 The following day, on 28 March 1913, in the second test at Rawalpindi's Army Hockey Stadium, Abbas announced his arrival on the international scene in dramatic fashion, scoring a drag flick from a penalty corner which proved to be the match-winner in Pakistan's 20–19 victory.When the rule was changed after the 1910 World Cup, he was not considered for the 1th Commonwealth Games by coach Shahnaz Sheikh.But he staged a comeback to win silver in Lahore's 20th CT and bronze in Bangkok's 13th Asian Games in the same year.