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
2nd T20I Pakistan v Bangladesh: Pakistan too good for Bangladesh
As the top-ranking T20I side in the world, Pakistan have made a positive start to the year 2020 by taking the three-match series at home against Bangladesh
1st T20I Pakistan v Bangladesh - A close game without the drama
A smart unbeaten 58 off 45 balls by veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik, saw Pakistan home in the final over to go one -up in the three-match T20I series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – A Historic Perspective
Bangladesh cricketers on their first tour of Pakistan for 11 years, are to play three T20Is, starting on Friday 24 January, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (GSL). The venue is the ‘Home of Cricket’ and the headquarter of the game in the country
Testing Times - National Stadium, Karachi
The Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka marked the end of a decade-long drought of five-day international cricket at the National Stadium, Karachi (NSK)
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs in historic 2nd Test victory in Karachi
It took Pakistan just 15 minutes on the final morning to wrap up an historic series win at home 1-0.
Pakistan closes in on victory in 2nd Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi
A small but exuberant crowd at Karachi witnessed another day of domination by the Pakistan team
Pakistan on top in 2nd Test after 278-run partnership between Abid Ali and Shan Masood
A great day for Pakistan cricket was all about the brilliant 278-run partnership between Abid Ali and Shan Masood
Shaheen Afridi 5fer helps Pakistan keep in touch with Sri Lanka on day 2 of 2nd Test
Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka teams fought tooth and nail on the second day of the Test match at National Stadium, Karachi.
2nd Test - Honours even between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Day 1
By the close of play, on day one of the second Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, at the National Stadium, in Karachi, 13 wickets had fallen in the day.
