Sayed Abbas Ali is the captain of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket team. He was born on February 20, 1976 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Sayed Abbas Ali is also known as`Zulfi`. He is an Indian "First-class" cricketer. He is also the grandson of the former cricketer Mushtaq Ali.

This right-arm offbreak bowler of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket team stands 5 ft 80 in tall. Sayed Abbas Ali debuted in the "First-class" cricket in 1996/97. Till then, he has played in altogether 82 "First-class" matches with an average of 49.25. He made his total score of 5270 runs in these matches, which includes 13 centuries and 29 half-centuries. Sayed Abbas Ali`s maximum score in any of these matches is 251 runs.

While in bowling, Sayed Abbas Ali has picked up total 43 wickets by losing 1384 runs out of the 3234 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 32.18 and economy is 2.56 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match of Sayed Abbas Ali was against Goa team, which was held at Indore from December 25 to 28 in 2006.

In the "List A" matches, Sayed Abbas Ali had his debut in 1996/97. He has played in overall 69 "List A" matches with an average of 31.78. His total score in these matches is 1907 runs, which consists of three centuries and 12 half-centuries. The maximum score made by Sayed Abbas Ali in any of the "List A" matches is 125 runs.

Whereas with ball in hand, Sayed Abbas Ali has picked up total 50 wickets by giving 1627 runs out of the 2119 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 32.54 and economy is 4.60 in these matches. His latest "List A" match was against South Zone, which was held at Mumbai on March 3 in 2007.

The "Twenty20" match debut of Sayed Abbas Ali was against Vidarbha, which was held at Jaipur on April 3 in 2007. In his "Twenty20" Cricket career, Sayed Ali has played in seven "Twenty20" matches with an average of 20.60. His total score in these matches is 103 runs, which includes one half-century, eight fours and four sixes. The maximum score made by Sayed Abbas Ali in any of the "Twenty20" matches is 55 runs and his striking rate is 99.03.

Again in bowling, Sayed Abbas Ali has captured total nine wickets by losing 134 runs out of the 121 balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling average is 14.88 and economy is 6.64 in these matches. Sayed Ali played his latest "Twenty20" match against Mumbai team, which was held at Ahmedabad on April 18 in 2007.