Imran Abbas () (born 25 March 1978) is a Pakistani

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler who has played for the

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. Having received several appearances for such teams as

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and the Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan between 1997 and 2000, he finally got his chance to prove himself at international level in 2000 when he played against

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in a One Day International. Entering his international career as an upper-order batsman, not quite emulating the position of opening batsman he achieved with his first match playing for

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, he performed steadily for the team, at times impressing with his play. Abbas was on the losing ADBP side in the PCB Patron's Trophy final of 1998, won by

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. Most recently, in 2006, he has played for

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, having represented a Lahore-based team in the 2005/06 instalment of the

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