Chishty Mujahid
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Born | 17 January 1944 |
| Education | 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 in 1947.[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 international events outside the country.[3]
Awards
- Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 2004.[6][7]
- In 1986, he was awarded the PTV 'Best Sports Commentator' award.
- He won the Radio Pakistan best cricket commentator award in 1999[3] and excellence award in 2001.[8]
References
- ^ "Chishti completes 50 years in cricket commentary". The News International newspaper. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (28 August 2014). "Calling on the game: History of cricket commentary in Pakistan". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b c "Chishty Mujahid takes over as PCB Director". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Heralding a force and jewel of cricket commentary | Editor's Pick". 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Parvez, Salim (19 January 2017). "Chishty Mujahid completes half a century of broadcasting and telecasting cricket commentary |".
- ^ "Investiture ceremony today (for 2004 civil awards)". Dawn newspaper. 23 March 2004. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ^ "Tareekh e Pakistan - Chishti Mujahid (صدارتی تمغا برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ چشتی مجاہد) | Online History Of Pakistan". tareekhepakistan.com website. 14 August 2003. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ^ Husain, Amir (31 December 2012). "The standard of commentary has gone down all over the world: Chishty Mujahid". Cricket Country.