The Ghulam Ahmed Trophy is associated with the sport of cricket. Ghulam Ahmed was a well-known cricketerand a legend in the game's history. He was known all around the world for his fast bowling. In the cricket world, a new trophy named 'Ghulam Ahmed trophy' was created to pay tribute to him.

Ghulam Ahmed, India's Test cricket captain. He was the secretary of BCCI for many years after his retirement.

From 1939-40 until 1958-59, he was a first-class cricketer for Hyderabad, and from 1948-49 to 1958-59, he played 22 Tests for India. In 1952, he toured England, and in 1954-55, he toured Pakistan. In 1955-56, he led India in one Test against New Zealand, which was tied, and two Tests against the West Indies, both of which India lost.

He was the most successful bowler on the 1952 tour, taking 80 wickets in first-class matches at a strike rate of 21.92 and 15 wickets in the four Tests at a strike rate of 24.73. He 'had days when he appeared in the elite international class, but he lacked bite on other occasions,' according to Wisden. He bowled 63 overs and collected 5 for 100 in the opening innings of the First Test. He took 8 for 84 in the match against Oxford University.

In 1967-68, he was the manager of the Indian squad that toured Australia and New Zealand. He was the great-uncle of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and the uncle of former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal.