Mohammad Abbas (cricketer)

Mohammad Abbas
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Abbas
Born (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 226) 21 April 2017 v West Indies
Last Test 7 October 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2015 Sialkot Stallions
KRL
2018 Multan Sultans
2018 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 9 84 47 21
Runs scored 23 560 124 31
Batting average 3.83 7.27 7.75 10.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 40 15* 15*
Balls bowled 2,066 16,881 2,238 420
Wickets 49 384 63 15
Bowling average 16.89 20.10 27.87 41.06
5 wickets in innings 2 30 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 8 0 0
Best bowling 5/46 8/46 4/31 3/32
Catches/stumpings 2/– 22/– 11/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 October 2018

Mohammad Abbas (born 10 March 1990) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for Khan Research Laboratories domestically.[1] In January 2018, he was signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 County Championship in England.[2]

In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[3][4]

Early life

He was born in a small village Jathekey near Sambrial. Before his first-class debut, he earned his livelihood through welding work in leather factory and working as a helper in a law firm in Sialkot.[1]

Domestic career

He took the most wickets in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with a total of 61 dismissals for the tournament.[5] In the following tournament he was also the leading wicket-taker, with 71 dismissals.[6]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 37 dismissals in seven matches.[7]

International career

In April 2017, he was added to Pakistan's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[8] He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 21 April 2017 at Sabina Park. He took his maiden Test wicket with his second ball, dismissing Kraigg Brathwaite for nought and finished the match with three wickets.[9] Abbas took his maiden five-wicket haul, against West Indies, in his third Test match.[10]

Abbas took ten wickets in Pakistan's two-Test series against England in May and June 2018, and was named the player of the series.[11] In August 2018, he was named the PCB's Test Player of the Year.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mohammad Abbas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mohammad Abbas and Sohail Khan: Leicestershire sign Pakistan duo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Records: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2015/16, Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Records: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2016/17, Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Shadab Khan breaks into Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Apr 21–25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Brilliant Yasir leads Pakistan towards history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler & Dom Bess star as England level series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Fakhar Zaman steals PCB awards ceremony". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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