Zaheer Abbas, One of the legendary Cricketers of Pakistan

Zaheer Abbas will always be known in the history of Pakistani and international cricket with respect and dignity. He is one of the finnest cricketers Pakistan has ever produced. He always used spectacles in his career. He was entitled as the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one day cricket. 

Zaheer Abbas started his test career in 1969 by playing against England and made 274 runs which was the fourth ever highest at that time. He made four test double centuries. He was known as the "Run Machine" and also made a great success in first class cricket was the first Asian player to make 100 centuries. He was attached with Gloucestershire county club for thirteen years starting in 1972.

Indian players as quoted by Sunil Gawaskar often said to Zaheer Abbas "Zaheer Ab Bas Karo" meaning Zaheer please stop it now. Zaheer became the captain of national team in 1981 and 1984. He retired from international cricket in 1985. He was the referee of a test match and three ODI matches. He also worked as the manager of National team. 

Zaheer Abbas's Test Centuries
No.	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
1.	274	2	England	Birmingham, England	Edgbaston	1971
2.	240	15	England	London, England	The Oval	1974
3.	101	21	Australia	Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Oval	1976
4.	176	27	India	Faislabad, Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	1978
5.	235*	28	India	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1978
6.	135	31	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand	Eden Park	1979
7.	134	46	Sri Lanka	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1982
8.	126	51	Australia	Faislabad, Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	1982
9.	215	53	India	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1982
10.	186	54	India	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	1982
11.	168	55	India	Faislabad, Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	1983
12.	168*	70	India	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1984

 One Day International centuries

Zaheer Abbas's One Day International Centuries
No.	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
1.	108	20	Australia	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1981
2.	123	26	Sri Lanka	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1982
3.	109	31	Australia	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1982
4.	118	34	India	Multan, Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium	1982
5.	105	35	India	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1982
6.	113	36	India	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	1983
7.	103*	42	New Zealand	Nottingham, England	Trent Bridge	1983