Pak needs batting coach, not psychologist

Former captain Zaheer Abbas has opposed the Pakistan Cricket Board`s idea of hiring a sports psychologist to help cricketers cope up with the pressure and perform well in the Twenty20 World Cup starting on June 5 in England.

Pakistan cricket needs ICL players back

Pakistani players aligned with the ICL should be considered for national selection, feels former captain Zaheer Abbas. We at Zeecric.com bring you the excerpts.

Pakistan favourite to win ODI series against Australia

Former Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas feels Pakistan will start as the favorites to win their one-day rubber against World Champions Australia in Abu Dhabi and Dubai starting from April 22.

Team spirit: The hallmark of Australia

Call it extra-terrestrial cricket. It looks like some aliens arrived in the Caribbean to show rest of the world how the game of cricket is played. The aliens are the mighty Australians who, by their sheer work ethic, have taken cricket to a level that would require a decade for other cricket playing nations to catch up to. It appears as if they don’t just dominate cricket, they own cricket.

Consistency rewards itself

Zaheer Abbas

If you’re a cricket lover, you couldn’t have asked for more. Two of the most consistent sides, Sri Lanka and Australia are gearing up to lay their hands on the World Cup. While the Aussie juggernaut bull-dozed its opponents en-route to the final, the islanders had some blips against the Proteas.

The man with that exaggerated back-lift

Zaheer Abbas

It was a case of genius compounding his misery. He is the highest run getter in the ‘true’ and Test form of cricket. He has also got the highest score in first class innings. Aussie Matthew Hayden dared to snatch away his record of highest innings score in the longer version, but the master that he is, claimed the summit again scoring a quadruple. Yet, he never got a taste of the Cup, the pinnacle of cricket.