Syed Mohammad Hadi (12 August 1899 – 14 July 1971) was one of the most gifted pioneering athletes of India.

He was raised alongside, Asman Jah's son Nawab Moin-Ud-Dowlah, who would become a leading patron of sports in Hyderabad.

[2] Hadi learned horse riding and polo as a youth and played soccer for Nizam College.

Recognizing their ward's exceptional athletic abilities, Asman Jah's family helped arrange for his studies in England.

Denied the captaincy of the Cambridge team because he was an Indian, he vindicated his claim by representing India at the Davis Cup in 1924 and 1925.

He was also on the Indian team in 1936 when they played an "unofficial Test match" against the Australians led by Jack Ryder.

Hadi died in his native Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, of lung cancer at the age of 72.