Warning: Undefined variable $post in /home/dailyurdutimes/public_html/wp-content/plugins/redux-framework/redux-core/inc/extensions/metaboxes/class-redux-extension-metaboxes.php on line 705

Warning: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, string given in /home/dailyurdutimes/public_html/wp-content/plugins/redux-framework/redux-core/inc/extensions/metaboxes/class-redux-extension-metaboxes.php on line 776
{"id":110285,"date":"2026-11-12T08:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T03:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/?p=110285"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T03:19:20","slug":"rawalpindi-urdu-times-rawalpindi-hosts-worlds-first-event-celebrating-150-years-of-test-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/?p=110285","title":{"rendered":"Rawalpindi (Urdu Times) Rawalpindi Hosts World’s First Event Celebrating 150 Years of Test Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

The prestigious ceremony was organized by the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RISJA) under the supervision of Asghar Ali Mubarak, Founding President of the South Asian Sports Journalists Association.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Former Test cricketer and renowned international commentator Bazid Khan graced the occasion as the chief guest. Bazid Khan belongs to a distinguished family that has served cricket for three generations in the history of Test cricket.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Addressing the ceremony, Bazid Khan said that cricket and media share an inseparable bond. He stated that the media in Pakistan has played a remarkable role in the promotion and development of the game. He lauded the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their dedicated efforts for the development of cricket, and termed the holding of such an event as part of the 150-year celebrations of Test cricket a highly welcome initiative.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, RISJA President Abubakar Bin Tallat, RISJA Chairman Shakeel Ahmed Awan, RISJA Secretary Ambreen Ali, senior journalist Rizwan Ehsan Ali Joji, and Asghar Ali Mubarak appreciated the vital role of the media in the development of cricket in Pakistan. They expressed their resolve to continue making all-out efforts for the service and promotion of cricket.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

At the ceremony, commemorative shields and souvenirs were presented to senior journalists and distinguished guests including Pervez Mughal, Shakeel Awan, Dr. Zahid Awan, Rizwan Ehsan Ali, Ahmed Hammad Siddiqui, Ambreen Ali, Rozina Ali, Maria Rajput, Kiran Khan, Zain Farooq Malik, Zahid Farooq Malik, Zeeshan Qayyum, Nasir Abbas Naqvi, Shakir Abbasi, Owais Abbasi, Qaiser Qureshi, Naeem Khokhar, Zain Masood, Muhammad Suleiman, Haseeb Munawar (PCB), Nawaz Gohar, Aqeel Anjum, and Muhammad Wasi Shah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rawalpindi, November 11, 2026 (Urdu Times): As part of the global celebrations marking 150 years of Test cricket history, the world’s first commemorative event in this historic series was held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The prestigious ceremony was organized by the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RISJA) under the supervision of Asghar Ali Mubarak, Founding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":110284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-news","category-57"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/110284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyurdutimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}