Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas throughout first Take a look at towards South Africa in Centurion on December 29, 2024. – AFP
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistani pacer Muhammad Abbas will play for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Membership on this yr’s county championship.
Abbas 34, will play for Nottinghamshire in six county championship matches in division one. He’s set to affix Notts in Might as a part of their pink ball squad. The pacer will return to Trent Bridge, house of the Nottinghamshire CCC, in September for the closing stage of the championship.
Abbas who made his debut for Pakistan in 2017, has to this point performed 27 check matches claiming 100 wickets. In December 2024 he was recalled to the nationwide squad for the tour of South Africa after a spot of three years. Within the two-match sequence, he grabbed 10 wickets together with 6/54 within the first check.
Regardless of being sidelined from the nationwide squad for a few years, the pacer has proved himself within the county championship and loved the seeming situations of England.
In 2018-2019 he performed for Leicestershire County Cricket Membership for his first stint within the county championship. Throughout his keep at Leicestershire, he grabbed 79 wickets in two seasons.
On the finish of the county season in 2019, Abbas signed for Nottinghamshire CCC for the 2020 season however as a result of COVID pandemic, he was unable to play for the crew and the next yr, with the COVID restrictions eased, Hampshire CCC snapped him. In a press release launched by the membership, Abbas stated that he’s glad to make it to Trent Bridge lastly.
“Trent Bridge is a special place to play cricket, so it will be great to call the ground home this summer – especially after not being able to come over and play for Notts five years ago”.
“I’ve really enjoyed my time in the English game, and the squad at Notts is in an exciting place. I’m looking forward to contributing in any way that I can to their success”, he added additional.
Abbas joined Hampshire in 2021 and instantly made an influence. In his first sport for Hampshire towards Middlesex, he claimed six wickets together with a hat-trick. In whole, Abbas performed 47 county championship matches for Hampshire CCC in 4 years claiming 180 wickets at an incredible common of simply 19.26 with a strike charge of 48.13.
Paying the tributes to the pacer for his providers, Giles White, Director of Males’s Cricket at Hampshire CCC stated that the pacer will likely be missed by everybody on the membership.
“Muhammad has consistently been one of the top performers in the County Championship and has unfailingly produced his very best for Hampshire time and time again. His character will be sorely missed in the dressing room and on the pitch, and everyone at the Club wishes him the very best in his career”.
In a message shared on X, Abbas thanked the followers and administration at Hampshire CCC saying that he beloved each minute of his keep on the Utilita Bowl.
“Loved every minute of the 4 years I had at Hampshire CCC. Thank you to all the members, fans, players and staff members for making me feel so welcome. Going to miss you all but excited for the new challenge ahead”.
In the meantime, in a press release, Peter Moores, the pinnacle coach of Nottinghamshire, stated that he’s actually enthusiastic about signing Muhammad Abbas as gamers of his expertise and monitor file don’t come round all that always.
“His control and his ability to find a way of getting wickets on any sort of surface make him extremely valuable; he’s certainly been a tough opponent for us to face over the years.
“We’ve already got an exciting group of bowlers at our disposal for the summer, and the addition of Mo’s craft and subtlety will add a different style of bowling to the rest of our attack.”
