15 November 2000 was supposed to be a memorable day for Qaiser Abbas. It was the day that every young cricketer dreams of, as it was the day he was to make his test debut for his country at the tender age of 18.

He was selected for the test match at Lahore against England in his debut season in first class cricket. His team mates in that match reads like a whose who of Pakistani greats - Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam ul Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Mohammed Yousuf (was Yousuf Youhana then).

Speaking earlier today to PakPassion.net Qaiser recalled the occasion. "Naturally I was very excited. I was only 18 and playing alongside some of my heroes. Sadly we only batted once in a high scoring draw and I only scored 2 runs as Craig White got me out. Sadly those were to be the only runs that I would score in international cricket".

Qaiser was selected for the test match in Lahore and was to be one of a string of "one cap wonders" chosen by Pakistani selectors over the years.

Qaiser added "To be selected to play cricket for Pakistan you need plenty of luck and backing. It is a system where you can play for Pakistan 50 times without doing too much, yet certain players can be dropped after only one chance".

Left handed Qaiser who averages 32.56 in first class cricket is currently playing for the star studded National Bank team in the Quaid E Azam Trophy and further stated that he is still confused as to why he was never given another chance by the selectors. "It was my test debut and there was so much pressure on me, especially at the age of 18. I was so nervous and could only manage 2 runs. I simply never understood why I never got another chance. I would have thought that the selectors would have at least given me 2 or 3 matches to prove myself. Who knows what their thinking was. It still confuses me and I still can't understand the logic".

Qaiser continued "Like many players in domestic cricket I still hope that I will get another chance to play for Pakistan. I'm 27 and still think I can do a job for Pakistan. I can only do my best, continue to hard work and look to improve my game. Lets see what the future holds".