Cricket in the time of war

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Sadiq Muhammad has opened up about the impact on cricket and his life in general during the wars of 1965 and 1971.

In an exclusive interview with Nukta, 80-year-old Sadiq Muhammad recalled the wars of 1965 and 1971. He said that he was a young man during the war of 1965, but despite this, his mother had forbidden all the boys, including him, to leave the house during the war so it meant that they were forced to stop playing cricket.

Sadiq also said that as soon as the recent war started, his son living in England offered him to move to England, but he replied that Pakistan is his country, no matter what the situation is, war or peace, he wants to stay in Pakistan.

He wishes that there should never be a war between Pakistan and India so that there can be permanent peace and development in both countries.

Sadiq Muhammad, who played his first Test for Pakistan in 1969, represented Pakistan in forty-one Tests and nineteen ODIs. He also played for Karachi, PIA, UBL, Gloucestershire, Essex, and Tasmania.

Sadiq is the younger brother of Little Master Hanif Muhammad. His brothers Mushtaq Muhammad and Wazir Muhammad also played Tests for Pakistan.