Chishty Mujahid
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Born | January 17, 1944 Delhi, British India |
| Alma mater | Karachi Grammar School, National College Karachi, Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Director of Pakistan Cricket Board | |
| In office 2002–2003 | |
Chishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid (Urdu: چشتی مجاہد, born 1944), commonly known as Chisty Mujahid, is a Pakistani cricket commentator who also played at club level cricket.[1][2] He also served as Director of Pakistan Cricket Board from 2002 to 2003.[3]
Early life[]
Chishty was born on 17 January 1944 in Delhi, British Raj to a father who was a government employee.[4][5] His family migrated to Karachi from Allahabad after the establishment of Pakistan.[5]
Education and career[]
He was educated at Karachi Grammar School, then the National College Karachi, and later at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[5] He began Pakistani radio commentaries in 1967 and television commentaries in 1970. Chishty has also commentated for outside the country.[6]
Awards[]
In 1986, he was awarded PTV best sports commentator. He won the Radio Pakistan best cricket commentator award in 1999[6] and excellence award in 2001.[7] Chishty is the recipient of Pride of Performance 2003 for cricket broadcasting and telecasting.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Chishti completes 50 years in cricket commentary". www.thenews.com.pk. January 18, 2017.
- ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (August 28, 2014). "Calling on the game: History of cricket commentary in Pakistan". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Chishty Mujahid takes over as PCB Director".
- ^ Correspondent, Special (February 9, 2021). "Heralding a force and jewel of cricket commentary | Editor's Pick".
- ^ a b c Parvez, Salim (January 19, 2017). "Chishty Mujahid completes half a century of broadcasting and telecasting cricket commentary |".
- ^ a b "Chishty Mujahid takes over as PCB Director". Cricinfo.
- ^ Husain, Amir (December 31, 2012). "The standard of commentary has gone down all over the world: Chishty Mujahid". Cricket Country.
- ^ "Tareekh e Pakistan - Chishti Mujahid (صدارتی تمغا برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ چشتی مجاہد) | Online History Of Pakistan". www.tareekhepakistan.com.
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