Imran Khan

Imran Khan (Mohammad Imran Khan Niazi; born November 25 1952), was a Pakistani cricketer (1971–1992) and captain of the Pakistani cricket team. He is currently a member of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Pakistani parliament.

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Niazi - November 25 - 1952 - Pakistan - Cricketer - 1971 - 1992 - Pakistani cricket team

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Imran is a Pashtun/Afghan of the Niazi clan. Imran went to school in Lahore and then attended the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Keble College, Oxford where he was also Captain of the Oxford University Cricket team in 1974. He comes from a cricketing family, with two of his cousins Javed Burki and Majid Khan also having played test cricket for Pakistan.

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Pashtun - Afghan - Niazi - Royal Grammar School Worcester - Keble College, Oxford - Oxford University

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Imran is seen as one of the finest ever all-rounders, along with Garfield Sobers, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham 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, otherwise notorious for infighting and "choking" in close matches into one of the best sides in the world.

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All-rounder - Garfield Sobers - Kapil Dev - Ian Botham - Richard Hadlee - Pakistan

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