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.

Sayed Abbas Ali is right-arm offbreak bowler and a left-handed batsman 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 92 "First-class" matches with an average of 48.33. He made his total score of 5559 runs in these matches. Sayed Abbas Ali`s maximum score in any of these matches is 251 runs. While in bowling, Sayed Abbas Ali has picked up total 50 wickets by giving 1560 runs out of the 3234 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 31.20 and economy is 2.56 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match of Sayed Abbas Ali was against Karnataka at Indore, December 24-27, 2010.

In the "List A" matches, Sayed Abbas Ali had his debut in 1996-97. He has played in overall 79 "List A" matches with an average of 30.11. His total score in these matches is 2048 runs. The maximum score made by Sayed Abbas Ali in any of the "List A" matches is 125 runs. With ball in hand, Sayed Abbas Ali has picked up total 54 wickets by giving 1874 runs out of the 2344 balls in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 34.70 and economy is 4.79 in these matches. His latest "List A" match was against Uttar Pradesh at Kanpur, Feb 14, 2011.

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 15 "Twenty20" matches with an average of 18.15. His total score in these matches is 236 runs. The maximum score made by Sayed Abbas Ali in any of the "Twenty20" matches is 55 runs and his striking rate is 103.50. In bowling, Sayed Abbas Ali has captured total 14 wickets by giving 220 runs out of the 187 balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling average is 15.71and economy is 7.05in these matches. Sayed Ali played his latest "Twenty20" match against Railways at Jaipur, Oct 25, 2010.