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.

Unimpressive debut

Imran made his Test debut against England at Birmingham in 1971 at the age of 18. His performance was unimpressive as his wayward medium pace bowling proved short of what was required at that level. By the end of the series, the senior cricketers in the team had written him off as a test-standard cricketer.

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Test - England - Birmingham - 1971

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Imran didn't return to Pakistan after the series and instead joined the Royal Grammar School Worcester. There was little progress in his career over the next two years because he struggled to get into the Worcestershire county team and the veterans of the team such as Glenn Turner and Norman Gifford encouraged him to concentrate on his batting as they felt that he did not have the potential of a fast bowler.

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Pakistan - Royal Grammar School Worcester - Glenn Turner - Norman Gifford - Fast bowler

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The turning point in Imran's career came in 1973, when his grades at school were good enough to get him an admission atOxford University. This gave him a chance to play regular domestic cricket and the added responsibility of being the captain spurred him into becoming a better batsman as well as a better bowler.

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1973 - Oxford University

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