Delhi: In the 90s, a name was very popular in Pakistan’s domestic cricket, and that name was Azhar Abbas. He was doing well in domestic cricket for Pakistan, but he had to shift to New Zealand with family. There too, he made his mark in Domestic Cricket in New Zealand, but he did not get the opportunity of international matches.
Abbas’s historical ODI debut
Now, his son Muhammad Abbas made his ODI debut for the New Zealand team against Pakistan and made history by making a half -century in just 24 balls. After this stormy innings, the name of Muhammad Abbas came into the discussion in the cricket world.
Birth and cricket journey of Muhammad Abbas
Muhammad Abbas was born on 29 November 2003 in Lahore, Pakistan. He moved to New Zealand after his father left Pakistan. At the age of just 16, he was included in the Talent Pathway program by the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC). Subsequently, Cricket Wellington gave him a domestic contract and his father started working as an assistant coach in Wellington.
Azhar Abbas’s dream
Azhar Abbas had a dream that his son played international cricket for New Zealand, and now Muhammad Abbas has fulfilled this dream. Muhammad’s age is just 21 years and 120 days. He batting with right hand and bowling medium speed with left hand.
Muhammad Abbas’s cricket career
Muhammad Abbas has played 21 matches in first class cricket, 15 matches in List A and 19 matches in T20 cricket. In first class cricket, he has scored 1301 runs in 38 innings at an average of 36.13, 454 runs at an average of 34.92 in 14 innings and 391 runs in 17 innings at an average of 26.06 in 17 innings. Apart from this, he has scored 2 centuries and 6 half -centuries in first class cricket, 1 century in List A and 3 half -centuries in T20.
Father praised
Talking about his son, Azhar Abbas said, “Whenever we used to get a place, we used to play cricket, whether it is underarm or throwing a ball to each other.” But his son received the call that changed his life. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead chose Muhammad Abbas in the ODI team against Pakistan.
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 73 runs in the first ODI, and Muhammad Abbas broke the record of Indian all -rounder Krunal Pandya by scoring a half -century in just 24 balls, who scored a half -century in 26 balls against England in 2021.
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