Abu Nechim: Assam’s first IPL player Retires at the age of 34

The
medium
pacer
also
played
for
India
in
the
U-19
World
Cup
in
2006.
He
was
one
of
the
best
performers
for
India
in
that
tournament,
with
the
highlight
coming
in
the
semifinal
against
England,
where
he
picked
up
four
wickets
for
just
14
runs.

Nechim
has
been
one
of
the
consistent
servants
of
Assam
in
the
domestic
circuit.
The
pacer
has
been
a
regular
for
his
state
in
the
past
decade
or
so
but
never
got
a
break
in
the
national
team.

Abu
Nechim
in
IPL:

He
was
the
first
representative
of
Assam
in
the
IPl
when
Mumbai
Indians
signed
the
player
in
2010.
He
was
the
part
of
Mumbai
Indians’ triumphant
campaign
in
2013
and
was
the
12th
man
in
the
final
against
Chennai
Super
Kings.
The
player
later
moved
to
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
in
2014.
The
bowler
played
only
17
games
in
IPL
down
the
years,
with
12
scalps
to
his
name.
He
also
holds
the
record
of
conceding
most
runs
in
the
first
over
of
an
IPL
game,
when
he
conceded
27
runs
against
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
in
2011.

Unseen
for
me.
Indian
U19
2005-06.
First
ever
player
from
Assam
to
play
in
IPL,
Abu
Nechim
Ahmed
right
in
the
middle
not
looking
at
the
camera.

So
many
familiar
faces
here.

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—
Kaushik
(@CricKaushik_)

February
10,
2022

Abu
Nechim
Domestic
Stats:

Making
his
first-class
debut
at
the
tender
age
of
17,
Nechim
has
been
one
of
the
leading
wicket-takers
for
Assam
in
domestic
cricket.
He
has
172
wickets
in
first-class
cricket,
65
in
List
A
and
78
in
T20s.

The
soft-spoken
bowler
switched
his
domestic
allegiance
to
Nagaland
last
season
and
helped
them
to
promote
to
the
Elite
competition
this
term.
He
didn’t
have
the
fortune
to
wear
the
national
colours,
but
Nechim
will
always
be
remembered
as
one
of
the
finest
in
Assam
cricket.

The
player
announced
his
retirement
in
his
natural
underwhelming
manner,
but
says
he
would
have
loved
to
bow
out
cricket
while
wearing
an
Assam
jersey.

“It
would
have
been
wonderful
had
I
played
my
last
game
for
Assam,
but
of
course,
things
don’t
always
go
our
way.
Assam
currently
has
a
bunch
of
really
talented
players,
who
can
take
the
team
forward
and
I
wish
them
all
the
luck,”
Nechim
was
quoted
saying
to

Sportstar.

The
34-year-old
has
an
academy
in
Guwahati
and
is
now
focusing
to
spend
more
time
there
and
with
his
family.