Inzamam making his debut against West Indies without wearing a helmet was a dream come true
i nam ul rehman In the year 1991, as Kashmir was slumped into an attritional war against the state of India, apart from bodies falling, strikes and curfew became a new norm in the Valley. During these days with schools, and colleges closed staying indoors was a perfect recipe. It was during these days that I started to take interest in a sports magazine which my siblings used to relish. It was an Urdu magazine “ Akbar-i-Naujawan ” primarily focused on sports but had a segment on literature, and was published from New Delhi. Although my siblings brought it to read literature I read it for sports feature. The good thing about this magazine was that it provided healthy coverage to the Pakistan cricket team . In one such issue there was an interview of cricketer Ramiz Raja . When asked to name his favourite bowler he names three instead of one, but when he was asked about batsman he replied one and only Viv Richards , and mentions one of a reason of him not wearin...