Omar Kureishi’s was a unique personality; a passionate cricket lover, skilled commentator, PR genius, a high quality journalist, an innovative...
“The more I think about it the more convinced I am that the greatest athlete for his age the world has ever seen may well be Hashim Khan.”
He sent down Pakistan’s first ball in Test cricket in the opening Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi. Nineteen runs later he became...
Abdul Hameed ‘Hameedi’ achieved legendary status when he led Pakistan to a historic title-winning triumph in the Rome Olympics
In 1948, Dara became the first hockey player to represent two different nations in the Olympic Games
Though Pakistan won Test status in 1951, it had started playing international matches as early as 1948. A strong West Indies side was touring...
Master Abdul Aziz Durrani was the doyen of Pakistani cricket coaches
The tale of seven Pakistani Test cricket skippers
Naoomal Jeeomal was a Karachi-born cricketer, who opened the batting in India’s inaugural Test against England at Lords in 1932
Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium is regarded as the home of Pakistan cricket
