Times of Islamabad

Zaheer Abbas suffered heart attack, rushed to hospital in emergency

Zaheer Abbas suffered heart attack, rushed to hospital in emergency

KARACHI – Pakistan’s legendary batsman, Zaheer Abbas has reportedlysuffered minor heart attack.

He got hospitalized in Karachi on Sunday due to cardiac pain.

He was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi, doctors diagnosedblockage in arteries. The 71-year old underwent angiography where twostents were put into his heart after hours-long procedure as there weresome complications during the surgery.

He was then shifted to CCU, his brother told that Abbas is now recoveringwell and appealed everyone to pray for his health. Abbas, who is also knownas Asian Bradman, represented Pakistan in 78 Test matches and 62 ODIs wherehe scored 5,062 and 2,572 runs respectively.