Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Abbas playing together for Nottinghamshire adds to the list of a rare County Championship occurrence when India and Pakistan cricketers played as teammates. Some past pairings include Bishan Bedi-Mushtaq Mohammed/ Sarfraz Nawaz (Northants, 1970s), Anil Kumble-Azhar Mahmood/Mohammad Akram (Surrey, 2006), and Cheteshwar Pujara-Mohammad Rizwan (Sussex, 2022).