About Zaheer Abbas
Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP,, 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. Sometimes known as 'the Asian Bradman', Zaheer Abbas is regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket. In August 2020, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Abbas had great success in first-class cricket, and is the only Asian batsman to score one hundred first-class 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.
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