Personal information | |
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Full name | Chishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Born | Delhi, British India | 17 January 1944
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]
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]
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. [3]
In 1986, he was awarded PTV best sports commentator. He won the Radio Pakistan best cricket commentator award in 1999 [3] and excellence award in 2001. [6] Chishty is the recipient of Pride of Performance 2003 for cricket broadcasting and telecasting. [7]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Chishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Born | Delhi, British India | 17 January 1944
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]
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]
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. [3]
In 1986, he was awarded PTV best sports commentator. He won the Radio Pakistan best cricket commentator award in 1999 [3] and excellence award in 2001. [6] Chishty is the recipient of Pride of Performance 2003 for cricket broadcasting and telecasting. [7]