Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer Abbas
ظہیر عباس

PP
Personal information
Full name
Syed Zaheer Abbas
Born (1947-07-24) 24 July 1947 (age 77)
Sialkot, Punjab, British India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 63)24 October 1969 v New Zealand
Last Test27 October 1985 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 13)31 August 1974 v England
Last ODI3 November 1985 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC
Matches 78 62 457
Runs scored 5,062 2,572 34,843
Batting average 44.79 47.62 51.54
100s/50s 12/20 7/13 108/158
Top score 274 123 274
Balls bowled 370 280 2,582
Wickets 3 7 30
Bowling average 44.00 31.85 38.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/21 2/26 5/15
Catches/stumpings 34/– 16/– 278/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 November 2005

Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP, (in Punjabi and Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a Pakistani former cricketer. He is among the few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles in the cricket ground. In 1982/1983, he became the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals.[1] Sometimes known as 'the Asian Bradman', Zaheer Abbas is regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket.[2][3][4] In August 2020, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[5]

  1. ^ Hundreds in consecutive innings espncricinfo.com Retrieved 7 July 2019
  2. ^ "Zaheer Abbas". Cricinfo.
  3. ^ Vaidya, Nishad Pai (24 July 2015). "Zaheer Abbas: 10 anecdotes about the Asian Bradman".
  4. ^ "Asian Bradman Zaheer Abbas celebrating 70th birthday today - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas and Lisa Sthalekar enter ICC's Hall of Fame". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.