new Delhi: Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Abbas is celebrating his birthday today i.e. on 10 March. He was born on this day in the year 1990. Abbas made his international debut for Pakistan against West Indies in the year 2017. He had to wait only two balls to take his first international wicket. However, his career is quite short at the moment. He has played only 18 Test matches and three One Day Internationals for Pakistan.
Abbas was signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 County Championship in England. Abbas is one of the most preferred players for Test, the longest format of cricket for Pakistan. So let us tell you some things about him on his birthday today…
interesting things-
- Abbas was born in Jatheke, a small village near Sambrial in Sialkot, Punjab (Pakistan). His life was quite a struggle.
- Abbas made his living by working as a welder in a leather factory and as an assistant in a law firm in Sialkot.
- One day Abbas got a call in the law firm for selection in the district U19 cricket team of Sialkot. From where he stepped into the world of cricket.
- Mohammad Abbas made his Test debut on 21 April 2017 against West Indies.
- Abbas has played 18 Test matches and 3 ODIs for Pakistan so far and has taken 75 Test and 1 ODI wickets respectively.
- Mohammad Abbas took his first international wicket on the second ball of his debut match.
- He is the second fastest bowler from Pakistan to take 50 wickets in Test cricket.
- Mohammad Abbas is also the joint fifth fastest player to reach 50 Test wickets in international cricket.