Islamabad. Imran Khan has been in the news a lot in Pakistan. Whether it is the issue of cricket or politics, Imran was also the choice of the people and due to various reasons people also became his opponent. Imran made a place in every heart by getting Pakistan’s world cup of cricket. Then also came into politics. He had promised that he would make a new Pakistan, but in his new Pakistan, people found it difficult to get even bread for June 2 due to inflation. Let’s know Imran Khan’s journey from cricket to politics.
Journey from cricket to politics
Imran Khan is a resident of Lahore, Pakistan. He was born in the year 1952 in a Pashtun family of Lahore. Talking about Imran Khan’s career, for the first time in 1971, he made his debut in cricket with a Test match. After which he played one-day innings. Imran made his ODI debut in 1974. The year 1982 was very special for Imran Khan and it was also the turning point for his cricket career. In 1982, Imran Khan was given the reins of the Pakistan cricket team and was made the captain.
Became a hero to win the World Cup in 1992
After this Imran Khan’s career picked up speed and in 1992 he was the hero of the World Cup winning team. Imran Khan got the most limelight because the reins of the team were in his hands. After becoming a hero in cricket, Imran Khan entered politics. He founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party. This party was founded by Imran Khan in the year 1996, after which PTI won the first and only seat in the 2002 general elections held during the military rule of Pervesh Musharraf. The special thing is that Imran played 48 Test matches in his career and was also the captain of Pakistani cricket team for 10 years. Out of 48 matches, Imran won 14 matches, lost 8 and drew 26 matches. Apart from this, he played 139 ODIs out of which he won 77 matches and lost 57 matches.