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An evening with Sarfraz Nawaz

Date: Friday 17 July 2026 Venue: Royal Nawaab Perivale, London
An evening with Sarfraz Nawaz

About this event

A special evening honouring legendary cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz, the pioneer and "King of Reverse Swing", hosted with Creative Team Events.

Third World Solidarity, in collaboration with Creative Team Events, hosted a special evening to honour legendary international cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz, the pioneer and "King of Reverse Swing".

The evening celebrated his remarkable contribution to Pakistan cricket and his lasting place in the history of the game, and brought together sporting legends, diplomats, councillors, journalists and community leaders.

Guests included Ali Nawaz Malik, Press Minister at the Pakistan High Commission in London; cricket legend Zaheer Abbas of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame; Olympic hockey gold medallist Akhtar Rasool; Sahibzada Amir Jahangir, former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan; Dr Javed Sheikh of The Urdu Markaz London; and Yasir Arafat of Pakistan's 2009 ICC Twenty20 World Cup winning squad.

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Event report

The event was attended by a distinguished gathering of dignitaries and community leaders, including cricket legend Zaheer Abbas, Olympic hockey gold medallist Akhtar Rasool, Yasir Arafat of Pakistan's 2009 ICC Twenty20 World Cup winning squad, and Samreen Chaudhry, founder of Creative Team Events UK.

Source: Third World Solidarity Facebook page.

Speakers

Sarfraz Nawaz Former Pakistan international cricketer (guest of honour)
Zaheer Abbas ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Ali Nawaz Malik Press Minister, Pakistan High Commission London
Mian Saleem President, TWS-UK
Mona Baig Secretary General, TWS-UK

Location

Royal Nawaab Perivale Western Avenue, Perivale, UB6 8DB, London Open in Google Maps →