[EXCLUSIVE] "I'm proud to see young girls who want to get into presenting cricket": Zainab Abbas

[Ball Blazer]

In our latest exclusive interview, renowned cricket presenter Zainab Abbas opens up about her journey in sports broadcasting, the challenges of balancing motherhood with a globe-trotting career, the evolution of women in cricket media, and more.

Key highlights:

Family Influence: How cricket "naturally transferred in my genes" from her sports-loving family

Motherhood Challenge: Why motherhood is "the biggest challenge" for her, amid hectic travel schedules

Women Rising: The "absolutely incredible" rise of women in cricket broadcasting

Favorite Interviewee: Why Hasan Ali is among her favorite cricketers to interview: "He is this ball of energy"

Social Media Impact: Modern players being "a little more guarded" due to social media scrutiny

Career Advice: Advice for aspiring presenters: "Passion is the number one thing" and "There are no shortcuts"

Watch her full interview here:

 

[DeadlyVenom]

She's a bit of a pioneer in Pakistani sports broadcasting. I think she does her job very well and she is helping to get girls interested in the sport well that's even better.

 

[Hellion]

Young girls should learn to start alternative social media accounts before embarking on their careers

 

[pakistani pride]

She is good at the job, much better than the retired Pak players who most of the time have no clue what to say.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I would say that she is one of the PIONEERS of women's commentary in the modern era. She is too good at her job.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Young girls should learn to start alternative social media accounts before embarking on their careers

This I would say is good advice for everyone. If you get famous. Good luck trying to cover your tracks. Because now you'll be scrutinized over your every word. Past or present.

 

[MenInG]

TBH, when she came on the scene, she seemed to bring "novelty value" - fast forward to today and her opinions carry a lot of weight.

 

[msb314]

I definitely think the likes of Zainab Abbas and Urooj Mumtaz have helped international cricket return to Pakistan by portraying a “softer” image of the country… Particularly to England, Aus, NZ and SAF

Not to mention inspiring a new generation of podcasters / presenters like Ruha Nadeem

 

[BunnyRabbit]

I definitely think the likes of Zainab Abbas and Urooj Mumtaz have helped international cricket return to Pakistan by portraying a “softer” image of the country… Particularly to England, Aus, NZ and SAF

Not to mention inspiring a new generation of podcasters / presenters like Ruha Nadeem

Roha Nadeem is below average. Zainab is the only one who does it well among Pakistani female presenters.

 

[msb314]

Roha Nadeem is below average. Zainab is the only one who does it well among Pakistani female presenters.

Hard to say - Ruha mainly does YouTube podcasts so not as much exposure as Zainab

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Hard to say - Ruha mainly does YouTube podcasts so not as much exposure as Zainab

She hosted that PTV show with the likes of Shoaib Akhtar, Sana Mir etc and has been getting a lot of gigs recently.

 

[BouncerGuy]

If we're talking about revitalizing women's commentatorship and enhancing female representation in the PCB structure, Zainab deserves to be right at the forefront.

More power to her.