Iqbal Abdulla today turns 28 as we wish him a very happy birthday. Iqbal is a left-handed all-rounder who bowls orthodox spin and is a industrious and clever player to have batting lower down the order for Virat and co. in the IPL. He made his first-class debut against Karachi Urban in Pakistan in 2007 for Mumbai. Iqbal also played for India Greens in the Challenger Trophy and is a regular part of the Mumbai club circuit. He grabbed everyone's attention when he destroyed Haryana's batting line-up with a five for in a T20 game. After this he was made a part of the Indian U-19 team for a tri-series in Sri Lanka where he was the third highest wicket-taker. The ten wickets he took in 2008 were the key to India U-19 winning the World Cup in Malaysia.

Iqbal is a regular performer on the Mumbai club circuit, Abdulla came into the limelight when he ran through Haryana's batting line-up with a five-for 12 runs in a Twenty20 game. He was soon drafted into the Indian Under-19 team for a tri-series in Sri Lanka, where he was the third-highest wicket-taker with eight wickets for 69 runs in 31.1 overs. His ten wickets at 13 apiece played an important role in India U-19s winning the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. Abdulla was Mumbai's leading wicket-taker in the 2010–11 season, having taken a total of 27 wickets at an average of 22.11. He is a talented lower middle order batsman and an authentic fielder. In 2016, Abdulla changed sides from Mumbai to Kerala in the 2016–2017 edition of the Ranji Trophy.