Pakistan nominate Zaheer Abbas for ICC presidency
Wednesday 3 June 2015 13:29, UK
Former Pakistan Test batsman Zaheer Abbas has been nominated for the presidency of the International Cricket Council.
The Pakistan Cricket Board made the announcement on Wednesday, with Abbas replacing Najam Sethi who withdrew his nomination on Monday.
Sethi, a member of the PCB, stood down after the ICC asked member boards to try and nominate ex-Test cricketers for the ceremonial post.
The ICC are looking to replace Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal who resigned two months ago as president after blaming umpires for his national team's World Cup quarter-final defeat by India.
Abbas was one of Pakistan’s most prolific batsmen during the 1970s and 80s, playing in 67 Tests and 62 one-day internationals.
Now 67, he made his Test debut in October 1969, scoring 12 Test centuries and seven ODI hundreds at an average of 44.79 and 47.62 respectively.
He scored two double tons against England, including 274 at Edgbaston in 1971, his highest Test knock.
