Mohammad Abbas
Personal information
Born (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 33)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 226)21 April 2017 v West Indies
Last Test20 August 2021 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 220)22 March 2019 v Australia
Last ODI31 March 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2015Sialkot Stallions
2018–2019Multan Sultans (squad no. 26)
2018–2019Leicestershire (squad no. 26)
2019–presentSouthern Punjab (squad no. 38)
2021–presentHampshire (squad no. 38)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 25 3 164 55
Runs scored 110 – 831 137
Batting average 5.50 – 6.20 7.61
100s/50s 0/0 – 0/0 0/0
Top score 29 – 40 15*
Balls bowled 5,134 162 31,119 2,693
Wickets 90 1 660 75
Bowling average 23.02 153.00 20.58 29.21
5 wickets in innings 4 0 43 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 11 0
Best bowling 5/33 1/44 8/46 4/31
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/– 41/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2023

Mohammad Abbas (born 10 March 1990) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for Pakistan national cricket team and for Southern Punjab domestically.[1]

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).[2][3] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Abbas as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket in 2018.[4] In July 2021, Abbas lost his central contract after failing to maintain his place in the national team.[5]

Early life

Abbas was born in a small village Jathekey near Sambrial. Before his first-class debut, he earned his livelihood through welding work in a leather factory and working as a helper in a law firm in Sialkot.[6][7]

Domestic career

Abbas took the most wickets in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with a total of 61 dismissals for the tournament.[8] In the following tournament he was also the leading wicket-taker, with 71 dismissals.[9]

Abbas 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.[10]

On 4 March 2021, Abbas signed for Hampshire County Cricket Club as one of their overseas players for the first two months of the 2021 County Championship season in England.[11][12] In April 2021, in Hampshire's match against Middlesex, Abbas took a hat-trick during Middlesex's first innings.[13] In January 2022, Abbas re-signed with Hampshire ahead of the 2022 County Championship.[14]

International career

In April 2017, Abbas was added to Pakistan's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[15] 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.[16] Abbas took his maiden five-wicket haul, against West Indies, in his third Test match.[17]

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.[18] In August 2018, he was named the PCB's Test Player of the Year.[19]

In October 2018, in the series against Australia, Abbas took his 50th wicket in his tenth Test match, becoming the joint-quickest fast bowler to take 50 wickets for Pakistan in Tests.[20] In the last test of that series, he took his first ten-wicket haul in international cricket with five wickets in each innings. Abbas was the first pace bowler to achieve this in the United Arab Emirates.[21]

In March 2019, Abbas was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.[22][23] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Australia on 22 March 2019.[24] In November 2019, he was selected again for the tour of Australia. He played in the second Test, but he did not take a wicket.[25]

In June 2020, Abbas was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[26][27] In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.[28][29] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Mohammad Abbas". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 lookback – the breakout stars (men)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Mohammad Abbas, Asad Shafiq, Imad Wasim, Haider Ali and Naseem Shah lose their Pakistan contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Mohammad Abbas used to be a welder and he's not ashamed to say it". Samaa TV. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Mohammad Abbas receives hero's welcome on arrival in home city Sialkot". The News. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Records: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2015/16, Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Records: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2016/17, Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Mohammad Abbas and Sohail Khan: Leicestershire sign Pakistan duo". BBC Sport. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Mohammad Abbas secures Hampshire move for first two months of County Championship season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Mohammad Abbas blitzes Middlesex with hat-trick and 17-ball five-wicket haul on home debut for Hampshire". The Cricketer. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Mohammad Abbas set for Hampshire return in 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Shadab Khan breaks into Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Apr 21–25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Brilliant Yasir leads Pakistan towards history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  18. ^ "England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler & Dom Bess star as England level series". BBC Sport. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Fakhar Zaman steals PCB awards ceremony". www.brecorder.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Pakistan vs Australia, 2018: 2nd Test, Day 1 – Statistical Highlights". CricTracker. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Finally a pace 10-fer in the UAE - Cricbuzz". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Shoaib Mailk to lead ODI squad in UAE, Sarfaraz Ahmed among six players rested". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Pakistan squad for Australia ODIs announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  24. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  25. ^ "2019 australia test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  27. ^ "Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  28. ^ "Pakistan shortlist players for England Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Wahab Riaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed in 20-man Pakistan squad for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  30. ^ "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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Hampshire County Cricket Club – current squad
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