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Born | Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan | 1 April 1975
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
Azhar Abbas Haraj ( Urdu: اظہر عباس ہراج ) is a Pakistani-New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer. [1] Previously, he played for the Auckland Aces and Wellington Firebirds in State Championship. [2]
Azhar Abbas was born on 1 April 1975 in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan to a family of farmers. [3] [1] At the age of 13, he moved to Lahore to complete his education. [1]
Abbas is married to Shazia; the couple has two daughters and a son, Muhammad Abbas, who plays first-class cricket for Wellington. [1] He and his wife are naturalised New Zealand citizens. [1]
Abbas played most of his cricket in Pakistan. A fast bowler, he was named to a wider Pakistan squad in 1997 but did not make the final team against Sri Lanka. [1] After meeting former New Zealand cricketer, Richard Petrie, in England, Abbas joined the Karori Club in Wellington. [1] He later became cricketer-coach for Eden Roskill in 2006. [1] He is now a NZC Level 3 Cricket Coach. From 2017 to 2017, he was Bowling Coach for Auckland Aces. He is also a Founder of NZ Pace Academy.[ citation needed]
Personal information | |
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Born | Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan | 1 April 1975
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
Azhar Abbas Haraj ( Urdu: اظہر عباس ہراج ) is a Pakistani-New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer. [1] Previously, he played for the Auckland Aces and Wellington Firebirds in State Championship. [2]
Azhar Abbas was born on 1 April 1975 in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan to a family of farmers. [3] [1] At the age of 13, he moved to Lahore to complete his education. [1]
Abbas is married to Shazia; the couple has two daughters and a son, Muhammad Abbas, who plays first-class cricket for Wellington. [1] He and his wife are naturalised New Zealand citizens. [1]
Abbas played most of his cricket in Pakistan. A fast bowler, he was named to a wider Pakistan squad in 1997 but did not make the final team against Sri Lanka. [1] After meeting former New Zealand cricketer, Richard Petrie, in England, Abbas joined the Karori Club in Wellington. [1] He later became cricketer-coach for Eden Roskill in 2006. [1] He is now a NZC Level 3 Cricket Coach. From 2017 to 2017, he was Bowling Coach for Auckland Aces. He is also a Founder of NZ Pace Academy.[ citation needed]