Gul Hameed Bhatti
Gul Hameed Bhatti (1947 – February 4, 2010) was a Pakistani journalist, editor and sports writer. Known as Pakistan's "Encyclopaedia of Cricket", Bhatti wrote for The Cricketer Magazine.
After training as a pilot, Bhatti turned to journalism, joining The Cricketer. He joined forces with Abid Ali Kazi and Nauman Badr and launched the Cricket Statistians Association. In 1990 Bhatti joined The News as a sports editor.
Bhatti suffered with ill health after the death of his wife in 1996. After a battle with throat cancer, he suffered a brain stroke. He died on February 4, 2010 after a second stroke.[1]
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External links
- A tribute by Jalal Hamid Bhatti (brother)
- Mughal, Owais (February 8, 2010). "Gul Hameed Bhatti (1947–2010): Pakistan's Encyclopaedia of Cricket". ALL THINGS PAKISTAN. Retrieved January 30, 2013. External link in
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|publisher=(help) - Bhatti, Jalal Hameed (2009, updated February 23, 2010). "Gul Hameed Bhatti – A Man Born for Cricket". Pakistan Paedia. Retrieved January 30, 2013. Check date values in:
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