He then represented the Oxford University, Sussex, and Worcestershire while at his time in England. He initially played for Dawood Industries between 19 and the Pakistan International Airlines between 1975/1976 to 1980/1981. He achieved the all-rounder's triple of 300 Test wickets and 3000 Test runs in just his 75th Tests, the second fastest record behind Ian Botham who reached the milestone 3 matches earlier.
He earned the name as the fastest bowler in the tournament when he bowled at the pace of 139.7 km/h, which was the third fastest ball in that tournament.ĭuring the 1982 season, he played 9 tests and he got 62 wickets at an average of 13.29 which is the lowest average of any bowler in Test history with at least 50 wickets in a year.
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The series that followed up was the West Indian Series in where Tony Greig signed him up for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. His initial Tests were against the mighty New Zealand and Australian teams. He failed to claim a single wicket but had the third best economy in the whole match and finished his 10 overs.Īfter his education from Oxford was finished and fulfilling his tenure at Worcestershire, he came back to Pakistan in 1976 and became a regular in the national team since the 1976–1977 season. Three years later, he debuted in the ODI format against the same opponents at Trent Bridge for the Prudential Trophy. He made his Test Debut against England on 3rd June 1971 which ended in a stalemate as failed to take a single wicket across both the innings and scored just 5 runs. He played county cricket from 1971 to 1976 for Worcestershire, as an average medium-pace bowler. Khan was part of University of Oxford's Blues Cricket team between 19. During the early 1970s, he was playing for different Lahore-based smaller teams before making it into the main team in 1970–71. Khan made his first-class cricket debut aged sixteen in Lahore. In 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The right-hand batsman is considered to be the best all-rounder just behind Garry Sobers that the sport has ever witnessed. He played the role of an All-rounder for the Pakistan National team between 19. He was born on 5th October 1952 at Lahore, Punjab and is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly. Imran Khan Niazi is a former first-class cricketer, Pakistani politician who heads the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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