Zainab Abbas To Join Cricket Superstars Andrew Flintoff, Darren Sammy, & Others For Sky Sports’ League, “The Hundred”

Pakistan’s renowned cricket presenter, Zainab Abbas has added another feather to her cap after being picked to work with the British Sports channel, Sky Sports.

Ms. Abbas will be the first Pakistani female sports commentator to work with the sports channel.

The 33-year-old took to Twitter to announce that she is beyond thrilled to be making her debut with Sky Sports this summer for their forthcoming tournament “The Hundred.”

Thrilled to share that I will be making my debut for @SkyCricket @SkySports this summer while working on the England vs Pakistan series followed by presenting at the all-new exciting tournament @thehundred – looking forward to working with a great team,” the sports celebrity shared on Twitter.

Thrilled to share that I will be making my debut for @SkyCricket @SkySports this summer while working on the England vs Pakistan series followed by presenting at the all new exciting tournament @thehundred – looking forward to working with a great team. https://t.co/tyILGfoOrH pic.twitter.com/XTWI8xHdHV

— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) April 12, 2021

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Speaking with Geo news, Zainab Abbas told how Sky Sports approached her to work for one of their upcoming tournaments called the Hundred — a league that features faces from across the globe.

I was deeply honored to receive this opportunity. Other than achieving a personal milestone, I see this as a chance to make my country proud on international levels, Abbas commented.

Zainab reflected on how making a mark in this male-dominated field was not easy for her. She furthered that technical skills are integral to making it big here, looks only take you so far.

There’s a misperception that I see among people that it is easier to clinch on opportunities if you look a certain way. However, I believe that it doesn’t sustain for a longer period of time if technical knowledge is not good enough,” she said.

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What’s even cooler than this feat is that she’ll be working alongside cricket icons from across the globe. Kevin Pietersen, Darren Sammy, Andrew Flintoff, Tammy Beaumont, Dinesh Karthik, and Stuart Broad are also a part of the team.

THE HUNDRED ON SKY SPORTS 💯@StuartBroad8@Tammy_Beaumont@darensammy88@ZAbbasOfficial@flintoff11@KassNaidoo@DineshKarthik@JaxxSheps@KP24

Meet the @SkyCricket team for #TheHundred, which all begins in 💯 days’ time!

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) April 12, 2021

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