Nauman Niaz

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

Dr. Nauman Niaz during the Faysal Bank T20 2014

He 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' commissioned by the Pakistan Cricket Board and launched in 2005.

Early life and education

Niaz was born in Lahore, West Pakistan. He was the third child of Mrs 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 Army Medical College, he worked at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Soon afterwards, he completed his post graduation in the field of endocrinology. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). He holds PhD from University of Western Australia and a post doctorate from the University of Oxford.

Introduction to cricket

While he was a post graduate trainee at the Holy Family Hospital in 1999 he joined the Pakistan Cricket Board as 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.

Controversy

On 28 October 2021, Nauman Niaz (along with Shoaib Akhtar) was taken off air by the PTV[1][2][3] following spat on the popular show 'Game on Hai' with former fast bowler.[4][5] In response to questions about it in an interview Nauman Niaz expressed regret and said, "I had no right. To err is human and for that, I apologize. Not only once, but a million times. Shoaib has been a rock star. Whatever happened on camera was unbecoming."[6] Whereas Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) sent Rs100 million recovery notice to Shoaib Akhtar in damages and demanded to reimburse three months' salary for violating clauses of their contract in response to recent verbal spat on Live TV Show with Nauman Niaz.[7]

References

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  1. "PTV takes Nauman Niaz, Shoaib Akhtar off-air after spat on live TV". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  2. "No Nauman Niaz, Shoaib Akhtar on PTV till inquiry concludes | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  3. "Dr Nauman Niaz, Shoaib Akhtar taken off air by PTV following spat". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  4. 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.
  5. "Shoaib Akhtar controversy: 'Dr Nauman Niaz is a nobody, he is very rude to everyone'". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  6. 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.
  7. Bilal, Rana (2021-11-08). "'Utter disappointment': Shoaib Akhtar vows to fight legal battle after PTV sends recovery notice". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  8. "PTV World 24/7 English News Channel". World.ptv.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  9. "Dr Nauman Niaz Blasts on PCB After The Loss From Bangladesh Complete Show". Siasat.pk. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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