Salim Parvez - Statistician, Author, Historian & Archivist
Born in Taplow, Berkshire in 1965, both of Salim’s education and club cricket was in Pakistan, where he spent 19 years before returning to UK in 1986.
As a freelance cricket writer, Salim kicked off with England-West Indies 1995 pocket-size book and his first taste of publication on Pakistan cricket, with Babes of Cricket to World Champion in 1996, written in collaboration with Shuja-ud-din, Test all-rounder. The duo upgraded their work with The Chequered History of Pakistan Cricket, launched at Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore in 2003. Salim’s major contribution perhaps thus far is the profile-based, K.H.Baloch’s Encyclopaedia of Pakistan Cricket, launched in Karachi in 2005. Since then, the same team have broken new grounds with K.H.Baloch’s Bibliography of Pakistan Cricket, coinciding with Pakistan team’s tour of England in 2010. He was also co-writer of A Straight Bat – a biography of Pakistan Test opener, Alim-ud-din in 2015. The 2nd edition of Encyclopaedia of Pakistan Cricket is taking its shape with an aim to be launched in the near future.
Latest Articles
Australian power show against Pakistan at Perth
Australia inflicted a crushing 10-wicket win over Pakistan, in the first ever T20I to be staged at Optus Stadium, Perth in Western Australia.
Ashiq Qureshi - An Aristocrat With a Heart of Gold
The death of Ashiq Qureshi in Lahore (Punjab) on Friday, November 1, closes a chapter on one of Pakistan’s most dedicated cricket administrators. Four weeks away from his 70th birthday, he suffered a cardiac arrest which proved fatal.
Steve Smith Takes Charge in Canberra
Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets, to go one-up in the three-match series, in the first ever T20I played at Manuka Oval, Canberra.
Rain washes out 1st T20I between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney
Persistent rain washes out first T20I between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney earlier today.
Pakistan Domestic Cricket – New Model in ‘Full Swing’
It has not escaped one’s attention that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) besides streamlining the domestic cricket structure, has also taken positive strides in reaching out and engaging more readily with the worldwide media.
Writing on the wall – Exit Sarfaraz Ahmed
In axing Sarfaraz Ahmed, for the forthcoming tour of Australia, Pakistan selectors have taken a decision, that was least unexpected.
Sri Lanka complete 3-0 whitewash over Pakistan in T20I Series
Losing a series in your own backyard is pretty bad but to be whitewashed by a side that had its major players missing, was not a start Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq had expected, in his first few weeks in the job.
Rajapaksa and de Silva star in Sri Lanka T20 series win over Pakistan
The Sri Lankan cricket received a tremendous boost by beating Pakistan, the top-ranking T20 side in the world, under lights at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Pakistan toppled by Sri Lanka youth
A Sri Lankan side, largely made up of upcoming fringe players, spring a surprise by beating Pakistan by 64 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – the venue of their 1996 World Cup win. The commitment of the touring side was admirable as it went one-up in the three match T20 series.
HBL PSL 2020 Attracts Some of the World’s Very Best
Mohammad Mohsin aims to become world’s best all-rounder
Obdurate Fawad Keeps Sindh Afloat Against Northern
Imran Butt, Aizaz Cheema Star on Day Two
