DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday (Wednesday) nominated legendary cricketer Zaheer Abbas for ICC presidency.
According to ICC, the nomination will now go forward to nomination committee and then ICC Board will give approval before the Full Council at the 2015 Annual Conference later this month.
On this occasion Zaheer Abbas said: “I am honoured and privileged to have been nominated for this prestigious position and, should I be appointed, I would be delighted to represent the ICC as an ambassador for our great game.”
Zaheer Abbas, 67, played 78 Tests and 62 ODIs from 1969 to 1985 in which he scored 5,062 and 2,572 runs, respectively. He also played in the 1975, 1979 and 1983 ICC Cricket World Cups and captained Pakistan in 14 Tests and 13 ODIs.
With 108 centuries, Zaheer is the only Asian batsman to score a century of first-class centuries as he finished his 22-year career with 34,843 runs.
