India, March 22 -- The India-Pakistan cricket rivalry these days is restricted to ICC events, but in the 1970s and 1980s the neighbours played a lot of matches against each other. Whenever a great player of that era discusses the game, it evokes nostalgia.

For those who followed cricket in the 1970s, Zaheer Abbas is revered name. The stylish Pakistan batter who was dubbed Asia's Bradman for his prolific scoring - he has 108 first-class centuries - regaled a select gathering at the Cricket Club of India talking cricket and going down memory lane.

As a batting artist, he was an entertainer par excellence. Former India pacer Karsan Ghavri, who has played against Zed (his nickname) recalled his batting class. "Even in T20s we see batters pl...