--- title: "Ghulam Ahmed Trophy belongs to which sports?" description: "Ghulam Ahmed Trophy belongs to which sports?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-11-22 updated: 2021-11-22 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94186/ghulam-ahmed-trophy-belongs-to-which-sports category: "sports" tags: ["sports", "games"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Ghulam Ahmed Trophy belongs to which sports? Ghulam Ahmed [Trophy](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38518/which-team-retained-the-santosh-trophy-national-football-championships-title-after-beating-hosts-maharashtra-2-1-in-the-final) belongs to which [sports](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23590/youth-in-sports)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute The **Ghulam Ahmed Trophy** is associated with the sport of **[cricket](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94036/who-was-the-best-spinner-in-cricket)**. **Ghulam Ahmed** was a well-known **[cricketer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94036/who-was-the-best-spinner-in-cricket)**and 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](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94036/who-was-the-best-spinner-in-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](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94036/who-was-the-best-spinner-in-cricket) for Hyderabad**, and from **1948-49 to 1958-59**, he played **22 Tests for India**. In **1952, he toured [England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94189/who-was-the-first-chief-justice-of-england), and in 1954-55**, he toured **Pakistan**. In **1955-56**, he led India in one Test against **[New Zealand](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39659/the-new-zealand-cricketer-who-has-become-the-first-in-the-world-to-score-3-centuries-in-international-t20-matches)**, 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 I**ndian 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**. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94186/ghulam-ahmed-trophy-belongs-to-which-sports Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.