Khalid Abdul Qaiyum
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HYDERABAD
Former Hyderabad all-rounder and member of the 1987 Ranji Trophy-winning workforce, Khalid Abdul Qaiyum, will don the function of a coach within the City, establishing his personal academy Okay&S Residential Cricket Academy (Shamshabad) ,in affiliation with one other former cricketer Salamath Ali Khan at CBR Ground (Gollur)
The 64-year-old Qaiyum, who’s now staying within the USA, mentioned he was grateful to C.B.R. Prasad, who gave the land at no cost to develop the academy, which might be totally operational in two weeks.
“The facility will not only have quality infrastructure but also a residential facility for outstation young talent willing to hone their skills,” Khalid mentioned.
“Having coached at All Saints before leaving for the USA in 1990 and staying connected with the sport there, I know what it takes to be a successful coach,” mentioned the gutsy cricketer who performed 67 First Class video games scoring 3,368 runs between 1976-1990.
“There will be no age limit to recruit trainees and efforts will be made that talented cricketers keep improving with the ultimate objective of producing internationals,” Khalid mentioned.
Why coaching now? “I am shocked at the current affairs in Hyderabad cricket. I thought it’s time to give back something. Money is not the criterion as I am well-settled in America. The fee will also be nominal even though we plan day-long training sessions since we have the residential facility also.
“And, we are in touch with other former cricketers who might be interested in coaching at the academy,” mentioned Khalid, who additionally revealed that he was the primary one to have noticed the likes of Abdul Azeem, Kanwaljit Singh and Venkapathi Raju.
