 He was recalled to the Pakistan team for the 2010 Asian Games as Pakistan plan to win that tournament  National Goal-keeper Salman Akbar was also recalled  He started the tournament well when he scored 2 goals for Pakistan as the floored Japan 8–2 in the Asian games 

Sohail's First Major Gold Medal was In 2010 Asian Game Held at China.Abbas's finest moment for Pakistan continued to be the 2010 Asian Games as he was part of the team which beat South Korea 4–3 on penalty strokes.Abbas however missed his penalty.