Imran Khan
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| Batting style | Right hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | Right arm fast | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 88 | 175 |
| Runs scored | 3807 | 3709 |
| Batting average | 37.69 | 33.41 |
| 100s/50s | 6/18 | 1/11 |
| Top score | 136 | 102* |
| Overs bowled | 3106 | 1241.1 |
| Wickets | 362 | 182 |
| Bowling average | 22.81 | 26.61 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 23 | 7 |
| 10 wickets in match | 6 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 8/58 | 6/14 |
| Catches/stumpings | 28/- | 36/- |
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As of 1 January 2007 |
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Imran Khan (Urdu/Pashto: عمران احمد خان نیازی) (Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi; son of Ikram Ullah Khan Niazi Shermankhel) born November 25, 1952, in Mianwali is a Pakistani former cricketer turned politician. Imran played Test cricket for Pakistan between 1971 and 1992, and was captain of the national team when they won their maiden World Cup in 1992. Currently, Imran is a member of Parliament and leader of the political party, the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice).
Imran is from the Niazi Pashtun Shermankhel tribe of Mianwali, Pakistan. His family is settled in Lahore Punjab, however, he still considers his background Pathan as per his autobiography (Warrior Race: A Journey Through the Land of the Tribal Pathans).[1] Imran attended Aitchison College and the Cathedral School in Lahore until he finished middle school, then entered the Royal Grammar School, Worcester, before completing his formal schooling with an undergraduate degree in Economics from Keble College, Oxford. While at University, Imran was also the captain of the Oxford University cricket team in 1974. He and his mother, Shaukat Khanum, come from a cricketing family--the Burki's, with two of his cousins, Javed Burki and Majid Khan, also having played Test cricket for Pakistan.
Imran is seen as one of the finest all-rounders the game has ever produced, along with Garfield Sobers, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee. He was one of the fastest bowlers of the world during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and in the later half of his career, one of the best batsmen in the Pakistan team. More significantly, as a captain, he transformed the Pakistan team, previously known for its exceptional talent but lack of coherence into a well-moulded unit.
This famous Pashtun is not only known for his performances on the field, but off the field as well. Labelled by some as an international playboy, Khan was once voted as the "Sexiest Man of The Year" by Australia Magazine Oz.
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[edit] Personal life and social work
Since retiring from Test cricket, Khan has devoted most of his time to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, a state-of-the-art charitable cancer hospital he established in Lahore using donations.
His honours include being awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 1993 by the Pakistani government, Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford and Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1983. He is also currently the Chancellor of the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom and patron of the Born in Bradford research project.
[edit] Marriage to Jemima Goldsmith
In 1995 he married Jemima Khan, the daughter of the late British billionaire Sir James Goldsmith. Jemima Khan embraced Islam before she married Khan. They announced their divorce on 22 June 2004. They have two sons named Qasim and Suleiman. Jemima was lately dating British actor Hugh Grant but announced a break-up on 18 February 2007.[2] Ironically, Khan is good friends with Grant's ex, Elizabeth Hurley[3]
[edit] Politician
In 1997, he started a socio-political movement in Pakistan known as Movement for Justice (Urdu: Tehrik-e-Insaaf) and ran for office in the National Elections. The movement has Islamic overtones and was inspired partly by Khan's renewed commitment to Islam. He became a Member of Parliament for Mianwali in the October 2002 elections. He is very critical of the judicial system in Pakistan, which he says prevents accountability for the elite class in Pakistan. Initially Imran supported 1999's militray coup of General Pervez Musharraf, however came in to the fore-front of those against General and President Musharraf.
Imran Khan is known for making politically charged statements that have raised eyebrows, both when he was captain of the Pakistan team and later in his role as a politician. The first of these statements came during an India Pakistan match in Sharjah where Imran remarked, "Let's settle the Kashmir issue over the cricket match".[citation needed] Though Imran claimed that he had made that statement only casually.[citation needed] Versions of this statement are often used as jokes in Pakistan.
In 2005, as leader of his party, Imran led a protest rally against the US-led coalition which had desecrated the Holy Quran and made statements denouncing the Musharraf-Bush coalition.[citation needed] He described Musharraf as President Bush's Blue-Eye-Boy, however President Clinton was even reluctant to shake hand with Musharraf. Imran continues to be critical of Pro-American policies of Pakistan government.
On December 7 2005, he was elected as the Chancellor of University of Bradford, the first international personality to have been given the honour by the university.Now he is thinking to open a new Cancer Hospital(Free Hospital) in Karachi Pakistan.
During the recent visit in 2006 of George W. Bush to Pakistan, Imran was the only politician to attempt to hold a rally against his visit. The rally was stopped and Imran Khan was detained by the police.
[edit] Further reading
- Khan, Imran, All Round View, 1988.
- Tennant, Ivor, Imran Khan, 1994.
- CricInfo Player Profile : Imran Khan
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Imran's Dream - Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital
- www.insaf.org.pk - Imran's Political Party - Tehreek-e-Insaf
- Imran Khan Foundation
- Imran's Alma Mater - Aitchison College, Lahore
- Imran Khan - Chancellor, Univ. of Bradford
- Imran Khan - Famous Muslims
- Imran Khan - Islamic Magazine
| Cricketers who have achieved the 'All-rounder's Triple' (3000 runs/300 wickets) in Test matches |
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Ian Botham 72 Tests | Richard Hadlee 83 Tests | Imran Khan 75 Tests | Kapil Dev 83 Tests |
| Cricketers who have achieved the 'All-rounder's Double' (2000 runs/200 wickets) in Test matches |
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Wasim Akram 78 Tests | Richie Benaud 60 Tests | Ian Botham 42 Tests | Chris Cairns 58 Tests |Sir Richard Hadlee 54 Tests |
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