Gul Hameed Bhatti

Gul Hameed Bhatti (; 1947 – 4 February 2010) was a Pakistani journalist, editor and a leading sports writer. Known as Pakistan's "Encyclopaedia of Cricket", Bhatti wrote for The Cricketer, published from Karachi.

Early life and career Gul Hameed Bhatti was born in Lahore in September 1947. After completing his education, he first trained as a commercial airlines pilot but lost interest in it. Then he worked in the public relations department at the Pakistan Trade Development Corporation. Bhatti later turned to his real passion - sports journalism, joining The Cricketer (magazine). Initially he used to report on the cricket club scene from Lahore. Later he became the editor of this magazine. He joined forces with Abid Ali Kazi and Nauman Badr and launched the Cricket Statistians Association. It is widely believed in Pakistan that Bhatti, during his lifetime, had built and was maintaining one of the most comprehensive database on Pakistani cricket. In 1990, Bhatti joined The News International (newspaper) as a sports editor.