameer-dighe-becomes-new-mumbai-selector|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=4 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106132842/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/109181-sameer-dighe-becomes-new-mumbai-selector|archive-date=6 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Ismail was a right-arm fast-medium new ball bowler with a "deceptive action",<ref>{{cite web|title=Yearning to return home|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/07/28/stories/0728028l.htm|accessdate=4 January 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 July 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> who could swing the ball both ways. About Ismail's bowling, former Mumbai captain [[Milind Rege]] said, "I found his action very awkward, completely open-chested, something like [[Colin Croft]]. He had the biggest outswing I have ever seen. He started from around the leg stump and the swing would finish at 1st slip. [...] Surely Abdul was a great bowler who should have played many a Test [...]"<ref name=sultan/>

According to former India cricketer [[Brijesh Patel]], "Ismail was a very good bowler deceptive with his weird action. With both his swings, he made the batsmen play. Mind you, the quality of balls used was poor those days and it would lose its shine, but Abdul would be at you all the time. He should have played for the country."<ref name=sultan/>

==Personal life==
Ismail, son of a taxi driver, was supported to play cricket by a Kerkar family. Ismail says of his early life, "What I am today is because of the Kerkar family. They really took care of me. We had no money. My father was the only earning member and he used to get annoyed seeing me on the ground. Everyday I would go to banks and offices and beg for a job."<ref name=sultan>{{cite web|last1=Waingankar|first1=Makarand|title=The sultan of swing named Abdul Ismail|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-in-australia/top-stories/The-sultan-of-swing-named-Abdul-Ismail/articleshow/18263780.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=4 January 2016}}</ref>

Ismail's son [[Asif Ismail]] is a tennis player who has appeared in [[Davis Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brijnath|first1=Rohit|title=Passing down the winning ways|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/report-on-sporting-families-show-how-far-genetic-environmental-advantages-help-them-develop/1/294784.html|publisher=India Today|accessdate=4 January 2016|date=31 December 1994}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/29621.html}}
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/39/39229/39229.html}}

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