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Pakistan Cricket Past Present and Future

Salim Parvez - the author

Champions of Pakistan Cricket

Javed Ilyas - Pride intact

The ancient city of Multan, as the hub of cricket in southern Punjab, ought to have produced many more international stars than they have, since emerging as Division, in the new administrative set-up in 1958.

Minto, Mian and Mujahid

A personal recollection of Minto Park, now named Greater Allama Iqbal Park, takes one to the late 1960s with wrestlers grappling opponents, who after an oil massage, would enter the Akhara - fray made up of soft soil.

A Pakistan coaching dilemma

Pakistan cricket team management at present, consists of six coaches – Misbah-ul-Haq (head), Shahid Aslam (assistant),Younis Khan (batting), Waqar Younis (bowling), Mushtaq Ahmed (spin bowling), Abdul Majeed (fielding) – that usually accompany the national team, both at home and overseas.

A symbol of dedicated service - An obituary of Said Shah

Mian Said Ahmed Shah, an international umpire and an eminent cricket figure in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan, passed away on February 5, following a prolonged illness. The 80-year old leaves behind, a legacy of a kind, thoughtful Pashtun, in a number of roles in both education and sports.

Mohammad Ashraf - legacy and professionalism

After a four-day finish in Karachi, the Pakistan and South Africa Test squads resume their battle in Rawalpindi, the twin city of capital Islamabad.

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.