Siraj hails Test cricket’s return to city

KARACHI: Prof Syed Siraj-ul Islam Bukhari, one of the pillars of Karachi cricket over the years, has expressed his delight at the return of Test cricket in Pakistan after a gap of more than a decade.

“I would like to congratulate the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ehsan Mani, for bringing international cricket back to Pakistan with a bang. The entire cricket fraternity of the country is thrilled after watching the cricketers perform in our own backyard,” Prof Bukhari, who has been the President as well as the Secretary of the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) for a number of years, remarked in a chat with this correspondent here on Monday.

“The icing on the cake is the impressive performance of the Pakistan team,” he added. “The accomplishments of opener Abid Ali will be remembered for a long time. Similarly the firepower of the young fast bowlers, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, augurs well for the future of the Pakistan cricket,” he complimented.