), ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁Za he er ▁Abb as , ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Pak ist ani ▁cr ick eter . ▁He ▁is ▁among ▁few ▁professional ▁cr ick eters ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁wear ▁spect acles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 / 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁b ats man ▁to ▁score ▁three ▁consecutive ▁centuries ▁in ▁one - day ▁international s . ▁Sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁' the ▁Asian ▁Brad man ', ▁Za he er ▁Abb as ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁b ats men ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁Career ▁Abb as ▁made ▁his ▁Test ▁match ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ; ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁Test ▁he ▁scored ▁ 2 7 4 ▁against ▁England , ▁still ▁the ▁sixth - ever ▁highest ▁score ▁by ▁a ▁Pak ist ani ▁b ats man . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁Test ▁double - cent uries ; ▁only ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁Pakistan ▁( Y oun is ▁Khan ▁and ▁J aved ▁Mi and ad ) ▁have ▁scored ▁more . ▁The ▁last ▁was ▁an ▁inn ings ▁of ▁ 2 1 5 ▁against ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁centuries ▁in ▁consecutive ▁Test s , ▁and ▁his ▁hundred th ▁first - class ▁century ; ▁Abb as ▁and ▁Geoff rey ▁Bo yc ott ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁b ats men ▁to ▁have ▁scored ▁their ▁hundred th ▁first - class ▁century ▁in ▁a ▁Test ▁match . ▁ ▁Abb as , ▁fond ly