Nauman Niaz

Nauman Niaz (born 19 November 1969) is a Pakistani television personality, cricket correspondent, and writer. He is currently serving as the Director of Sports & Syndication of the PTVC. He is a recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s Civil Award for his contributions to sports journalism and broadcasting.

Nauman Niaz
Niaz in 2014.
Born (1969-11-19) November 19, 1969
Lahore, West Pakistan
OccupationSports personality
Years active1999–present
Sports commentary career
Team(s)Pakistan
SportsCricket
EmployerPakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan Television Corporation

Niaz has written articles for various newspapers and has anchored numerous live shows about cricket. He authored Pakistan Cricket The Story of Betrayal (2010) and is the official historian of Pakistan Cricket. His book The Fluctuating Fortunes was commissioned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2005.

Early life and education

Niaz was born in Lahore, West Pakistan, the third child of Nusrat Hamid and Lieutenant General Hamid Niaz (retd.) of Pakistan Army. He started his schooling in St Mary’s Academy, Rawalpindi in 1975 before enrolling in Aitchison College, Lahore. After completing his Bachelors in Medicine, and Bachelors in Surgery (MBBS) from the Army Medical College, he worked at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Soon afterwards, Niaz completed his post graduation in endocrinology. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Niaz holds Ph.D. from University of Western Australia and a post doctorate from the University of Oxford.

Cricket career

As a post graduate trainee at the Holy Family Hospital in 1999, he joined the Pakistan Cricket Board as a Media Coordinator and was promoted to Manager Coordinator of the Asian Cricket Council. Soon afterwards, Niaz was appointed as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s media manager.[1]

2021 Shoaib Akhtar spat

On 28 October 2021, Nauman Niaz was taken off air by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)[2][3][4] following a spat on the popular show Game on Hai with former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.[5][6] Niaz later expressed regret, saying, "I had no right. To err is human and for that I apologize. Not only once, but a million times. Shoaib has been a rockstar. Whatever happened on camera was unbecoming."[7]

References
  1. "Dr Nauman Niaz Blasts on PCB After The Loss From Bangladesh Complete Show". Siasat.pk. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. "PTV takes Nauman Niaz, Shoaib Akhtar off-air after spat on live TV". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  3. "No Nauman Niaz, Shoaib Akhtar on PTV till inquiry concludes | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  4. "Dr Nauman Niaz, Shoaib Akhtar taken off air by PTV following spat". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  5. Dawn.com (2021-10-27). "'Shameless and unacceptable': Shoaib Akhtar quits PTV, walks off show after being 'insulted' by anchor". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  6. "Shoaib Akhtar controversy: 'Dr Nauman Niaz is a nobody, he is very rude to everyone'". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  7. Dawn.com (2021-11-05). "'I apologise a million times': Dr Nauman Niaz expresses regret over spat with Shoaib Akhtar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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