Saqib Ullah

Imran Khan: The Cricketer Who Became a Leader

The Rise of a Cricketing Legend Born in Lahore on October 5, 1952, Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi came from a well-educated and influential Pashtun family. From an early age, he was drawn to sports, especially cricket. His natural talent took him to England, where he studied at Oxford University and refined his cricketing skills. He debuted for the Pakistan national cricket team in 1971, but it was in the late 1970s and 1980s that he truly emerged as one of the best all-rounders the world had ever seen.