There have been many Pakistani cricketers who have captained Pakistan but there has never been a Pakistani captain as inspirational, tactically proficient and shrewd as Imran Khan. Imran Khan as the statistics show is Pakistan's second most successful captain after Misbah Ul Haq with 14 test wins as captain of Pakistan cricket team. Imran Khan is the only Pakistani captain to have lead Pakistan to a World Cup win in 1992 which is Pakistan's solitary World Cup win in the 50 over format of the game. They did come close in 1999 World Cup when Wasim Akram led Pakistan team reached the final only to lose to a rampaging Australian team in 1999 World Cup final. Pakistan has never come even close to a World Cup win ever since which makes Imran Khan's achievement of a World Cup win for Pakistan even more remarkable.
Imran Khan's captaincy is not only known for the World Cup win in 1992 but also for many other memorable series victories like the Nehru Cup in India, beating England in England in a test series in 1987 and also for defeating India in India in 1987 after a thrilling test match in Bangalore.
Imran Khan is also known for being a great All rounder. He was rated as great as and in the category of great all rounders like Ian Botham, Sir Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev and Sir Garfield Sobers. He was not only known for his great pace bowling but also known for his hard hitting batting. Imran Khan took over 362 test wickets and scored over 3000 runs which proves he was a great all rounder. But after suffering from a serious back injury, Imran Khan was reduced from a fast bowler with extreme pace to a medium pacer particularly in the 1992 World Cup.
Imran Khan retired after the shock 1987 World Cup loss to Australia in the semi finals but upon the continued persuasion of Zia Ul Haq the then Pakistani president Imran Khan came out of retirement and that proved to be a wise decision because after that decision Imran Khan led Pakistan to it's only world cup win in 1992 at the age of 39.
