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The ever charismatic Imran Khan
The dashing Pakistani all-rounder turned politician was one of the most handsome cricketers around during his days and made his fans drool over his aura and charm. Imran Khan led Pakistan to a famous victory in the 1992 World Cup. He had earlier retired after the 1987 World Cup but was requested by the then Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq to return as the captain of the national team for the 1992 World Cup, and the rest is history.
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He handled his troops to perfection and guys like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, two of the greatest fast bowling sensations of all time, flourished during his tenure at the helm. He was one of the most respected and popular figures in the Pakistan dressing room.
Imran represented Pakistan in 88 Tests and 175 ODIs, taking 362 and 182 wickets respectively. He was an able batsman too, scoring over 3,500 runs in both Tests and limited overs cricket. In January 2015 Imran married British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan in a private Nikah ceremony at his residence in Islamabad before announcing their intention to file for divorce within nine months’ time.
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Arya Sekhar Chakraborty
Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.
A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
He likes to spend time with his family and binge on web series during his spare time.
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