Obituary - Munawwar Hussain Agha (1944-2023)

Son of Asghar Hussain Agha and the only male amongst four siblings, Munawwar Hussain Agha grew up in Hyderabad (Sind), although his ancestral bondage was with Iran and Afghanistan, two of Pakistan’s neighbouring countries.

Test and Tribulation - Agha Zahid

Agha Zahid, the battle weary soldier of Pakistan cricket is back as the Chief Curator, a role which he previously resigned from in April 2020, following a 19-year stint in preparing some of the best pitches for both domestic and international cricket.

Hand of Fate - Raees Mohammad (1932-2022)

As the second-in-line amongst the five Mohammad brothers of international fame, who dominated Pakistan cricket for three decades, the death of 89-year old Raees Mohammad on February 14 in Karachi, draws curtain on one of the less fortunate cricketers of his time.

Schoolboy prodigy Aftab Baloch (1953-2022)

The news of 68-year old Aftab Baloch’s passing away on January 24, understandably shook and saddened cricket circles of Pakistan, perhaps more so in Karachi, the city of his birth.

Khalid H. Khan (1963-2021) - An Obituary

The passing away of Pakistan’s leading English cricket journalist Khalid H. Khan, a long-serving senior reporter at The Dawn Media Group in Karachi, on November 23, 2021, leaves behind a legacy of dedication, uprightness and to top it all a great advocacy of Pakistan domestic cricket.

Genesis of UAE cricket 1974-84

The significance of Sri Lanka’s Vinothen John’s opening delivery to Pakistan’s Mohsin Khan at Sharjah on April 6, 1984 didn’t go amiss to either historians or the administrators of the game, for it was the beginning of a new chapter in international cricket.

JAVED BURKI - Standing Firm

An insight into the mind of Javed Burki, former Pakistan cricket captain and a retired high-ranking civil servant has been a privilege of very few.

Kasim Feroze Khan

KFK - Gains and losses

Crossroads often present one with defining moments of one’s life. In 1976, given a choice between cricket and career, the heavy-hearted Kasim Feroze, only 18, opted to give up his sporting dreams.

A Cricketing Messiah – Abdul Dyer

The city of Karachi mourned the passing away of 84-year old Abdul Dyer, on a scale that befitted his stature. The man of jovial outlook, equally adored and respected in business, cricket and showbiz circles, breathed his last on July 13.