The ICC inducted Jacques Kallis, Lisa Sthalekar, and Zaheer Abbas to its list of Hall of Famers on Sunday. Although the match ended in a draw but Zaheer Abbas was declared man of the match for his fantastic batting display. Zaheer Abbas: The only player from Asia to have scored at least a 100 first-class hundreds Became just the second player to score his hundredth first-class century in a Test Match He has also worked as the manager of the national team. [11] The record was broken by Hashim Amla of South Africa in 2015.[12]. [10], Zaheer Abbas held the record for scoring the most runs by any batsman in a 4 match bilateral ODI series (346 runs) from 1982 to 2015. Zaheer Abbas is known as the Asian Bradman and for a very good reason as this player scored tons of international runs for Pakistan and played a vital role in Pakistan’s victories during the 1970s and 80s. Zaheer scored a double-century and a century in the same first-class match on a record four occasions and was the first batsman to score three successive centuries in one-day international cricket. The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News, Copyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. [2][3][4] In August 2020, he was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Zaheer Abbas is known as the Asian Bradman and for a very good reason as this player scored tons of international runs for Pakistan and played a vital role in Pakistan’s victories during the 1970s and 80s. [1] Sometimes known as 'the Asian Bradman', Zaheer Abbas is regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket. [8] He had a long stint with Gloucestershire; joining the county in 1972, he remained there for thirteen years. Next in the list are four batsmen with 12 centuries each: Hanif Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas, Ijaz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq. This was the first of his four Test double-centuries; only two men from Pakistan (Younis Khan and Javed Miandad) have scored more. Download Images Watch Videos online He retired from international cricket in 1985, and has officiated as a match referee in one Test and three ODI matches. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service, TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: May 13, 2020, 17:30 IST, Top five: Batsmen with most consecutive centuries in ODIs, L-R: Sangakkara, Abbas, de Villiers, Kohli and Sharma (Getty Images). ODI Cricket – Most Runs in Series", "Batting records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com", "Zaheer Abbas to visit Kanpur sasural for ODI", Pride of Performance Award for Zaheer Abbas in 1971 on Pakistan Sports Board website, "Zaheer Abbas inducted into ICC Hall of Fame", Batsmen who have scored 100 first-class centuries, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zaheer_Abbas&oldid=981807892, Pakistan One Day International cricketers, Pakistan International Airlines cricketers, Pakistan International Airlines A cricketers, Presidents of the International Cricket Council, All Wikipedia articles written in Pakistani English, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 14:48.
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International Career and Achievements. ", "HowSTAT! He also made over two thousand runs in a single season on two occasions for the club (1976 and 1981). In 1982/1983, he became the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals. Does PCB plan something before making statements. Former batting legend Zaheer Abbas has become the sixth Pakistani cricketer to join the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame, the governing body said on Sunday. [13] Samina's father KC Luthra was a friend of Zaheer's father, Shabbir Abbas. He achieved this feat against India on the second day of the test match at Lahore. Sunil Gavaskar, the former Indian Test captain, once said while commentating that the Indian players would often say to Zaheer, "Zaheer Ab-bas karo", which means "Zaheer, stop it now" in Urdu and Hindi, referring to Abbas' free scoring. His twitter handle is @Muneeb313_. Zaheer Abbas married Indian born Rita Luthra (now known as Samina Abbas) in 1988. He is a true sports aficionado and in particular a cricket enthusiast. During that time he scored over a thousand runs in the majority of his thirteen seasons. During those thirteen years at Gloucestershire, he played 206 first-class games, scoring over 16,000 runs. On this very day in 1982, Zaheer became the first and only Pakistan batsman to score 100 centuries … Zaheer became the first Asian player to score 100 first-class centuries, and he made his 100th century against India, making it happen in an international match. He is among few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles. © 2019 Copyright ARYSPORTS.tv. He went on to score a mammoth 215 runs off just 254 balls and totally decimated the Indian bowling attack as Pakistan piled up 485 runs in the first innings.
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Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani (in Punjabi and Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer. His innings included 23 fours and a massive six. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Muneeb Farrukh is a blogger from Karachi currently doing his ACCA after having completed his O & A levels. Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani (in Punjabi and Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer.He is among few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles.In 1982/1983, he became the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries … Abbas is the only player to have scored a century and double century in a first-class match four times, finishing each of the eight innings not out.[9]. Zaheer had a phenomenal cricketing career, whether at domestic or international level he used to be an outstanding batsman. This list includes four of them: Zaheer Abbas (3 centuries - 1982-83) (Getty Images) The India-Pakistan rivalry has been one of the biggest ever on the cricketing field. Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar, one of Zaheer Abbas’ old friends and contemporaries, believes ‘Zed’ – as the Pakistan great is fondly referred to – should have been inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s Hall of Fame, long ago. Watching him bat during that innings was a pleasant sight as he played some elegant strokes all over the field and timed the ball to perfection.