Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas shifted to ICU in London

Cricketing legend and former Pakistan international Zaheer Abbas has been hospitalised in London since returning from his stay in Dubai.

According to Geo News, Abbas, 74, has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Saint Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. 

He was admitted to the hospital after complaining of kidney pain. The former Pakistan international has been on oxygen support for the past three days.

As per reports, Abbas has been diagnosed with pneumonia. 

"He is currently on dialysis, and the doctors have advised him to refrain from meeting people," a close source told Geo News.

It is also speculated that the batter may have contracted coronavirus in Dubai before returning to the UK capital.

Known as the 'Asian Don Bradman', Zaheer has scored 5,062 Test runs in 72 appearances while managing 2,575 runs in 62 One-Day Internationals.

The left-hander made his international debut in 1969 against New Zealand and represented his national side until 1985. He captained the men in green in 1981 and 1984.

Abbas has also worked as an ICC match referee for a brief period, officiating in just one Test and three ODIs.

He has played 459 first-Class games, scoring 34,843 runs, including 108 centuries and 158 half-centuries. Abbas is the only Asian batter with 100 FC centuries, four double tons, a double century and a hundred on four occasions in an FC match.

Abbas also shares a record with England's Sir Geoffrey Boycott, where both scored their hundredth FC ton in a Test.

He played county cricket for Gloucestershire for 13 years, scoring over 2000+ runs in the 1976 and 1998 seasons and 1000+ runs in almost every season.

Abbas was inducted into the 2020 ICC Hall of Fame alongside Jacques Kallis and Lisa Sthalekar. He was appointed ICC President in 2015, only the third cricketer after Colin Cowdrey and Clyde Walcott.