Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan and so as the cricketers. There has been a long list of best Pakistani players but my personal favorite and the Pakistani nation’s hero is Imran Khan. He has been one of the best cricketers ever in the history of Pakistan and stands first in the list of top ten Pakistani cricketers. Here is brief information about this great Pakistani player:
Full Name: Imran Khan Niazi
Born: 25 November 1952 (Lahore, Pakistan)
Batting Style: Right-Handed
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Fast
Role: All-Rounder
He played for Pakistan for two decades and also served as captain for ten years. He gained more popularity and fan-following when under his captaincy; Pakistani cricket team won the World Cup for the first time in the history of Pakistan.
Politics and Social Work
In 1990’s he joined politics and laid the foundation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf but somewhat it didn’t work much for him and his country. His career as a social worker has been very successful as he founded charity hospital named Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust. It is the first cancer hospital in Pakistan that was built with donations and funds. He was so trust-worthy that people from all over the world made huge contributions for his hospital. Imran Khan has also served as a Special Representative for Sports of “UNICEF” and supported various health programs in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
His social work is still going on as another cancer hospital is being built in Karachi and in London he is working with a cricket charity.
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