Imran Khan was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and studied at Aitchison, Worcester, and later at Keble College, Oxford, England, and United Kingdom. He started playing cricket at an early age.
After graduation from Oxford, Imran Khan joined Pakistan national cricket team in 1976 and played until 1992. He, especially, headed Pakistan to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan's first and only wins.
Imran Khan launched a fundraising movement in 1991to establish a cancer hospital in memory of his beloved mother. He raised twenty million dollars from Pakistani people to build the first hospital named as Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore in 1994, and later in 2015 the second hospital in Peshawar.
Imran Khan got retirement in 1992 as one of Pakistan's and world greatest and successful players from cricket. He took three hundred and sixty-two wickets and three thousand eight hundred and seven runs in Test cricket and is one of eight world cricketers to have accomplished an 'All-rounder's Triple' in Test matches.
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Ahmad Khan Niazi Imran |
| Nickname | Imran |
| Profession | Cricketer, Politician and Philanthropist |
| Party | Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI, 1996) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 0” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 74 kg in Pounds- 163 lbs |
| Body Measurements | - Chest: 38 Inches - Waist: 29 inches - Biceps: 14 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | ODI- 31 August 1974 against England Test- 3 June 1971 against England |
| Jersey Number | N/A |
| Domestic/State Team | Lahore, Sussex and New South Wales |
| Nature on field | Aggressive |
| Likes to play against | India |
| Favourite shots | Hitting 6 over bowler's head |
| Records (main ones) | 1. He took 182 wickets and made 3709 runs in ODIs. 2. He took 362 wickets and made 3807 runs in ODIs. 3. In 1983, he got 3rd highest bowling rating in test cricket with 922 points. |
| Career Turning Point | In 1982, he got 62 wickets at 13.29 each in 9 test matches. |
| Favorite Cricketer | Not Known |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 5 October 1952 |
| Age (as in 2015) | 63 Years |
| Birth Place | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Hometown | Lahore, Pakistan |
| School | Royal Grammar School, Worcester, England Aitchison College, Lahore |
| College | University of Oxford, England |
| Educational Qualifications | Graduate |
| Family | FatherIkramullah Khan Niazi (Civil Engineer) Mother- Shaukat Khanum Brothers- Not Known Sisters- Not Known |
| Religion | Islam |
| Address | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Hobbies | Social service |
| Controversies | In 1994, he admitted that he did ball-tempering during the Test matches |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Roasted desi murgi |
| Favourite Destination | The Karakorum mountains in Pakistan |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Wife | Jemima Goldsmith (Journalist, 1995–2004) Reham Khan (Journalist, 2015-2015)   |
| Children | Daughter- N/A Son- Qasim Khan and Sulaiman Isa Khan  |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | Not Known |
| Net Worth | $50 million |
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