Zainab Abbas is a Pakistani television host, sports presenter, commentator, and former makeup artist.
14 Facts About Zainab Abbas
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Zainab Abbas was born in Lahore to domestic cricketer Nasir Abbas and politician Andleeb Abbas.
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Zainab Abbas studied at Aston University in Birmingham and then earned an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Warwick.
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Zainab Abbas's father played in the Faisalabad and Hafizabad cricket teams as a bowler and went to the same college as Ramiz Raja.
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Zainab Abbas covered a few cricket events as a journalist, including the 1999 World Cup.
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Zainab Abbas's younger brother Hussain Abbas Mirza is a fitness trainer, who in February 2023 joined Multan Sultans as their strength and conditioning specialist for the 2023 PSL.
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Zainab Abbas then went to England as a correspondent for Dunya News to cover the Pakistan national cricket team on their 2016 tour.
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Zainab Abbas has been one of the presenters of the Pakistan Super League from 2016 onwards, as well as for the Abu Dhabi T10.
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Zainab Abbas has worked with TEN Sports, Star Sports, and Sony for a while.
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In May 2019, Zainab Abbas became the first woman sports reporter and commentator to cover the ICC 2019 World Cup from Pakistan.
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In July 2021, Zainab Abbas made her debut on Sky Sports as part of the broadcasting team for the inaugural season of The Hundred, thus becoming the first Pakistani female presenter to do so.
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In 2023, Zainab Abbas travelled to India to cover the Men's Cricket World Cup.
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Zainab Abbas had expressed her excitement in being able to travel and explore the country.
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In 2019, Zainab Abbas was awarded the Sports TV Host of the Year award at the first Pakistan Sports Awards.