Thread: Inzamam ul Haq A.K.A Sultan from Multan will have his Portrait Displayed at Lord's Mu

The Sultan from Multan, Pakistan's former skipper Inzamam ul Haq, may not exactly be a favourite with the Englishmen after he led his team back to the pavillion after being accused of ball tampering at the Oval in 2006, which resulted in the forfeiture of the Test.

However, the 40-year-old Inzi has now been accorded a special honour by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's. According to Clare Skinner, the MCC media official, "Inzamam's portrait, prepared by Scotsman Brendan Kelly, is on display on the first floor of the museum".

Edinburgh-born Kelly is an artist living and working in London who has also painted a portrait of the legendary Viv Richards in the past. While talking to Cricdb from London, he said, "The painting of Inzi was commissioned by the MCC for the Museum at Lord's as part of the Lord's Portrait Project.The idea behind The Lord's Portrait Project is to commission paintings of the world's greatest cricketers past and present."

Stating that Inzi was very co-operative but quiet while being painted, Kelly said, "I certainly chatted to him more than he did to me. I think he had a lot on his mind. This meeting was quite useful for me because when I painted the picture I made sure I used quieter colours than I had first imagined using and less splashy brush-marks than I did with Sir Vivian's painting as after having met him I felt it suited his character better.I also tried in the painting to include the green and yellow colours of the Pakistan team".

Inspite of his rather limited knowledge of the game, Kelly is a fan of Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and would love to travel to India and paint the master-blaster's portrait, if an opportunity come through. It may also be noted here that the Mecca of cricket also has portraits of former Indian skippers Bishan Bedi, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar.

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thats great news