Chishty Mujahid

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 Mujahid
Personal information
Full nameChishty bin Subh-o-Mujahid
NationalityPakistani
Born (1944-01-17) 17 January 1944
Delhi, British India
Alma materKarachi Grammar School, National College Karachi, Selwyn College, Cambridge
Director of Pakistan Cricket Board
In office
2002–2003

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.[3]

Awards

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
  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. "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".
  5. 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.


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