Imran Khan – A glorious captain and a legend of Pakistani Cricket
In an era of great all-rounders, he was perhaps the greatest. He holds great leadership skills and the temperament to lead from the front during critical situations. He is the Lion of Pakistan; http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Khan-c64237 is one of the all time legends of cricket.
In the twilight of his career, Imran led Pakistan to a great victory, winning the coveted trophy of the 1992 World Cup. Pakistan’s win the 1992 mega event was a combination of Imran’s inspiring captaincy and the hard work of the side.
He was a captain who always gave his players the confidence to win even in the hardest of situations. The legendary all-rounder was instrumental to lead the side in the initial part of the tournament, when the Green Shirts were not performing very well.
His ability to encourage his players and push them into producing something special remained phenomenal throughout his career. Wasim Akram’s fantastic performance in the final of the 1992 showpiece event was an example of Imran’s skill of eliciting the best
out of the young legs.
A class act, an intelligent and a thoughtful cricketer who had such a great flare to turn the tables around. Imran gave direction to team which was young and talented. He is widely rated as one of the greatest captains ever. As a skipper, he led his side
with authority and vision. Imran was an excellent motivator who always played cricket a self-confidence of winning the contest.
He was not naturally gifted cricketer like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471 but he really worked hard and became a great player. A quick fast bowler with a capability to swing both new and old ball, Imran was one of the first ones to use reverse-swing. As
a batsman, the right-hander was a stylish hard-hitter with a sound orthodox technique.
After going through a lean patch following an injury, Imran returned to captaincy in 1986-87 and led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
However, he decided to say good bye to International cricket after the 1987 World Cup. It was one of the terrible decisions of World Cup history when the umpire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-Dennis-Bird-c61576 gave a controversial decision against Imran which eventually cost Pakistan the semi-final
game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580 took over the charge after Imran’s retirement but it seemed that the whole country wanted him to hold the reins once again. Miandad resigned the captaincy and Imran made his comeback in to the side. He was outstanding for Pakistan cricket since
he had the knack of handling youngsters and starts at the same time.
Imran played in 88 Test matches, making 3807 runs at an average of 37.69. He took 362 Test wickets at an average of 22.81. In 175 One-day games, he collected 3709 runs at 33.41 and grabbed 182 wickets.
If somebody will ever pick up an all time great cricketing XI, he is surely going to start with Imran. His exceptional leadership qualities, all-round abilities, a fabulous character and integrity have earned him a place among the greatest of the sport.
After his retirement, Imran set himself the task to collect money for building a cancer hospital in memory of his mother, Begum http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 is trying his luck in the field of politics and is one of the favourite personalities among the
youngsters in Pakistan.
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