But I think that Ayaz Memon who is the editor of Cricket Talk has got it right. In a congratulatory message to me he said that the PCB, in effect, was honouring all the media, both print and electronic. That's the way I see it too. The honour has gone to me because I have been around longer than others, a tribute as much to my longevity as to my contribution. The PCB becomes the first among the cricket boards of the world to acknowledge the role of the media in the development and promotion of the game.
All newspapers devote several pages to sports and there are separate sports channels on television.
I can remember the days when there were sports reporters who were generalists and they covered all games. Now, there are specialist cricket reporters and columnists. The electronic media in Pakistan plays it safe but the print media has shown a refreshing forthrightness but, on the whole, has shown a sense of responsibility. There are occasions when a section of it has gone half-cock. But the subcontinent has been relatively free, so far, of tabloid journalism though there is some evidence of it in the garb of investigative reporting.