Chishty Mujahid

Chishty Mujahid (Urdu: چشتی مجاہد, born 1944) is a Pakistani cricket commentator[1] who also played at club level cricket.[2][3]

Chishty Mujahid
Born (1944-01-17) January 17, 1944
Delhi, British India
CitizenshipPakistani
Alma materKarachi Grammar School, National College Karachi, Selwyn College, Cambridge

Early life

Chishty was born in 17 January 1944 in Delhi, British Raj.[4] His family migrated to Karachi from Allahabad after the establishment of Pakistan.[4]

Education and career

He was educated at Karachi Grammar School, then the National College Karachi, and later at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[4] He began Pakistani radio commentaries in 1967 and television commentaries in 1970. Chishty has also commentated for outside the country.[5]

Awards

In 1986, he was awarded PTV best sports commentator. He won the Radio Pakistan best cricket commentator award in 1999[5] and excellence award in 2001.[6] Chishty is the recipient of Pride of Performance 2003 for cricket broadcasting and telecasting.[7]

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