Mr Nawaz Sharif’s passion for the game of cricket is well known. Famous internet site Cricinfo mentions him as a first-class cricketer; he had represented the Pakistan Railways in a match against the Pakistan International Airlines way back in the 1974. In later years, he continued his love affair with cricket as a minister and chief minister in Punjab in the 1980s. But it was during his second term in the prime minister’s office in the 1990s that he regularly set the Lahore Gymkhana ground ablaze with his weekend power-batting displays.LAHORE, Nov 27: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif longs for a return to the batting crease after a hiatus of close to a decade from his favourite game.
“I want to bat and bowl,” he said while talking to reporters at Bagh-i-Jinnah where he inaugurated a cricket museum and a renovated pavilion at the Lahore Gymkhana.
Mr Sharif said the old character of the gymkhana should be kept intact and asked his former cricket captain at the club, Javed Zaman, to bring together all the players who used to play with the former premier and arrange a match in four weeks.
Mr Sharif said taking part in sports was a healthy activity, and the politicians in high places should work for promoting a culture of sports in the country. He also felt sorry for the disappearing of greenery from the Gymkhana ground.
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