Another Aitchisonian Takes Guard on the World Stage
Well done indeed. Another son of Aitchison College has crossed the threshold into international cricket, and it falls to us, his fellow Aitchisonians, to offer our warmest congratulations to
Muhammad Tayyab Arif
Go well, young man.
Make your mark, and never stray from the path of disciplined excellence that brought you here.
We Aitchisonians are immensely proud of you. You now carry a legacy older than the nation whose cap you wear; carry it with poise.
He joins a lineage as distinguished as any school in the subcontinent can claim.
India, before Partition
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, schooled at Chiefs' College, as Aitchison was then known. He played Test cricket for England between 1932 and 1934, then led India in 1946.
He remains the only man to have represented both England and India.
Yadavindra Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, whose solitary Test, against England in 1934, yielded a graceful 24 and 60.
Pakistan
Majid Khan: 63 Tests (1964โ83), captain
Imran Khan: 88 Tests (1971โ92), captain, and architect of the 1992 World Cup triumph
Aamer Hameed: 2 ODIs (1977โ78)
Ramiz Raja: 57 Tests and 198 ODIs (1984โ97), captain
Bazid Khan: 1 Test (2005)
Wahab Riaz: 27 Tests (2010โ18)
Muhammad Tayyab Arif: Test debut, Rawalpindi, 2026
Footnotes to a Proud History
Three of these Pakistanis rose to lead their country: Majid, Imran and Ramiz.
Majid and Imran were cousins, scions of the BurkiโNiazi clan whose cricket was nurtured on the lawns of Zaman Park.
Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala and himself an Aitchisonian, was appointed to captain India on her maiden Test tour of England in 1932. He withdrew before it began and never played a Test.
Yadavindra Singh and Bazid Khan share a poignant distinction: each played a single Test, the former for India, the latter for Pakistan.
May young Tayyab's story run far longer.
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His bowling action reminds of @waqyounis99 & his batting hitting ability is also a plus point.
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What an amazing weekend for Irish cricket. First ever T20 World Cup match win by the womenโs team and 2-0 series win against the T20 World Champions India by the menโs team.
๐จ PAKISTAN IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP. ๐จ
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, "Pakistan can play the FIFA World Cup, that's the objective of FIFA, have Pakistan and other countries as well to come to the World Cup for the first time. In this World Cup, we have already several debutants teams that never made it in the past.
We are, as FIFA, investing a lot in Pakistan with the Pakistan Football Federation, with all the football people there, to grow the talent. We have talent everywhere in the world, including in Pakistan. And you know, we look forward to have Pakistan in the World Cup, hopefully in the near future".
Nahid Rana is yet to play international cricket in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand or England. Thatโs a mouth watering prospect if he continues on the upward trend.
Sufiyan Muqeem dedicated his PSL Player of the Tournament award to the late Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan.
Has to be the first time a cricketer has dedicated an award to a nuclear physicist.
#PSL11#Cricket
A statement knock by Babar Azam 100 off just 52 balls against Quetta Gladiators ๐ฅ
He dominated the spinners, played high risk shots with complete authority, and looked fearless throughout. This is a Babar without mental blocks, confident, aggressive, and in control.
Credit to Ottis Gibson as well for his mentorship. The impact is clearly visible in this PSL ๐ฏ
#BabarAzam #psl
Babar Azam played just one dot ball in his 52-ball innings tonight. In the ball-by-ball database which has over 3,000 innings of 50 or more balls in T20s all over the world, no batter has ever had as few as one dot ball.