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Zaheer Abbas is an all-time great. An illustrious international career on top of his first-class exploits in Pakistan and England combined for 46,000 professional runs, telling the story in a line. As the only Asian player to score 100 centuries, he was a ton machine as well as a stylist. His new book, A to Zed, tells those tales, and speaking with Daniel Norcross at The Oval, he adds his dismay at the state of Pakistani cricket now.
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"TFW Book Club - Zaheer Abbas on Pakistani cricket and his life in the game" is an episode of The Final Word Cricket Podcast. Runtime 44 min. Published September 3, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.