Zaheer Abbas Full Biography, Records, Height, Age, Wife, Family, & More

Zaheer Abbas Full Biography

Zaheer Abbas is known as Asian Bradman added into the squad in the home series against New Zealand. He was ordinary in his first match but came back strongly after playing the splendid knock of 274 against England in England.

His pure timing with the bat and ability to play long innings earned him the title of “Asian Bradman”. At that time, he was the first Asian batsman to score a century of centuries in first-class cricket. He has the habit of scoring centuries in both innings of the match.

At that time, he was the first batsman to three centuries in the three-match ODI series. His long runs even frustrated the opposition when Indian player use to say him “Zaheer ab bas kr do” means “Zaheer you should stop now”. Zaheer completely dominates the 70’s era with his supreme skills but in his last days of career, he seems weak against pace bowling which led him to the retirement.

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Zaheer Abbas Basic Information

Name: Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani
Nickname: Asian Bradman
Role: Batsman
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break

Zaheer Abbas Physical Appearance

Height (approx.):5 ft 10 inches
Weight (approx.): N/A
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black

Personal Life Of Zaheer Abbas

Date of Birth: July 24, 1947
Age: 72 years
Birth Place: Sialkot, Punjab
Zodiac sign: Leo
Nationality: Pakistani
School: N/A
College: N/A
Educational Qualifications: N/A
Net Worth: 6 million USD

Zaheer Abbas Family & Religion

Father: Ghulam Shabbir
Mother: Kaneez Fatima
Brother: Tatheer Abbas & Sagheer Abbas
Sister: N/A
Coach/Mentor: Mr. Bilal Khan Gaadi
Religion: Islam
Address: Karachi

Cricket Career Of Zaheer Abbas

Test: Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24-27, 1969
ODI: England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Aug 31, 1974
T20: N/A
Jersey Number: N/A
Domestic/State Teams: Dawood Club, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Public Works Department, Sind
Nature on the field: Calm.

Batting Career

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	200	50	4s	6s
Test	78	124	11	5062	274	44.8	6935	72.99	12	4	20	511	22
ODI	62	60	6	2572	123	47.63	3033	84.8	7	0	13	213	22

Bowling Career

	M	Inn	B	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	10W
Test	78	14	368	132	3	2/21	2/26	2.15	44.0	122.67	0	0
ODI	62	12	280	223	7	2/26	2/26	4.78	31.86	40.0	0	0

Source: Cricbuzz

Highlighted Records Of Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer Abbas held the record for scoring the most runs by any batsman in a 4 match bilateral ODI series (346 runs).
In his second Test match, he score 274 against England.
Zaheer Abbas became the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in ODI.
Zaheer Abbas was the first Asian batsman to score one hundred first-class centuries.

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Zaheer Abbas Preferences & Hobbies

Hobbies: match referee

Favorite Cricketers: Rohit Sharma
Most Favorite Sportspersons: N/A
Favorite Food: Biryani
Favorite Color: Black

Zaheer Abbas Relationship Status

Marital Status: Married
Wife: Samina Abbas
Marriage Date:- – 1988
Children: Sonal Abbas

Zaheer Abbas Awards and Recognitions

Zaheer Abbas was awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1971 by the Government of Pakistan.

Controversies did by ( Zaheer Abbas )

Zaheer was unhappy with his retirement though he retired from the test he wants to play a short format of the game. He deliberately blamed it on senior players, on Imran Khan in an indirect way.

The All Out Cricket Post Interview Of Zaheer Abbas

Lesser-Known Facts About Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer Abbas married Indian born Rita Luthra (now known as Samina Abbas) in 1988
Abbas was known as c “Run Machine”, also due to great success in first-class cricket.

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