It is rare for an India fast bowler to claim close to 200 wickets for his state team and not play for the country. Abdulla Moosa Ismail was one such domestic cricket toiler.

Ismail turns 75 today and the Oshiwara-based former Mumbai pacer looks back at his highs and lows without making too much of a fuss over them. That's how he played his cricket. For example, he won't talk extensively about the two England tours (1971 and 1974) he should have been on.