KARACHI: Veteran sports journalist and cricket writer Qamar Ahmed has died in Karachi at the age of 88, his family said. He had been suffering from a heart condition.
Qamar Ahmed was regarded as one of Pakistan’s pioneering cricket journalists. During a career spanning several decades, he covered more than 400 Test matches and over 600 One-Day Internationals, in addition to numerous International Cricket Council events around the world.
Born on Oct. 23, 1937, in India’s Uttar Pradesh, Qamar Ahmed spent many years living in England and earned international recognition as a cricket writer and analyst.
He also played 17 first-class matches and captained Hyderabad in Pakistan’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
His funeral prayers will be offered after Maghrib prayers on Thursday at Bait-us-Salam Mosque in DHA Phase IV, Karachi.