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[3] [4] After being appointed Chancellor of the University of Bradford in 2005, Imran Khan initiated efforts to establish a connection between his proposed Namal College and the university. [5] [6] In December 2005, an agreement was reached to grant Namal College associate status at the University of Bradford.
Imran Khan became the first Asian cricketer to be named the International Cricketer of the Year for 1989/90, winning a Rover 827 Vitesse valued at A$72,000. At the time, Australia 's nationalistic press heavily criticized his selection, prompting Khan to remark in an interview that they made him feel as if winning the car was a crime.
Imran Khan was described by the BBC as, "One of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen." [4] ESPNcricinfo described him as, "The greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world's second-best all-rounder after Garry Sobers." [5] [6] [7] The Cricket Society Wetherall Award, leading all-rounder in English first-class ...
The Namal Institute is a private university about 20 min drive from the city of Mianwali. The institute is located on 30 km, Talagang Mianwali Road near Namal Lake. Initially it was established as an affiliate college of the University of Bradford, UK. In 2019, Namal College acquired degree awarding status and thus became Namal Institute.
Pakistani cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq also belongs to the Niazi tribe in Mianwali and shares blood relations with Imran Khan paternally. [ 76 ] One of Imran's father's cousins, Sajjad Sarwar Niazi, was a poet and music composer who served as the director of the Peshawar Radio Station, while his daughter Nahid Niazi earned fame as a singer. [ 77 ]
Imran Khan Niazi – Former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, twice elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Mianwali and served as the 22nd Prime minister of Pakistan . [34] Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi – Folk singer [35] Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi – religious and political leader of Pakistan; Misbah-ul-Haq – Pakistani cricketer
Khan made his Test debut in 1971 against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. [13] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1977 against Australia in a match at Melbourne Cricket Ground which Pakistan lost. [14] In the same year, he took his first pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [15]
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