Imran Khan Eduaction
Educated in England, Khan was revered as one of cricket's greatest stars, and at the height of his fame he was a fixture on the social circuit of London's elite, acquiring the nickname of “the playboy prince.” Few would dispute that Imran was the finest cricketer Pakistan has produced, or the biggest heartthrob of his time. Suave, erudite and monstrously talented, he gave cricket in the subcontinent real sex appeal in the 1970s and 1980s. As such he and TV completed the popularisation of the game in Pakistan which Hanif Mohammad and the radio had begun. Thousands, if not millions, who had never dreamt of bowling fast on heartless baked mud of the subcontinent, suddenly wanted to emulate or imitate Imran and his lithe bounding run, his lion's leap and his reverse-swinging yorker. He also made himself into an all-rounder worth a place for his batting alone, and arguably the world's second-best allrounder after Garry Sobers. He took a mediocre side and transformed the Pakistani cricket team into world-beaters, leading them to the World Cup title in 1992. He is indisputably the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, his averages (37 with the bat, 22 with the ball) put him at the top of the quartet of all-rounders (Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev being the others) who dominated Test cricket in the 1980s. And whereas Botham declined steadily, Imran just got better and better: in his last 10 years of international cricket he played 51 Tests, averaging a sensational 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball. He gave no quarter during some memorable battles with West Indies - Pakistan drew three series with them at a time when everybody else was being bounced out of sight - and he led Pakistan to their first series victory in England in 1987, taking 10 for 77 with an imperious display in the decisive victory at Headingley. After retirement from cricket he remained a high profile figure - with his marriage with the British socialite Jemima Goldsmith - the daughter of late billionaire Sir James Goldsmith and Lady Annabel. They had two children and nine years later they divorced, amicably. His political life began in 1996 with the creation of his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), and then he successfully moved into the labyrinthine world of Pakistan politics. His greatest success here has been as a fundraiser, establishing the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in 1996 and a college namely Namal College in 2008 with funds he raised. None of the other political parties came close to what he collected recently in flood relief funds, during then the Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited Pakistan to help the flood victims and she quoted seeing him: ''I have seen Imran Khan sitting in the ground eating and talking with the flood victims, only a man of his stature could do it, he can change the destiny of Pakistani people''.
Author of the following books:
Imran Khan (1989). Imran Khan's cricket skills.
Imran Khan & Murphy, Patrick (1983). Imran: The autobiography of Imran Khan.
Imran Khan (1991). Indus Journey: A Personal View of Pakistan.
Imran Khan (1992). All Round View.
Imran Khan (1993). Warrior Race: A Journey Through the Land of the Tribal Pathans.
Educated in England, Khan was revered as one of cricket's greatest stars, and at the height of his fame he was a fixture on the social circuit of London's elite, acquiring the nickname of “the playboy prince.” Few would dispute that Imran was the finest cricketer Pakistan has produced, or the biggest heartthrob of his time. Suave, erudite and monstrously talented, he gave cricket in the subcontinent real sex appeal in the 1970s and 1980s. As such he and TV completed the popularisation of the game in Pakistan which Hanif Mohammad and the radio had begun. Thousands, if not millions, who had never dreamt of bowling fast on heartless baked mud of the subcontinent, suddenly wanted to emulate or imitate Imran and his lithe bounding run, his lion's leap and his reverse-swinging yorker. He also made himself into an all-rounder worth a place for his batting alone, and arguably the world's second-best allrounder after Garry Sobers. He took a mediocre side and transformed the Pakistani cricket team into world-beaters, leading them to the World Cup title in 1992. He is indisputably the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, his averages (37 with the bat, 22 with the ball) put him at the top of the quartet of all-rounders (Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev being the others) who dominated Test cricket in the 1980s. And whereas Botham declined steadily, Imran just got better and better: in his last 10 years of international cricket he played 51 Tests, averaging a sensational 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball. He gave no quarter during some memorable battles with West Indies - Pakistan drew three series with them at a time when everybody else was being bounced out of sight - and he led Pakistan to their first series victory in England in 1987, taking 10 for 77 with an imperious display in the decisive victory at Headingley. After retirement from cricket he remained a high profile figure - with his marriage with the British socialite Jemima Goldsmith - the daughter of late billionaire Sir James Goldsmith and Lady Annabel. They had two children and nine years later they divorced, amicably. His political life began in 1996 with the creation of his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), and then he successfully moved into the labyrinthine world of Pakistan politics. His greatest success here has been as a fundraiser, establishing the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in 1996 and a college namely Namal College in 2008 with funds he raised. None of the other political parties came close to what he collected recently in flood relief funds, during then the Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited Pakistan to help the flood victims and she quoted seeing him: ''I have seen Imran Khan sitting in the ground eating and talking with the flood victims, only a man of his stature could do it, he can change the destiny of Pakistani people''.
Author of the following books:
Imran Khan (1989). Imran Khan's cricket skills.
Imran Khan & Murphy, Patrick (1983). Imran: The autobiography of Imran Khan.
Imran Khan (1991). Indus Journey: A Personal View of Pakistan.
Imran Khan (1992). All Round View.
Imran Khan (1993). Warrior Race: A Journey Through the Land of the Tribal Pathans.
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