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Chishty Mujahid

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Chishty Mujahid
Personal information
Full nameChishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid
NationalityPakistani
Born (1944-01-17) 17 January 1944 (age 80)
Delhi, British India
Alma materKarachi 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

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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

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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]

Awards

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Chishti completes 50 years in cricket commentary". www.thenews.com.pk. 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (28 August 2014). "Calling on the game: History of cricket commentary in Pakistan". DAWN.COM.
  3. ^ a b c "Chishty Mujahid takes over as PCB Director". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ Correspondent, Special (9 February 2021). "Heralding a force and jewel of cricket commentary | Editor's Pick". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ a b c Parvez, Salim (19 January 2017). "Chishty Mujahid completes half a century of broadcasting and telecasting cricket commentary |".
  6. ^ Husain, Amir (31 December 2012). "The standard of commentary has gone down all over the world: Chishty Mujahid". Cricket Country.
  7. ^ "Tareekh e Pakistan - Chishti Mujahid (صدارتی تمغا برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ چشتی مجاہد) | Online History Of Pakistan". www.tareekhepakistan.com.