Zeeshan Abbasi
{{short description|Pakistani blind cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Zeeshan Abbasi
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| fullname = Zeeshan Abbasi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|07|12}}
| birth_place = Ayubia, Circle Bakote, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm fast
| role = Bowler
| columns = 2
| column1 = ODI
| column2 = T20I
| matches1 = 22
| matches2 = 2
| runs1 = 187
| runs2 = 0
| bat avg1 = 31.17
| bat avg2 = 0
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score1 = 64
| top score2 = 0
| deliveries1 = 915
| deliveries2 = 47
| wickets1 = 6
| wickets2 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 152.83
| bowl avg2 = 23.67
| fivefor1 = 0
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/23
| best bowling2 = 2/34
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/0
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/0
| source = http://www.pbcc.org.pk/TFPlayer/tabid/56/ctl/PlayerDetail/Default.aspx?mid=436&PlayerId=11 PBCC
| date = 14 December
| year = 2012
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Zeeshan Abbasi ({{langx|ur|ذیشان عباسی}}) (born July 12, 1982 Ayubia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is a Pakistani blind cricketer who plays for the Pakistan blind cricket team in national and international matches. He is the captain of national team. Abbasi comes into the B2 category.{{cite news|title=Blind captain drank acid and now in critical condition|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12/08/pakistan-blind-captain-zeeshan-abbasi-drinks-acid-in-critical-condition/|access-date=December 14, 2012|newspaper=The News Tribe|date=December 8, 2012}}
Career
He has played twenty two One Day International matches and eleven T20 International matches. He made his international debut in 2000 as a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman.
Acid drinking
During the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup in Bangalore, India Abbasi drank a full glass of acid (phenyl) after it was given to him during breakfast on December 8, 2012. Chairman of PBCC Sultan Shah said that the glass of acid was placed on the table deliberately.{{cite news|title=Zeeshan's condition is out of danger|url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=78747|access-date=December 14, 2012|newspaper=Geo News|date=December 8, 2012}} The next day he was pronounced as fit to play again in next matches of the tournament.{{cite news|title=Abbasi is now fit to play next matches|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-78827-Zeeshan-Abbasi-pronounced-fit-to-play|access-date=December 14, 2012|newspaper=The News|date=December 8, 2012}}
References
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External links
- Profile: [http://www.pbcc.org.pk/TFPlayer/tabid/56/ctl/PlayerDetail/Default.aspx?mid=436&PlayerId=11 Zeeshan Abbasi] at the PBCC
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Category:Pakistani cricket captains
Category:Pakistani blind people
Category:Cricketers from Islamabad
Category:Pakistani disabled sportspeople
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