According to the 75-year-old's wife Sameena Abbas, he is no more on oxygen support, his recovery has been well and he responded well to the treatment
25 July, 2022
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Legendary cricketer Zaheer Abbas's condition has improved after fighting with illness for more than a month.
According to the 75-year-old's wife Sameena Abbas, he is no more on oxygen support, his recovery has been well and he responded well to the treatment.
She added that the former cricketer was "getting his strength back" with the passage of time, however, he is still admitted to the Hammersmith Hospital in London for the treatment of damaged kidneys after being discharged from Queen Mary's Hospital.
She confirmed that Zaheer was admitted to the Queen Mary's Hospital on June 18 after testing positive for COVID-19, which turned out to be a "life and death situation for him".
"Prayers of fans and well-wishers have worked well and he has improved a lot. He will be out of the hospital soon, Insh Allah," she said to local media.
Known as Asian Bradman for his phenomenal batting in international and English county cricket, Zaheer, who was the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during 2015-16, made his international debut in 1969 against New Zealand and scored 5,062 runs in 72 Tests and 2,572 runs in 62 ODIs.
