Wasim Akram: “I have seen Imran Khan in his prime as a cricketer, not off the field as a playboy. He was a proper, proper all-rounder”
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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram has lavished praise on legendary captain Imran Khan, calling him a “proper, proper all-rounder”.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Imran Khan [then Pakistan Prime Minister] suggested that I be appointed captain. Obviously, you can never say no to Imran bhai. After that I became captain of Lahore”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed that legendary all-rounder Imran Khan suggested he should be captain.
Imran Khan: “I have analysed him in every way because I analyse batsman through a bowler’s lens. His technique, talent and temperament are all brilliant. It is very rare to find all three of these things in one batsman, but he has them all”
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Imran Khan, the former captain who led Pakistan to glory in the 1992 World Cup, said current skipper Babar Azam has all the traits to be an incredibly successful batsman.
Shehbaz Sharif: “Another Afridi with such power hitting”
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Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Prime Minister, has lavished praise on left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he is another Afridi with power-hitting skills.
Ramiz Raja: “He needs to get a graduate degree first in order to become eligible for [the] chairmanship of [the] PCB”
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Ramiz Raja said former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar needs to get a graduate degree first in order to be eligible to become chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Shadab Khan: “You see his body language and he’s like a lion”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan said legendary captain and all-rounder Imran Khan has the body language of a lion.
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”.
Ravi Shastri: “Imran’s strength was his remarkable control over swing and reverse swing. The steeply curving late swingers he bowled made life hellish for batsmen”
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India head coach Ravi Shastri said legendary Pakistan captain Imran Khan made life hell for the opposition batsmen with his “remarkable control” over his ability to swing the ball.
