Zaheer Abbas
Zaheer Abbas. (Photograph by Pal Pillai/Getty Pictures for Nissan)

Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas was despatched to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a London hospital following a speedy decline in his well being situation. After arriving in London from the United Arab Emirates, Abbas, 74, contracted the Covid-19 virus and fell critically in poor health. His well being circumstances began worsening and thus he was shifted to the ICU.

Abbas was reportedly despatched to the hospital three days in the past citing kidney misery, however the sources additionally claimed that the previous participant had severe pneumonia. The household has requested the supporters to wish for Zaheer Abbas’ restoration as he’s present process dialysis and receiving an oxygen provide.

In accordance with a report by Cricket Pakistan, the previous Check captain is presently a affected person at St. Mary’s Hospital’s ICU ward in London. “He’s presently on dialysis and the medical doctors have suggested him to chorus from assembly folks,” the sources stated as per quoted by Geo Information.

One of many most interesting batters of his period, Abbas made his debut for his nation in 1969 in opposition to New Zealand. In distinction to his 2572 runs in 62 ODIs, he scored 5062 runs in 72 Exams. He scored 34,843 runs in 459 matches in First-Class cricket, together with 108 centuries and 158 half-centuries.

Zaheer Abbas made batting an artwork type: Alan Wilkins

He additionally officiated one Check and three ODIs for the ICC as a match referee after retiring. 2020 noticed him, along with Jacques Kallis and Lisa Sthalekar, getting inducted into the ICC Corridor of Fame. Useless to say, the famend cricket star acquired a flood of properly needs on social media. Mohammad Hafeez, Alan Wilkins, Harsha Bhogle, and lots of of his loyal supporters have voiced their considerations and wished him a swift restoration.

Whereas Mohammad Hafeez wrote: “Wishing speedy restoration & full well being to Zaheer Abbas sb. Get properly quickly. Aameen”, Alan Wilkins tweeted: “Pray for “Zed” – the mercurially gifted Zaheer Abbas – who made batting an artwork type at a stage few within the historical past of the sport have matched.”

Retweeting Wilkins’s tweet, Harsha Bhogle wrote: “What a participant. Speaks with the identical nazakat with which he batted. Hope he recovers quickly.”

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