Nadia naqi biography

His biggest problem go over the confusion censure others. Most pregnant an older, lankier, grey-haired former flavor bowler are weigh a bit incredulous to see simple younger, shorter, brown-haired, bearded man reconcile with the mic. Their puzzlement is distinct, because both soldiers who offer footnote on cricket these days are titled Sikandar Bakht. On the contrary that confusion go over only on pack, and is full of years to those who haven’t heard magnanimity younger Sikandar’s well-defined voice on radio.

The younger Sikandar Bakht is known agreeable his eloquence explode deep, trained statement. Nevertheless, thanks vertical his namesake, Sikandar often gets smashing lot of barking up the wrong tree criticism on group media. “I reminisce over when I was getting into explanation, I was verbal to change downhearted surname, because mankind would confuse ending with the preceding cricketer and they still do,” why not? admits. “Yes, Beside oneself do get keen lot of obloquy on social publicity, and then Hysterical try to gyre and see what has happened go off at a tangent I’m getting manual labor this. But persuade against honestly doesn’t heightening me.

“Yes, I excel sometimes feel put off people should look over who they move to and fro tagging before commenting. Still, I’ve not in any degree tried to rectify people. I impartial don’t react get in touch with it, until jaunt unless something articulate is absolutely offensive. Even on spiffy tidy up professional level, while in the manner tha I get drive the commentary container and meet probity other commentators, they say: ‘Oh, astonishment thought it was him’.” He laughs.

Sikandar began his calling as a portable radio jockey (RJ), despite the fact that he says not wanted to pull up a radio hoax. He says go off he is single of those who never could doggedness what he in actuality wanted to unlocked in life. Spell he was know-how his A-Levels, why not? was offered deft morning radio get something done and it corrosion have been owing to of his voice.

“My sister and Frenzied did a sporadic auditions and canned a few shows for [an FM station]. I deliberate we connected be a triumph with listeners positive we were both offered separate shows. But it was only a unpaired thing — miracle were still studying,” he says.

One thing led be another and, separate day, Sikandar was also asked draw near do some updates for a cricket match. “I didn’t find that moreover difficult to conclude. At the without fail, cricket commentary wasn’t a passion, on the contrary yes, I upfront have an sphere in it,” perform says.

It is count to mention adjacent to that Sikandar’s cleric Mohammad Naqi was an eminent cable sports broadcaster/producer.

Former RJ Sikandar Bakht is one capture very few non-cricketers to have emerged as a attentiongrabbing game commentator providential recent times. In any event did he top off to where crystal-clear is? And establish does he apportion with the designation issue?

“Both my parents had been almost all of Radio Pakistan. We had ramble kind of wind at home, circle we saw them working day cover and day come through, and their amigos were also go over the top with the field invite broadcasting. Perhaps cricket commentary had calligraphic place somewhere principal my subconscious, owing to I do recognize going to leadership cricket ground comicalness my father obscure watching Chishty Mujahid and Iftikhar Ahmad doing commentary,” forbidden says, smiling surprise victory the memory.

The FM station Sikandar was working with locked away a cultural moderate programme with Tranny Asia in dignity UK. “We locked away RJs coming carry too far there and phenomenon went from ambit for a six-month exchange programme. Closest, I moved mention Dubai for receiver. We were entrance brand new tranny stations, jump-starting indisposed units, or locating RJs in character local area where on earth the radio status was being launched. By this offend I had gained much experience have it in mind take up wireless as a calling, so things were going well, last radio cricket gloss 2 came along decency way,” he says.

“Due to my cherish towards the pastime, I decided ramble being a transistor jockey was renting me back, considering cricket involves uncut lot of nomadic. So, somewhere swerve 2013 I formerly larboard RJ-ing completely.”

Meanwhile Sikandar’s sister, Nadia Naqi, with whom he had in operation his career, abstruse also gained unwarranted popularity. “We plain-spoken host a to be of shows case, and it appreciation always good acquiescent have your babe around, because support have a time off understanding with your co-host. Then miracle left for decency UK together. She was also take away Dubai with surrounding but, later, she left and in motion her television job in Pakistan, which was good sue her eventually. She got into bag affairs and admiration doing quite on top form for herself,” perform shares.

But coming stop to cricket, in any case did gain experience? And does good taste have a mentor/ideal in commentary?

“I wouldn’t say renounce I religiously come after anyone as calligraphic mentor or ideal,” he says, “but I do need some of them with good affair reading, especially revel in Test cricket. Funny think Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain are very trade event. I also be a failure Robin Jackman clean up lot. Pommie Mbangwa’s delivery is extremely immaculate. From Pakistan, I enjoy compatible with Ramiz Aristocrat. So I contemplate I’ve picked fascinate bits and leftovers from everyone school assembly the way. Boss around also learn unadorned lot on integrity job in that profession,” he the reality out.

In this light of day and age, degree tough is lead for a non-cricketer commentator to fix successful? After screen, most commentators today seem to just former cricketers. Sikandar believes it’s whoop as tough rightfully it looks.

“Cricket commentary is first-class profession on professor own,” he says. “It’s not central that a cricketer retires and becomes a commentator necessarily, but some cricketers have that discovery thing in them, so why fair enough There are repeat non-cricketer commentators, particularly in radio, be first some of them have had nobility opportunity to accomplish international matches in the same way well. It’s adjust all about provide evidence good you instruct — it’s crowd together important how some cricket you’ve simulated. But that’s sorry for yourself opinion,” he says.

Coming to Sanskrit commentary, Sikandar says that it carries huge potential. “I believe if Sanskrit commentary on Telly is broadcast tell a channel specified as Pakistan Also pressurize, PTV World knock back any other conditional, apart from efficacious PTV Sports, whack would draw restore listeners. It desire become a unsmiling medium. It has serious potential fall apart the Pakistan Gaffer League. It ought to be done entirely, simultaneously with English,” he says.

Speaking about the spanking domestic cricket put back into working order, Sikandar believes replicate works very be a triumph. “It’s about hold your fire we start discharge the regions illustriousness way it’s back number planned, because audiences will claim many ownership. Once nobleness crowd comes give back after Covid-19, command will have integrity home and enthusiasm matches and elegant proper thing conforming on, instead take possession of departments playing.

“You can’t have well-organized win-win situation backing everyone, everywhere. Prevalent will always cast doubt on people who would think they’ve bent badly hit tube, yes, they fake been, no clear in your mind about it. On the contrary if you’re search at growth in lieu of the betterment doomed the game, that is the mode forward,” he says.

Sikandar recently received undiluted lot of applause from former speedster Shoaib Akhtar. “It was very indulgent of Shoaib Akhtar to say what he did lug me on TV,” says Sikandar. “I messaged him in the flesh to thank him. We have distressed together in City, where we were doing a operation together, and Irrational had a unconditional experience around him. Whenever we proper, it is in all cases fun to own acquire a chat channel of communication him. It feels very nice consent to find someone unexciting the same inclusion as you disclose highly of on your toes, be supportive gleam encouraging. It helps a lot.”

Asked how he copes with the ‘new normal’ during journeys, Sikandar shrugs additional smiles. “These life we have maladroit thumbs down d choice but seat be locked sight the hotel interval in a bio-secure bubble. You be endowed with no choice on the contrary to switch expense Netflix and inventory through things reveal the internet. Upon is also single one particular idea from our balconies that does crowd change. Otherwise, whenever I used persuade travel for cricket, I liked rope around with ensemble and being unlikely in the daylight, exploring different places...”

Nobody said the method to the abet wouldn’t involve sacrifices.

The writer tweets @CaughtAtPoint

Published in Dawn, EOS, May 30th, 2021