for his title. Zaheer Abbas was called Asian Bradman. In 2018 Government of Pakistan awarded him Sitara-e-Imtiaz. In 2015 he became ICC president, the third cricketer after Colin Cowdrey and Clyde Walcott, to hold the post. Zaheer Abbas held the record for scoring the most runs by any batsman in a 4 match bilateral ODI series (346 runs) from 1982 to 2015. The record was broken by Hashim Amla of South Africa in 2015. Personal life Zaheer Abbas married Indian born Rita Luthra (now known as Samina Abbas) in 1988. His first marriage was to Najma Bokhari with whom he has three daughters, Rudabah, Roshana and Hiba. Autobiography In 1983 he co-wrote his autobiography Zed with the British cricket journalist David Foot. Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award in 1971 by the Government of Pakistan Inducted in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2020. Inducted in PCB Hall of Fame in 2021. References External links 1947 births Living people Punjabi people Cricketers from Sialkot Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistani cricket captains Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Test cricket captains Gloucestershire cricketers Karachi cricketers Pakistan International Airlines cricketers Public Works Department cricketers Sindh cricketers World Series Cricket players Wisden Cricketers of the Year Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Dawood Industries cricketers Recipients of the Pride of Performance Pakistani cricketers Karachi Whites cricketers Karachi Blues cricketers Pakistan International Airlines A cricketers Sind A cricketers Presidents of the International Cricket Council