December 31, 2012
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Imran Khan
The biography I read to research this post was Imran Khan by Ivo Tennant which is an excellent book. Imran is one of the greatest cricketeers of all time and was a brilliant all rounder. He was a fast bowler and was born in Pakistan. I think cricket tends to be played by countries in the Commonwealth and it’s a shame other countries don’t seem to play it as it’s a great game. My home town Kidderminster has a very good local side and has several players in the county side, Worcestershire. Imran played for Sussex & then Worcestershire. Sussex were a struggling side and he was just an up and coming player when he played for them. He also played for Pakistan and was captain for more than a decade. Pakistan was only second to the West Indies under his captaincy. He made many controversial decisions whilst captain of Pakistan and doing the job was like wading through a minefield. He just missed an undergraduate place at Cambridge but went to Oxford instead which is the same university Benazir Bhutto went to. He claims his faith is a more important gift than his sporting ability and is a devout muslim. He has dated some beautiful women like Susannah Constantine but these days keeps quite a low profile. He has been offered a place in government but seems unlikely to take it. He does help raise funds for charity but these days lives quietly on an estate in Pakistan.
