I recently found this wrinkled photo in my collection. It is Pakistan’s Under-19 Cricket Team which toured Sri Lanka in either 1975-75 or 76-77. I know most of the people in this photo but not all. Some of the players here later played for Pakistan’s national team also. I thought it will be a good quiz if we try to guess who is who in this photo. There are cricketers, as well as organisers and politcal figures in this photo.
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So far readers have correctly recognized, Begum Rana Liaqat Ali Khan, Javed Miandad, Qasim Umar (last row, 2nd from the left) and Essa Jaffar.
Kavi saheb, i don’t know Saifuddin Valika myself. So if you are sure then I believe you.
Haider, you are right about Qasim Umar
Wink23, Ramiz Raja played his first match for Pak in 1985 and he was right around 19-20 years of age, so he cannot be in this 1975-77 photo.
Adnan you are right about Begum Rana Liaqat and Miandad but I am not sure about Sikandar Bakht next to Miandad. Sikandar is taller than Javed and used to be terribly skinny in mid-late 70s.
Ok, we still have few more people to guess
I think I can spot Rameez Raja on the left..2nd row
Qasim Umar (Omar?) – the guy 2nd from the left in 3rd row ??
I was also able to pick only Javed Miandad. Thanks for sharing this picture.
misunderstanding
@ I really thought, Begum had on her Right Minister of
Railway and on left Chinese Ambassodor, but discovered brother of my Headmistress Pricipal of My School, goodness, thought it was a delegation of Labour Union of Pak Western Railway, Good Lord, the time !!
Any way, no comments !!!