Zainab Abbas

Zainab Abbas (Urdu: زینب عباس‎; born 14 February 1988) is a Pakistani television host, sports presenter, and former makeup artist.[1][2][3][4]

Zainab Abbas
Born (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of Warwick, Warwickshire, England
OccupationTelevision host, sports presenter
Spouse(s)
Akbar Hussain
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(m. 2019)​
Parent(s)Nasir Abbas (father)
Andleeb Abbas (mother)

Personal life and education

Abbas was born in Lahore, Pakistan,[4] to domestic cricketer Nasir Abbas and politician Andleeb Abbas.[1][2] Her father played in the Faisalabad and Hafizabad cricket teams, as a bowler[5][6] while her mother is a senior member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party, elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a reserved seat for women from Punjab[7] and was appointed as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.[8]

Abbas earned an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Warwick, England.[3][4]

In November 2019, Abbas married Hamza Kardar in Lahore.[9] Hamza is the son of former finance minister and former governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Shahid Hafeez Kardar, himself the son of Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistan cricket team's first captain.[10]

Career

Abbas used to work as a makeup artist with her own studio until 2015, when she auditioned for a World Cup cricket program,[2][1] which launched her career in presenting and commentating on cricket.

She has written sports pieces for the Pakistani independent news outlets Dawn,[11] and Dunya News.[3][12]

Abbas has hosted the sports program "Cricket Dewangi" on Dunya News,[3] in addition to the web-series talk show "Sawal Cricket Ka".[13][14]

In 2019, Abbas became the first Pakistani female presenter in the International Cricket Council's Cricket World Cup.[1][4]

Abbas presented the Pakistani national cricket league, known as the Pakistan Super League (PSL), in the years 2017-2019. She was joined in 2019 by Matthew Hayden, Graeme Smith, Shaun Tait, Kepler Wessels, Amir Sohail, Fakhar-e-Alam, and Erin Holland.[4][3][1]

Controversies

In November 2018, Abbas congratulated Pakistani international cricketer Babar Azam on his maiden Test century by tweeting: "Well played @babarazam258 - loved how the boys went congratulating Mickey Arthur celebrating his “son’s” century #PakvNZ". Azam lashed out, responding: "Think before u say something and don’t try to cross ur limits!!!". Opinion on social media was varied and conflicting, with some sports enthusiasts defending Abbas by claiming that she was praising him in his likeness to his coach. Other opined that Abbas was being irresponsible and taking greater liberties in making this personal comparison.[4][15][16][17][18]

References
  1. "From a makeup artist to ICC presenter: Zainab Abbas narrates her cricket journey". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. "Abbtakk.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". Abb Takk News.
  3. "An Inspirational Evening with Hissan-Ur-Rehman and Zainab Abbas". LUMS. 9 May 2017.
  4. "Zainab Abbas". CricTracker.
  5. "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". www.pcboard.com.pk.
  6. "Nasir Abbas | Pakistan Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk.
  7. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM.
  8. "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  9. "Cricket commentator Zainab Abbas has tied the knot". images.dawn.com. 25 November 2019.
  10. Web Desk (26 November 2019), "Pakistani cricket commentator ties knot with Hamza Kardar", DailyTimes. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. "News stories for Zainab Abbas - DAWN.COM". www.dawn.com.
  12. "Zainab Abbas, Author at Dunya Blog". Dunya Blog.
  13. "'Brighto Sawal Cricket Ka!' - Pakistan's first-ever web series releases today". The Nation. 19 October 2017.
  14. "Cricket Videos - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Official Website". www.pcb.com.pk.
  15. "Babar Azam slams anchor Zainab Abbas: Don't Try To Cross Your Limits".
  16. "Twitter in an uproar over Babar Azam's response to Zainab Abbas's tweet | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV.
  17. "Babar Azam slams Zainab Abbas for calling him 'Mickey Arthur's son' | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  18. "Babar Azam flays Zainab Abbas for calling him 'Mickey Arthur's son'". www.thenews.com.pk.
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