LAHORE : The cricketing fraternity in Pakistan is mourning the sudden passing of Mian Fayyaz Ahmed, a former First-Class cricketer and experienced coach, who died of cardiac arrest in Rawalpindi at the age of 67.
Former captain Mushtaq Mohammad (Birmingham) and Test cricketer Mudassar Nazar (Nairobi), alongside cricket writer Saleem Parvez (London), expressed their condolences. Messages also poured in from political and sports figures such as Sohail Zia Butt (PMLN), Azam Khan (PIA Karachi), Afzal Butt (New York), and Basit Butt (Manchester). From departmental cricket, Nadeem Javed Butt and Sohail Javed Butt also paid tribute to Mian Fayyaz, recalling his contributions to Punjab Police cricket. Hundreds of cricketers, organizers, and admirers have also offered prayers for the departed soul.
