Full Name

Imran Khan Niazi

Born

October 05, 1952, Lahore, Punjab

Age

71y 166d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Allrounder

RELATIONS

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Few would dispute that Imran was the finest cricketer Pakistan has produced, or the biggest heartthrob. Suave, erudite and monstrously talented, he gave cricket in the subcontinent real sex appeal in the 1970s and 1980s. As such he and TV completed the popularisation of the game in his country which Hanif Mohammad and the radio had begun. Thousands, if not millions, who had never dreamt of bowling fast on heartless baked mud suddenly wanted to emulate Imran and his lithe bounding run, his leap and his reverse-swinging yorker. He also made himself into an allrounder worth a place for his batting alone, and captained Pakistan as well as anyone, rounding off his career with the 1992 World Cup. He played hardly any domestic cricket in Pakistan: instead he just flew in for home series from Worcestershire or Sussex, or rather from the more fashionable London salons. His averages (37 with the bat, 22 with the ball) put him at the top of the quartet of allrounders (Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev being the others) who dominated Test cricket in the 1980s. And whereas Botham declined steadily, Imran just got better and better: in his last 10 years of international cricket he played 51 Tests, averaging a sensational 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball. He gave no quarter during some memorable battles with West Indies - Pakistan drew three series with them at a time when everybody else was being bounced out of sight - and he led Pakistan to their first series victory in England in 1987, taking 10 for 77 with an imperious display in the decisive victory at Headingley. After retirement he remained a high-profile figure, with his marriage - and subsequent split with - the socialite Jemima Goldsmith and a move into the labyrinthine world of Pakistan politics.
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Imran Khan Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s6sCtSt
Tests8812625380713637.69--61855280
ODIs175151403709102*33.41510572.65119-360
FC382582991777117036.79--3093-1170
List A4253848010100114*33.22--566-840

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests881421945882583628/5814/11622.812.5453.717236
ODIs175153746148441826/146/1426.613.8940.9310
FC382-652242872612878/34-22.322.6450.6-7013
List A425-19122113125076/146/1422.313.5437.71260
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Supporters of Imran Khan's political party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, shout slogans during a protest in Peshawar
Private security personnel escort Imran Khan, in a wheelchair, as he arrives to appear in a court, in Islamabad
Private security personnel with bulletproof shields escort Imran Khan as he arrives to appear in the Islamabad high court
Security personnel use bulletproof shields to protect Imran Khan as he arrives at the high court in Islamabad
Security personnel escort a car carrying Imran Khan as he arrives at the high court in Islamabad
Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, was discharged from hospital earlier this month after an attempt on his life