Imran Khan by Yousuf Afzal

Imran Khan

Imran Khan, master cricketer, led the Pakistan cricket team to their first Cricket World Cup victory in New Zealand and Australia in the year 1992. He was the best captain Pakistan has ever had.

He is now a cricket commentator, and a successful philanthropist.  His mother passing away due to cancer when he was at the peak of his career was the turning point in his life, in 1982. He retired in 1987, but had to return to captaincy in 1988 because of the pressure that the country’s president, President Zia, put upon him. In 1992, he led Pakistan to their first World Cup victory. That was the last time he played

 He retired right after the win and built a world-class cancer hospital, without any help from the government, and named it after his mother, calling it the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. Imran Khan does not charge anything to patients who cannot afford the treatme

Imran Khan’s Achievements

Imran Khan has successfully inspired many of the younger, inexperienced cricketers in the team, and led Pakistan to victory many times against almost every team. Despite being a legend in cricket, Imran tied against England at the start of his career. During that tour, Imran Khan was criticized by many referees and commentators as a “wild and snobby player”. He has won 12 significant trophies, half of which are dedicated to his philanthropic efforts, the other half to his cricket achievements. In 2009, at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) centennial year celebration, he was one of the 55 cricketers inductein the ICC Hall of  fame.

The Obstacles in his Path

There were many things standing in his way. He first had to bring together a fine cricket team, and then train them as best as he could. After his mother passed away, he retired, but was forced back to business after his teammates and even the President begged him to come back. Another motive for him to come back was that he needed the money to build the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. After that, he had to raise charity for more money to make the hospital service better. He went all around the world, travelling with celebrities who happily donated large amounts of money for the hospital. In the end, the hospital amazingly turned out world-class.

How did he achieve This Goal?

He worked very hard, and started playing for the Sussex Cricket Team when he was 16. He was already a superb batsman, but then became interested in fast bowling. It was because of this problem that he made Pakistan draw with England. His mind had been thinking of different strategies for bowling, thus missing many easy shots. He then improved his bowling by practicing on hard-packed heartless dirt, while putting aside these thoughts when batting. In the end, he was the most successful cricketer in the world and the Hero of Pakistan.