The memoirs of Imran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319: cricket’s invincible khan (Part 1)
Imran Khan is an enigma to many, a fine cricketer, an honest politician and one of the most prolific philanthropists known to Pakistan. The champion of the poor and underprivileged, the voice of justice, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the creator
of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital for poor cancer patients, the chancellor of Bradford University, the victorious captain of the Pakistani team in the 1992 World Cup and in the end, the lion of Pakistan who led the cornered tigers to triumph, unparalleled
in the history of cricket - these credentials simply highlight just a few of the achievements of this man, who has been a leader in letter and spirit for the Pakistani nation.
Imran Khan will be best known for his persona through his cricketing career. Khan is one of the finest cricketers Pakistan has ever produced and his rise to stardom elucidates the true meaning of the saying, ‘there is no substitute for hard work’. Khan was
not the most talented of players. Neither was he the most disciplined during the beginning of his cricketing career. However, he was a charismatic and inspiring leader, a tireless worker.
At the twilight of his career, Imran Khan led Pakistan to its greatest triumph, an improbable victory in the 1992 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. He was instrumental in leading the Pakistan side through difficult times early on in the World Cup, to make
them the world champions. He captained the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 side for a good 10 years. However, this was not his only trade. Khan was a great all-rounder, perhaps even rated above the great Sir Gary Sobers.
He could be credited for the advent of reverse swing in cricket and he bowled with considerable pace. However, his most enduring quality was his passion for the game and his will to win every contest that he played in. Imran’s personality was overbearing
and he left his peers in considerable awe. Initially an undisciplined player, Khan worked hard to hone his cricketing talent into becoming one of the best. It was during his days at the University of Oxford while studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics,
that Khan worked hard to polish his game.
He was initially not a very talented cricketer and some of his early performances were reflective of this perception about him as he made a lacklustre debut in Pakistan’s first-class cricket. He was still feeling his way into domestic cricket let alone the
international arena. However his tenure at Oxford saw him mature into a changed man. It taught him a lot about life, about cricket, about leadership and about commitment and hard work. From then onwards, Khan was unstoppable. He was simply invincible where
defeat was simply unacceptable.
Despite having made his Test debut in 1971, he truly established himself as a test player in 1975-76 when he proved to be instrumental for his side. He took four wickets in an innings and scored a half century against New Zealand in a brilliant all-round
performance. In Australia later that season, Imran Khan took 5 wickets in the second innings of the second test. One week later, he took 12 wickets in Sydney to prove his mettle. That was the series that saw Khan truly making http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Dent-c41093 in the opposition, proving
himself instrumental for the Pakistan side that could not do without him.
Following the Australian series, he then proceeded to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 where against the likes of Vivian Richards and other greats, he managed to take 25 wickets. Khan was soon to become a part of the Kerry p****r World Series Cricket and was signed up by Tony
Grieg. That experience proved to be very beneficial for Khan as it gave him the opportunity to play with world class players like Dennis Lillee, Michael Holding, Mike http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234, Richard Hadlee, Martin Jenkins and others.
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