Pakistan Test opener Abid Ali was rushed to the hospital during an ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy game in Karachi. He was batting and had crossed the fifty run mark for his domestic side Central Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last round of the premier First-Class tournament of the South Asian nation when he suddenly complained of pain in the chest and had to be rushed to an emergency facility.
The cricketer as per Pakistan Cricket Board was diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome or ACS and underwent various medical procedures. In a statement, PCB said, “Abid is under the care of Consultant Cardiologist who is liaising with PCB medical team regarding further treatment. He is currently stable."
After recovering well, Abid himself released a video from his hospital bed. In the video, the 33-year-old said, “Greetings to all, with the blessings of the almighty I am recovering well. I ask for more prayers, which you have already bestowed upon me, but I ask for more as I have a small medical procedure to undergo tomorrow as well. Hopefully the almighty would help me get through that as well.
“I would once again request my fans, my family, media and all my well-wishers to pray for my swift recovery,” he added further.
The right-hander, who is the fifth leading run-scorer in Tests this year was awarded Player of the Series against Bangladesh in the two-match Test series just recently. In that series, he scored 263 runs at 87.66. Abid, who made his Test debut in 2019 is also the only player in history to reach three figures on both Test and ODI debuts.