Imran Khan
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"Imran Khan" (}}) (born "Imran Khan Niazi" (}}) on 25 November 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer. He played international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century and, after retiring, entered politics. Besides his political activism, Khan is also a Philanthropy/philanthropist, cricket commentator, chancellor of the University of Bradford and founding chairman of the Board of Governors of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre/Shaukat Khanum Hospital. He also founded Namal College, Mianwali in 2008.

He was Pakistan's most successful cricket captain, leading his country to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup, playing for the Pakistani cricket team from 1971 to 1992, and serving as its captain (cricket)/captain intermittently throughout 1982–1992. After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1987 Cricket World Cup/1987 World Cup in 1988, owing to popular demand he was requested to come back by the president of Pakistan Zia ul Haq to lead the team once again. At the age of 39, Khan led his team to Pakistan's first and only One Day World Cup victory in 1992. With 3807 runs and 362 wickets in Test cricket, he is one of eight world cricketers to have achieved an 'All-rounder's Triple' in Test matches. On 14 July 2010, Khan was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

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Reform of the courts, a return to democracy and the demise of the 'crooks' currently running the country.

The problem is that there are no quality bowlers, just mediocre ones that look good.

The board should never have offered England the choice of playing a Test or one-dayer in Karachi. They should have insisted on having a Test in Karachi and not wavered from their stand especially after the bomb blasts in London. There are security concerns everywhere in the world given the prevailing circumstances. England must keep this in mind.

I want to ask, does Pakistan have sovereignty at all? They are cooperating with America in the war against terrorism, but can they not distinguish between cooperation and slavery?

There are security concerns everywhere in the world given the prevailing circumstances. England must keep this in mind.

Today, as a Pakistani, I am ashamed to see that our people are being treated like this in our own country.

Helping the people of that devastated country is not an offense.

The procedure was a short one and it was successful. Chris is awake and alert and will remain under observation overnight. He will be discharged on Thursday and will remain in Melbourne before leaving Australia.

This is a mania in Pakistan and in India and it is for us to derive full advantage which we have done in the marketing contracts of television and other rights.