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	Ahmed died in Karachi on 18 June 2026, aged 88, after suffering a heart attack two weeks prior.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed ~~passes away at 88~~ \|url=https://~~english~~.~~aaj~~.tv/news/~~330460445/veteran-cricket-journalist-qamar-ahmed-passes-away-at-88~~ \|access-date=6 July 2026 \|work=~~AAJ~~ \|date=18 June 2026}}</ref><ref ~~name=DawnObit~~>{{cite news ~~\|last1=Farooqi \|first1=Ibrahim~~ \|title=Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed ~~is no more~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~dawn~~.~~com~~/news/~~2009075~~ \|access-date=6 July 2026 \|work=~~Dawn~~ \|date=19 June 2026}}</ref>		Ahmed died in Karachi on 18 June 2026, aged 88, after suffering a heart attack two weeks prior.<ref name=DawnObit>{{cite news \|last1=Farooqi \|first1=Ibrahim \|title=Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed is no more \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/2009075 \|access-date=6 July 2026 \|work=Dawn \|date=19 June 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed passes away at 88 \|url=https://english.aaj.tv/news/330460445/veteran-cricket-journalist-qamar-ahmed-passes-away-at-88 \|access-date=6 July 2026 \|work=AAJ \|date=18 June 2026}}</ref>

	===Books===		===Books===

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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer and journalist (1937–2026)}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Qamar Ahmed
| image = File:Qamar_Ahmed.webp
| caption =
| country = Pakistan
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|10|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Mughal Serai, [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|6|18|1937|10|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Karachi]], Sindh, Pakistan
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| club1 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sind]]
| year1 = 1956–57 to 1957–58
| club2 = [[Hyderabad cricket team (Pakistan)|Hyderabad]]
| year2 = 1958–59 to 1962–63
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 17
| runs1 = 371
| bat avg1 = 12.79
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 68 not out
| deliveries1 = 2023
| wickets1 = 36
| bowl avg1 = 29.11
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/36
| catches/stumpings1= 8/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42392.html Cricinfo
| date = 27 August
| year = 2015
}}

'''Qamar Ahmed''' ({{langx|ur|قمر احمد}}); (23 October 1937 – 18 June 2026) was a Pakistani cricket journalist and [[first-class cricket]]er who played for Sindh and Hyderabad cricket teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/807246-far-more-than-a-game|title=Far More Than A Game | Sports | thenews.com.pk|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> He reported on more than 400 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and the first eight [[Cricket World Cup]]s.

==Early life==
Born in the [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]] of [[British India]], Ahmed was the fifth of nine children – six sisters and three brothers. The family migrated to Pakistan following the end of the British rule in the sub-continent, and settled in [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]].<ref name=DawnObit/>

==Playing career==
Ahmed made his first-class debut for [[Sindh cricket team|Sind]] against [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi Whites]] in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] in 1956–57, taking 3 for 60 in an innings defeat for Sind. He and the future [[Test cricket|Test]] player [[Mushtaq Mohammad]], who was also making his first-class debut for Karachi Whites, dismissed each other.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sind v Karachi Whites 1956–57 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/22/22305.html |access-date=28 September 2015 |publisher=CricketArchive (subscription needed)}}</ref> He played again for Sind in 1957–58, but the Sind team was discontinued in 1958, and he began playing for the new [[Hyderabad cricket team (Pakistan)|Hyderabad team]] in 1958–59. When Hyderabad won for the first time, against [[Khairpur cricket team|Khairpur]] in 1959–60, Ahmed took 6 for 36 with his left-arm spin in the second innings.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23902.html| title = Hyderabad v Khairpur 1959-60| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 28 September 2015}}</ref>

He captained Hyderabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1961–62, but they lost all three of their matches, failing to dismiss any of their opponents.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy_1961-62.html | title = Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1961–62| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 28 September 2015}}</ref>

His highest score was 68 not out at number 10 for Hyderabad against [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi A]] in 1962–63.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25867.html | title = Karachi A v Hyderabad 1962-63| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 28 September 2015}}</ref>

In ''Wounded Tiger'', his history of Pakistan cricket, [[Peter Oborne]] says Ahmed has the unique distinction of having dismissed all five brothers of the famous Mohammad family in first-class cricket.<ref>[[Peter Oborne]], ''Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan'', Simon & Schuster, London, 2014, p. 138.</ref> In fact, although he did dismiss [[Hanif Mohammad|Hanif]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyderabad v Karachi 1958-59|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23268.html|website=Cricket Archive|access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> Mushtaq and [[Sadiq Mohammad|Sadiq]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyderabad Chief Commissioner's XI v Fazal Mahmood's XI 1959-60|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23964.html|website=Cricket Archive|access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> he did not dismiss [[Wazir Mohammad|Wazir]] or [[Raees Mohammad|Raees]] – at least not in first-class cricket.

==Journalism==
Ahmed earned a master's degree in English Literature at the [[University of Sindh]] and began his journalism career at the ''Indus Times'' in [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]]. Beginning in 1963 he worked as a freelance journalist.<ref>{{cite news| work=Dawn | first=Khalid H.|last=Khan |access-date=28 September 2015| title=Renowned journalist Qamar Ahmed scores 400 not out in Tests |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1080591 |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> At the Third Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]] in January 2014 he became the third journalist, after [[John Woodcock (cricket writer)|John Woodcock]] and [[Richie Benaud]], to cover 400 [[Test cricket|Tests]]. At that stage he had also covered 732 [[One Day International]]s and the first eight [[Cricket World Cup]]s.<ref>{{cite news| work=The News | access-date=28 September 2015| title=Qamar Ahmed covers his 400th Test |url= http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-134369-Qamar-Ahmed-covers-his-400th-Test |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> For most of his journalism career he was based in the UK.<ref>{{cite news| work=Cricinfo | first=Andrew Fidel |last=Fernando |access-date=28 September 2015| title=Qamar Ahmed's special quadruple |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/710313.html |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> He witnessed the 1000th and 2000th Test matches.<ref name=DawnObit/>

==Death==
Ahmed died in Karachi on 18 June 2026, aged 88, after suffering a heart attack two weeks prior.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed passes away at 88 |url=https://english.aaj.tv/news/330460445/veteran-cricket-journalist-qamar-ahmed-passes-away-at-88 |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=AAJ |date=18 June 2026}}</ref><ref name=DawnObit>{{cite news |last1=Farooqi |first1=Ibrahim |title=Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed is no more |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/2009075 |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=Dawn |date=19 June 2026}}</ref>

===Books===
*''Pakistan Book of Cricket'' (annual from 1976 to 1998–99)
*''Testing Time'' (1983)
*''Showdown: The Story of Pakistan's Tour of the West Indies 1993'' (1993)
*''Playing for Pakistan: An Autobiography'' by Hanif Mohammad with Qamar Ahmed (1999)
*''An Artist's Impression of the Golden Greats of Pakistan Cricket'' (with Shafiq Ahmed) (2002)
*''For Cricket and Country'' by [[Waqar Hasan]] with Qamar Ahmed (2002)
*''Far More than a Game: An Autobiography of a Cricket Writer and Broadcaster'' (2020)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43122/43122.html Qamar Ahmed] at CricketArchive
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42392.html Qamar Ahmed] at [[Cricinfo]]
* {{IMDb name|11494880}}

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