Sarfraz Nawaz: “I always believed that he wasn’t a talented cricketer, rather he became a great cricketer through sheer hard work”
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Ex-Pakistan seamer Sarfraz Nawaz said he always believed that iconic captain Imran Khan “wasn’t a talented cricketer”.
Instead, Imran “became a great cricketer through sheer hard work”, Sarfraz noted.
Imran, who led Pakistan to World Cup glory in 1992 and is now the country’s Prime Minister, featured in 88 Tests and accumulated 3,807 runs, which included six hundreds and 18 half-centuries, at an average of 37.69.
He also took 362 wickets at an average of 22.81.
In regards to his ODI career, Imran scored 3,709 runs in 175 matches, which included a century and 19 fifties, at an average of 33.41.
He also picked up 182 wickets at an average of 26.61.
“I always believed that he wasn’t a talented cricketer, rather he became a great cricketer through sheer hard work. Whilst he won’t admit it, I felt that he always wanted to be Prime Minister of Pakistan one day,” Sarfraz told Wisden as quoted by PakPassion.