Preview

Imran Khan

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
545 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Imran Khan
IMRAN KHAN

Imran Khan the former captain of Pakistan Cricket team and the leader of the Tehrik-e-Insaaf was born on November 25, 1952 at Lahore. He received his initial education at Aitchison College, Lahore and then took admission in the Royal Grammar School, Worcester in England. Thereafter, he went to study Economics and Politics at Keble College, Oxford from 1973 to 1976.
Cricket was very much a part of Imran Khan’s family. Inspired by his cousins, Javed Burki and Majid Khan who were first class cricketers, Imran Khan started playing cricket during his school years at the age of thirteen. He also played Cricket for Oxford University. He made his first class test debut for Lahore at the age of sixteen and his test debut in England, 1971 when he was only 18 years old.
Being an all-rounder Imran Khan achieved reputation as one of the fastest bowlers of his times and became the captain of Pakistan cricket team in 1981. He led Pakistan to numerous victories. Imran led the Pakistani team to its first victory against India on their home soil. His glorious victory was, indeed, to win World Cup victory at Melbourne in 1992 when he made the nation highly amused and proud of him during the holy month of Ramadan. Imran Khan was one of the few cricketers who captivated their fans by their charismatic and indomitable personality till the very end of his career. He retired from Cricket at the peak of his career. He made immense contribution to cricket and caused to produce so many superstars like Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Inzimamul Haq.
After watching his mother suffer miserably from cancer in 1984, Imran Khan vowed to build a cancer hospital and at last with his great endeavors succeeded to open in 1996, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in Lahore in memory of his mother. The Hospital really proved to be a mammoth project, with the entire nation making contributions towards this noble cause. The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital has gained international

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Khubulai Khan

    • 690 Words
    • 3 Pages

    After the death of Khubulai Khan, the four uluses divided forming their own independent states. These four powers remained autonomous, until the territories internally began to divide and ultimately fall apart. The first of the khanates to collapse were the Yuan Dynasty and the Ilkhanid, while the Chagatai and the Golden Horde were able to stay in control relatively longer. It is most likely that these two uluses were the first to dissolve because Mongol steppe and traditional life never prospered in those regions, but rather these areas were allowed to maintain their old cultural identity (Morgan, 2007, p. 175).…

    • 690 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Muhammad Ali

    • 3929 Words
    • 16 Pages

    Muhammad Ali was born on the 17 of January in the year 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky.…

    • 3929 Words
    • 16 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Muhammad Ali

    • 1072 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. at 6:35 p.m. on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky to Cassius Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay. Cassius Clay Sr. was a muralist, but painted signs for a living. Odessa Clay worked as a housecleaner and a cook. Two years after Muhammad Ali was born, the couple had another son, Rudolph ("Rudy").…

    • 1072 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    In just 15 seasons of cricket he got 2503 wickets from 93580 that’s about a wicket every 37 bowls.…

    • 551 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Akram Khan

    • 652 Words
    • 2 Pages

    In the opening ceremony of London’s 2012 Olympic Games, Akram Khan had been asked by artistic director, Danny Boyle, to devise choreography constructed on the theme of mortality, accompanied by the hymn “Abide With Me” sung by Emile Sande.…

    • 652 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    10, Shaharyar Khan is saying that cricket is not an elite sport like polo but its so common and…

    • 1068 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Domestically Shakib has represented Khulna Division since 2004, and in 2010 he spent several months playing for Worcestershire in England, becoming the first Bangladeshi player to represent an English county. For the 2011 Indian Premier League, Shakib was contracted by Kolkata Knight Riders. In the first…

    • 365 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Pakistan Premier League is a twenty20 cricket league that will be played in different cities within Pakistan. After the success of Indian Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League and Srilankan Premier League, Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to host a similar event in Pakistan. In this tournament, both local and international players are expected to participate. This event has a great importance for Pakistan Cricket because international cricket has not been played on the grounds of Pakistan since 2009 when Sri Lankan team was attacked by the terrorists in Lahore. Now, towards the end of 2012, with the efforts of Dr Mohammad Ali Shah and his team, International XI came to Pakistan to play two twenty20 cricket matches. International XI consists of former International players from different countries. These matches went smooth, there were no security issues and it sent a message to the world that Pakistan is a safe place. Now, Pakistan Premier League in expected to play in March, 2013. International players are invited to be a part of this event. Around 30 international players are expected to participate in this event. The success of this event will be step towards the revival of cricket in Pakistan.…

    • 578 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Life of Ayub Khan

    • 1275 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Ayub Khan's era is known for the industrialization in the country. He created an environment where the private sector was encouraged to establish medium and small-scale industries in Pakistan. This opened up avenues for new job opportunities and thus the economic graph of the country started rising. He also tried to raise the education standards of the country by introducing educational reforms. He was the first Pakistani ruler who attempted to bring in land reforms but the idea was not implemented properly. Labor, law and administrative reforms were also introduced during his regime. Ayub Khan also initiated Family Laws in the country. He planned a new city and moved the capital from Karachi to Islamabad in 1962.…

    • 1275 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    After representing Delhi at various age-group levels and domestic cricket, Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. A few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the middle-order in ODIs. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2011 World Cup. Kohli then played his first Test in 2011 against the West Indies at Kingston. By 2013, he shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa.[1] The same year, he also reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time.[2] He has also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. Later that year, he became the top-ranked T20I batsman in the ICC rankings.[3]…

    • 10142 Words
    • 24 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Awards

    • 2111 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on 24 April 1973 and he is a former Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, popularly holding the title "God of Cricket" among his fans.…

    • 2111 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    His wisdom, experience and great leadership can lead the younger players of cricket and especially those who want to make it into the professional sector of the game. There is so much to learn from this great man.…

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The great emancipator of the Indian Muslims Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born at Delhi on October 17, 1817. This is the period when the great Mughal Empire was close to a complete collapse. Sir Syed’s family had already joined the East India Company and his maternal grandfather served in Iran and Burma under the British government. Sir Syed got interest in English from his maternal family. S M Ikram writes, “For this insight into the affairs of the state and first contacts with Western learning and civilization he was indebted to his maternal grandfather…” Sir Syed was very healthy by birth and his grandfather remarked: “A Jat has been born in our family.” He joined the British as head clerk in 1839. The death of his brother made him serious and energetic to face the neuroses of life courageously. Another event that changed him entirely was the War of Independence in 1857. In 1841, he passed examination and became sub-judge. At the eve of the War of Independence he was performing the duties as sub-judge in Bijnore. He established educational institutions and after coming at Aligarh he rejuvenated his aspirations to work for the depressed Muslims of the Subcontinent. He devoted his entire life for this purpose to bring the Muslims close to the British. He died on March 27, 1898 and was buried in Aligarh.…

    • 1119 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    autobiography

    • 448 Words
    • 2 Pages

    “Kapil Dev, the captain of Indian cricket team was most choosy about his bats. So I was given all the love and care. I still remember the day when I hit my first century for Kapil Dev. It was 12th march 1985 when I was playing against Pakistan. The excitement of the viewers was shattering. And then there was no stopping for me in the iron hands of Kapil. I tasted the sweet smell of success day after day.…

    • 448 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    news

    • 3911 Words
    • 30 Pages

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni, born July 7, 1981, is the most successful captain of India on many, many counts, and a wicketkeeper-batsman of a pedigree the nation had never known before. Now it’s time when we take a look at the many landmarks already traversed by this unique cricketer.…

    • 3911 Words
    • 30 Pages
    Good Essays