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Pakistan Cricket Past Present and Future

Salim Parvez - the author

Champions of Pakistan Cricket

Aftab Baloch - 428 and all that

It was Aftab Baloch’s ill-fate that he played very little cricket for Pakistan, after proving his all-round prowess to make Test debut at 16, in his maiden first-class winter of 1969-70.

Hand of Fate - Tahir Mughal Obituary

Just a month over, after the news of his suffering with stage four gallbladder cancer was confirmed at Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore, Tahir Mughal passed away in Sialkot on January 10, aged 43.

Ijaz Khapra - So near yet so far

Bahawalpur CA were the pioneers of franchised cricket in Pakistan when the elite batch of Pakistan cricketers, including Hanif Mohammad, Wazir Mohammad, Maqsood Ahmed and Khan Mohammad were invited to represent it in the inaugural Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1953-54, which they won.

Masood Chik - The High-flying Bird

Amongst the Pakistan cricketers, now expatriate, Masood Chik stands at the summit alone, for his highly impressive sporting portfolio.

Shahid Mahmood standing tall - An Obituary

In just four years after arriving from Bombay, Shahid Mahmood’s all-round credentials brought him under the radar for selection for Pakistan, his adopted homeland.

Pace partners - Ehtesham-ud-din & Jahanzeb Khan - 1970s

Jahanzeb Khan - Obituary

One of four siblings, Khawaja Jehanzeb Sadiq, better known as Jahanzeb Khan, was born on May 12, 1953 in Karachi (Sind), Pakistan, to a family that originated from Punjab in British India.

Haseeb Ahsan, Nizam Shah (PTC), Sunil Gavaskar and Hanif Mohammed (1984)

End of an innings - Col. Rafi Nasim

It was hard not to have a soft corner for Col. Rafi Nasim, a delightful soul and one of the best known cricket administrators in Pakistan, who breathed his last in the early hours of December 7, in Lahore.

Introduced to General Zia-ul-Haq - Lahore Test 1978

Heart and Soil of Pakistan Cricket

Pakistan’s best known cricket groundsman, Mohammad Bashir’s passing away in Lahore is indeed a significant event and it led to outpouring of tributes in TV, print and on-line media.

Lawrence’s Legacy - An Obituary

Ben Lawrence, who passed away at the age of 81, in Karachi, on August 13, was one of the leading statisticians in world cricket and his role with Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan was not far from what the great Bill Frindall did as part of the Test Match Special team in England.

Javaid Iqbal - Service with a Smile

Whilst running a successful sports retail outlet in Slough, Berkshire, Javaid Iqbal has played a crucial hand in the promotion and development of league cricket, in the south east of England.