5 cricketers whose reputation was bigger than their teams
These cricketers ruled their respective nation's cricket teams and influenced decision making significantly, regardless of them being the captains or not.
5. Imran Khan
Talking about enigmatic leaders in world cricket, no one had a more autocratic presence at the top than Imran Khan during his tenure as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team. Perhaps the greatest all-rounder of his time, Khan led Pakistan to their first World Cup triumph in 1992.
His teammates blindly followed his commands and the entire nation rallied around the all-rounder during their matches. It came in as no surprise that he went on to become the first cricketer to have turned a Prime Minister of a country. Whenever it came to facing Pakistan, tackling Imran Khan and his exploits was the biggest challenge for the opposing team.
When Imran retired after the 1987 World Cup disappointment, President General Zia-ul-Haq personally requested him to come back as there was no one at that point who could fill those huge boots. Imran was devastating, scary and at the same time, a crowd-puller like no other.
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