WICB congratulate Zaheer Abbas

WICB Media Release.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board congratulated Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas on his new role as President of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The decision was taken at the ICC annual conference presently being held in Barbados. This is the first time the event is being held in the West Indies.

In his playing career Zaheer scored 5,062 runs in 78 Test matches and also made over 100 first-class centuries. He began his one-year term on Wednesday.

WICB President Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron noted that Zaheer was one of cricket’s great players and remains a highly-respected and admired figure in the game.

“On behalf of the WICB and cricket lovers of the West Indies I want to congratulate Zaheer on his elevation to the post of President of the ICC. He is one of the true greats of the game. He played his part on the field with some masterful performances and now we believe he will fit in perfectly as one of the key leadership positions in world cricket,” Mr Cameron said.

“Zaheer has worked at many levels in the development of the game and this new post is recognition of his hard work, contribution and dedicated service to the game of cricket around the world.”