Umpire Khizer Hayat saddened by Bashir’s demise

LAHORE: Former ICC umpire Khizer Hayat on Thursday expressed sorrow over the death of PCB’s former head curator Haji Bashir Ahmad.

Khizer said he remembered his early days of umpiring when Haji Bashir taught him how to mark a pitch and prepare it. “He was my teacher in cricket umpiring. Bashir was such a nice and soft spoken and helping person words fall short talking about him. He not only prepared standard pitches in Pakistan but also in Sharjah, Singapore and other Asian countries. He was truly a hardworking man and master of his field,” Khizer added.