Zaheer Abbas takes over as ICC president

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: 02:40 pm Jun 25, 2015

Former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas (2nd R) displays a plate carrying portraits of Pakistan's twelve great cricketers as India's Saurav Ganguly (R), Sachin Tendulkar (C, in yellow shirt), former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad (L) and India's coach Greg Chappell (2nd L) look on during a function after a lunch hosted for cricket players at a golf course in Karachi January 27, 2006. AP REUTERS/Arko Datta/Files

BARBADOS: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has taken over the ceremonial role of ICC president for a one-year term.

The ICC Annual Conference in Barbados on Wednesday approved Abbas' nomination and encouraged member countries to appoint former leading players to the role.

The 67-year-old Abbas said he wanted the ICC 'to strive to inspire more and more people to fall in love with the game we cherish.'

Abbas played 78 tests, scoring 5,062 runs and another 2,572 runs in 62 ODIs in between 1969-85. He also played in three World Cups and is the only Asian batsman to score more than a hundred first-class centuries.

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Zaheer Abbas takes over as ICC president