Chishty Mujahid
Chishty Mujahid | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1944 |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Karachi Grammar School, National College Karachi, Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Chishty Mujahid (Urdu: چشتی مجاہد, born 1944) is a Pakistani cricket commentator[1] who also played at club level cricket.[2][3]
Early life
Chishty was born in 17 January 1944 in Delhi, British Raj.[4] His family migrated to Karachi from Allahabad after the establishment of Pakistan.[4]
Education and career
He was educated at Karachi Grammar School, then the National College Karachi, and later at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[4] He began Pakistani radio commentaries in 1967 and television commentaries in 1970. Chishty has also commentated for outside the country.[5]
Awards
In 1986, he was awarded PTV best sports commentator. He won the Radio Pakistan best cricket commentator award in 1999[5] and excellence award in 2001.[6] Chishty is the recipient of Pride of Performance 2003 for cricket broadcasting and telecasting.[7]
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".
- ^ a b c "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.
 | This Pakistan-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |