On Aug 22nd, we had gone to Lord's to watch India Vs Middlesex match at Lord's. My cousin Shujju Bhaiya (Shuja Hoda) had planned this trip. Ammar & myself had gone. It was a good match, the first match India had won on this tour. Of course now they have won the ODI series very comprehensively. Kohli made a well compiled 71.
Anyway the highlight for me was something else. It was meeting Mr. Qamar Ahmed, famous sports journalist from Pakistan. He has covered more than 400 Test Matches in the last 40 years around the world. He is also the cricket correspondent for 'The Dawn' newspaper. He is a well known personality in cricketing world.
He also happens to be a relative of Shujju Bhaiya and they have known him from the days when Qamar Ahmad Sb was living in London in the 70's.
We met in the stands in Lord's Cricket Ground and had a chat for 20-30 min. He has some really fascinating stories to tell.
He was also a spinner and played First Class Cricket for Hyderabad, Sindh. He is the only bowler in history to dismiss all the famous Mohammad Brothers (Hanif, Wazir, Sadiq and Mushtaq).
He told us about the time when Imran and Javed Miandad used to live in his flat in London in the 70's in London. He had a famous falling out with Imran during the 1992 World Cup. They didn't speak for the next 12 years till Imran met him in 2004 at Lord's and invited him for lunch.
He also recounted couple of very fascinating cricket stories. It would be great to spend more time with him.
He has helped Peter Oborne write the book on Pakistan Cricket called 'Wounded Tigers'. This book has come out recently.
He is a very affectionate and down to earth person despite his achievements as a cricket correspondent and writer.
I have also shared some of my writings on Cricket with him and requested for his feedback. Let's see if he finds the time to respond !!
Anyway the highlight for me was something else. It was meeting Mr. Qamar Ahmed, famous sports journalist from Pakistan. He has covered more than 400 Test Matches in the last 40 years around the world. He is also the cricket correspondent for 'The Dawn' newspaper. He is a well known personality in cricketing world.
He also happens to be a relative of Shujju Bhaiya and they have known him from the days when Qamar Ahmad Sb was living in London in the 70's.
We met in the stands in Lord's Cricket Ground and had a chat for 20-30 min. He has some really fascinating stories to tell.
He was also a spinner and played First Class Cricket for Hyderabad, Sindh. He is the only bowler in history to dismiss all the famous Mohammad Brothers (Hanif, Wazir, Sadiq and Mushtaq).
He told us about the time when Imran and Javed Miandad used to live in his flat in London in the 70's in London. He had a famous falling out with Imran during the 1992 World Cup. They didn't speak for the next 12 years till Imran met him in 2004 at Lord's and invited him for lunch.
He also recounted couple of very fascinating cricket stories. It would be great to spend more time with him.
He has helped Peter Oborne write the book on Pakistan Cricket called 'Wounded Tigers'. This book has come out recently.
He is a very affectionate and down to earth person despite his achievements as a cricket correspondent and writer.
I have also shared some of my writings on Cricket with him and requested for his feedback. Let's see if he finds the time to respond !!
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