Syed Kirmani

Cricketer, India Test Cap 138, Actor

Born: 29 Dec, 1949, Madras

Syed Kirmani is one of the celebrities from the Richmond Town vicinity in Bangalore. He got married to one of our neighbourhood beauties, Justice Mir Iqbal Hussain's granddaughter Habiba.

Their eldest daughter Nishad Fatima was married and living in America, and had tragically lost her husband in 2008. She had come to India with her little son, to stay with her parents for some time. During this time, she admitted the little chap in my mother's play school, The Richmond Nursery, in Richmond Town, Bangalore. Kirmani used to come to pick him up sometimes.

I already had Kirmani's autograph - being a permanent member of the Indian Team for several years, I had his signature on the Indian Team autograph sheet.

None the less, my mother mentioned that I collected autographs to Nishad. Soon, Kirmani sent across this A4 size poster from his collection through Nishad, duly signed and also asking "if this will do?".

Syed Kirmani, 29-Oct-2008

The signature on it differs from the other signatures I got during Kirmani's playing days. (Will post that in due course.)