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Dr. Nauman Hamid Niaz (born 19 November 1969) is the Director Sports & Syndication of the PTVC, cricket correspondent and writer, anchorperson and an avid memorabilia collector.He has been a recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s Civil Award for his contributions in sports journalism and broadcasting.
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- Dr nauman niaz reportedly dismissed as director ptv sports
- Early life and education
- Introduction to cricket
- JournalismAnchoring
- References
He has written numerous articles for various newspapers and have anchored numerous live shows on cricket. He has also authored Pakistan Cricket ‘The Story of Betrayal’ (2010). He is the official historian of the Pakistan Cricket, his books 'THE FLUCTUATING FORTUNES' commissioned by the Pakistan Cricket Board were launched in 2005.
Dr nauman niaz reportedly dismissed as director ptv sports
Early life and education
Niaz was born in Lahore, Pakistan.He was the third child of Mrs Nusrat Hamid and Lieutenant General Hamid Niaz (retd.) of Pakistan Army. In 1975 he started his schooling in St Mary’s Academy, Rawalpindi before enrolling in Aitchison College, Lahore. After completing his Bachelors in Medicine and Bachelors in Surgery (MBBS) from Rawalpindi Medical College, he worked at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi.Soon, 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.
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 soon prdomoted as Manager Coordinater of the Asian Cricket Council. Soon Niaz was appointed as Pakistan Cricket Board’s Manager Media manager.
Journalism/Anchoring
Nauman resigned from the PCB in 2001 to pursue a career purely in clinical medicine.However he remained associated with sports journalism, writing for The News International and also appearing as a commentator for Ten Sports and Star Sports. His television career started accidentally when Syed Talat Hussein invited him to his show Swarey Swarey aired from PTV in Islamabad to discuss Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwithrana’s newly developed technique during the Wills World Cup 1996.
Soon, he was asked to host the pre and post match analysis during the World Cup in 1996 which became an instant hit. Nauman remained with the PTVC until 1999 hosting a handful of shows during various international tournaments and series and became a serious voice in cricket.
In 1997 with South Africa touring Pakistan, he joined Star Sports and appeared as a host for the match-analysis shows aired by the channel.
Between 2001 and 2010, Niaz hosted several cricket programmes for Ten Sports, and numerous private channels in Pakistan.
In 2011 after PTV had acquired the rights of the 2011 ICC World Cup played, he was re-hired to start a monologue on PTV News.
When PTV decided to launch PTV Sports a 24/7 specialized sports channel in December 2011, it acquired his services as its first Head of Contents and Senior Anchorperson.
He has been also influential in bringing various foreign cricketers of repute as in-house guests on PTV's post-match analysis shows.