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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Fabid Ahmed
| image =
| country =
| fullname = Fabid Farooque Ahmed
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Thalassery]], [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Right-arm offbreak
| role = [[All-rounder]]

| club1 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| year1 = 2014{{endash}}2018
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Puducherry cricket team|Puducherry]]
| year2 = 2018{{endash}}present
| clubnumber2 =

| date = 11 October 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/796627.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Fabid Ahmed''' (born 27 July 1995) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who has represented [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] and presently [[Puducherry cricket team|Puducherry]] on domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/796627.html |title=Fabid Ahmed |access-date=11 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
He made his debut for [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] in 2014 and played six first-class matches and 11 List-A games for the state. He also captained many age-group Kerala teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/india-domestic/ranji-trophy/kerala-boy-fabid-ahmed-stars-in-puducherrys-historic-first-ranji-win/amp_articleshow/66903295.cms|work=timesofindia|title=Kerala boy Fabid Ahmed stars in Puducherry's historical first Ranji win}}</ref> In August 2018, he was one of eight players that were fined by the [[Kerala Cricket Association]], after showing dissent against Kerala's captain, [[Sachin Baby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24533211/sanju-samson-13-players-sanctioned-kerala |title=Sanju Samson among 13 players sanctioned by Kerala |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>

He was one of the four [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] cricketers among [[Nikhilesh Surendran]], [[Iqlas Naha]] and Abdul Safar who shifted their alliance to the newly found [[Puducherry cricket team]] ahead of the 2018-19 Indian domestic season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/kerala-cricketers-allegiance-to-puducherry-ahead-of-season|work=sportskeeda|title=Four Kerala cricketers switch allegiance to Puducherry team ahead of the 2018-19 Domestic Season|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>

He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Puducherry cricket team|Puducherry]] in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] on 19 September 2018 against [[Manipur cricket team|Manipur]] on Puducherry's first ever domestic match.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156796.html |title=Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Vadodara, Sep 19 2018 |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, the next day, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) facing protests from other state associations, the BCCI has revoked the special allowance granted to Puducherry which allowed to play players from outside the state the team is located in, after concerns were raised that no local cricketers had played in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24740968/bcci-revokes-eligibility-allowance-puducherry |title=BCCI revokes eligibility 'allowance' to Puducherry |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref> Fabid was found matching BCCI's eligibility criteria which required the players to be either born in the state or be a resident for more than a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/bcci-cancels-registration-of-8-puducherry-players-for-flouting-eligibility-criteria-747833 |title=BCCI cancels registration of 8 Puducherry players for flouting eligibility criteria |work=Cricket Country |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>

He was the leading wicket-taker for Puducherry in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], with eleven dismissals in five matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=6562;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 - Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> He was named the man of the match in Puducherry's first ever Ranji trophy victory in which he played a pivotal role with his all-round efforts scoring a century and taking six wickets (2/22, 4/8) in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/india-domestic/ranji-trophy/kerala-boy-fabid-ahmed-stars-in-puducherrys-historic-first-ranji-win/amp_articleshow/66903295.cms|work=timesofindia|title=Kerala boy Fabid Ahmed stars in Puducherry's historical first Ranji win}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/796627.html}}

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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
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