Abu Nechim Ahmed is an Indian first class cricket player who represents Nagaland. He bowls right arm medium fast and bats right handedly. The main teams that he has represented are Royal Bengal Tigers, India Under 19s, ICL India XI, Assam and Nagaland but also Mumbai Indians (2010 to 2013) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2014 to 2016) in the IPL.
Career
Fast bowlers like to perform in pairs and one such potent blend is in the form of Abu Nechim and Yo Mahesh at the Under 19 level. In the previous World Cup, this duo shared 21 wickets between them. In the semi final, Nechim had figures of 4 for 14 and this was his 2nd 4 wicket haul in the championship during which he displayed effective movement under the Premadasa floodlights.
| Role | Bowler |
| Born | 5 Nov 1988 |
| Nationality |
India
|
| Team History | |
| Nagaland | 2021 - present |
Assam
|
2005 - 2021 |
Royal Challengers
|
2014 - 2016 |
Mumbai Indians
|
2010 - 2013 |
Nechim is capable of swinging the delivery in both directions at good speed and even at present has good control with the white ball also. This art is to be mastered by experienced bowlers also.
He has taken 75 wickets in 75 T20 matches at an average of 24.29, with a best bowling of 4 for 21. He is still playing for Nagaland.
Career Highlights
Abu Nechim has played in 68 first class matches in which he has picked up 172 wickets. For this he required 11338 balls and conceded 5548 runs. His economy rate was 2.93, bowling average was 32.25 and bowling strike rate was 65.9. He also scored 1284 runs with 61 not out as his highest score. His batting strike rate was 57.09 and batting average was 15.28.
