![]() Imran Khan has played 88 Test matches, 126 innings and scored 3807 runs with 6 centuries and 18 fifties as a batsman while as a bowler he took 362 wickets in Test matches becoming Pakistan's first and world's fourth bowler. Khan retired from cricket after Pakistan's historic win in 1992 World Cup final against England in Melbourne Australia. Imran Khan played his last Test match in January 1992 against Sri Lanka at Faisalabad. Khan has also attained the second-highest all-time batting average of 61.86 for a Test batsman- playing at position 6 in the batting order. Ian Botham holds the fastest record of all-rounders triple. Imran Khan achieved the second-fastest all-rounder's triple in 75 tests- securing 3000 runs in 300 wickets. In January 1983, he attained a Test bowling rating of 992 points playing against India. In 1982, Khan took 62 wickets in 9 Test matches at 13.29 each. He imparted his secret trick to Pakistan's bowling duo Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. In 1970, he became a pioneer of 'reverse swing' bowling technique. ![]() In a fast bowling contest at Perth in the year 1978, he came third bowling at 139.7 km/h leaving behind Dennis Lillee, Garth Le Roux and Andy Roberts while Jeff Thomson and Michael Holding were still ahead of Khan. Tony signed Imran Khan for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. ![]() ![]() He met Tony Greig on his West Indies tour. After graduating from Oxford, Khan returned to Pakistan in the year 1976 and started playing permanently in Pakistan National Cricket Team and played against New Zealand and Australia. ![]() In August 1974, Khan made his debut in One day International (ODI) and played against England at Trent Bridge. At the age of 18, Imran Khan made his debut for the Pakistan National Cricket Team and played against England in 1971 at Edgbaston. ![]()
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