Imran Khan, the cricketing legend and the 'bad boy' of Pak cricket...

Just out of curiosity, I was just wondering how Imran achieved such a legendry status while he was constantly out at night clubs, drinking and womanising. Those of you who followed cricket in the 80's would certainly have some knowledge on this

P.S: Was he THAT 'bad boy' everyone made him out to be and how much of a hit was he with the ladies...hehe?

Trust me, if you are/were a woman, he was the one your mother would warn you about...

I see...so he was a sex-symbol. The kinda guy everyone woman dreamed to be with but stood no chance.

I'm pretty sure Imran says that he didn't use to drink but I haven't heard of him denying the other stuff. He was a huge hit with the ladies in every part of the world.

The reason that he wasn't given the Akhtar treatment was mainly because he played in a different era. There wasn't so much in-depth coverage and no internet on which to spread the rumours.

Also it helped that the USA was busy with the USSR and Muslims were 'the good guys' which meant Islamic extremism wasn't given the coverage it is today and therefore it wasn't really a problem.

Plus the biggest factor in Imran's favour was that he was a 'badge-kisser' who would win us matches and under him we were one of the best teams of that era!! That sort of stuff always helps.

I don't know Imran personally but from everyone I know who do they say that he wasn't a drinker. As for Womaniser the guy was simply taking adavantage of the looks and class that Allah (swt) had bestowed on him. Therefore although haram when he was dating some of the most beautiful and intelligent women in the World he was given greater licence. Shoaib it would seem associates himself with lower form of sealife. Also Imran was also from the work hard play hard school. One could never doubt that he didn't give anything but 100% on the field. With Shoaib that hasn't been the case and everyone wonders how much his off the field activities affect his on field performances and level of fitness.

Imran never drank alcohal.

If your comparing him with Shoaib then please stop right there, Imran Khan went to one of the best Uni's in the UK were ar Shoaib studied bollywood science in Rawalpindi high...

Imran did not drink according to his book, but he was a playboy.

Not only according to his book but also according to those who know him personally.

Imran maybe a playboy but the "bad boy" was Sarfarz Nawaz. The entertaintment, technology, access to media and people have changed now that brings things more to the spotlight

He had a play boy image and he was voted in top ten most good looking men in 80's.

The thing about him being a legend for me...is that 'Despite being one of the most sought after bachelors most of his life, partying hard, dating stunningly good looking women (who were mostly from the elite class of UK/U.S.), etc...when he entered the field; all that took back stage!

Teams used to fear playing him...Not Pakistan!

From what I remember, Imran had a reputation similar to Shoaib during the early part of his career. He was injured most of the time and would rarely finish a series without injuries. He was famous for his partying and numerous affairs with women all around the world. Towards the mid to late eighties he got his act together, matured as a player, and became a good leader and a great player. Pakistan cricket enjoyed one of the most memorable era under his captaincy.

This is the poster I had on my bedroom wall when Pak toured Eng in 1987. My poster was full length and he is wearing an 'Ihsan' polo shirt.



And the guy could bowl....and bat...and captain.

Perfection really.

My cousin had that poster. You're not my cousin by any chance? - although the furtherest West he ever ventured was Birmingham......

imran khan was a class act ,he dated some of the glamorous elite women.don't ever compare him with a paindu who is trying to get that "image" of great khan by running after some lowclass ******.

Imran Khan = James Bond (minus the martinis) off the field, Lance Armstrong (in terms of dedication) on it.
Shoaib, err ......

exactly he was the most sexiest and goodlooking cricketer ever.the way he talks, that authority.how can you blame any woman???

Hmmm, just curious as to what the woman saw in Imran. Any ladies here at PP care to judge, in his prime ofcourse???

Theory that Imran didn't have a bad image was wrong. He was always in media for wrong reasons. Every other day in news he was mentioned with some actress, indian movie star or someone in england. He was accused of being a trouble maker in team and not being a team player. He was the one who stood up against Javed and convniced others not to play for Javed. Javed endup giving his captainship. But with age he matured, later part of his career (1985 and onwards) he really focused on cricket. There was a major difference b/w him an shoaib. He did everything and probably more what shoaib could imagine but he didn't put his career on line. He always took care of his body, and knew cricket is the reason which made him this big. On the other hand Shoaib is a loose canon who caused more harm to himself. Another reason all those parties and women came second nature to Imran (he went to oxford) it was easy for him to mix-in. He had seen all that even before he became a super star. For Shoaib everything came to him after he became a super star.

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firstly his reputation was made in his teens when he was far good looking then right now. When he was young he looked alot like a travolta or any actor from that period. so that always helps. and he happened to be good at cricket.

Well, Jemima married him in his early 40's, which means he was good looking at that time. Anyway, I think his prime was in his late 20's.

How do you know that Jemima married him because of his looks?

wel he was a playboy but he never let his off the field activities affect his cricket. he had the looks, the fame and im sure the money. everythign that women dig.

i remember when i was in high schol, imran came for a visit and delivered a short speech. everything he said had so much authority and conviction that hu could see in an instant that he was a born leader. the way he handled questions from the students, some of them really stupid and related to his personal life, was impressive.

dont compare him to shoaib. shoaib is not in the same class. imran was educated, sophisticated. shoaib is neither, just a playboy who likes to party and lets his off the field activities affect his game.

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this is him in his late t mid thirties.

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again 36ish .

Imran was a charismatic personality. something that is God-gifted and natural to you.

He was a damn-good athlete with world class eduaction and alot of money to go with it. combine these with some really good looks and you have a perfect recipe for a heart throbe.

He was much more professional than most of the cricketers Pakistan has evere produced. whatever went in his private it hardly effected his cricketing career. He is easily the best Captain of pakistan's history and one of the best in world's history.

the legendary status in Pakistan has to do with the heights he took pakistan circket to, under his leadership

Well, I think he had rules and principles. Don't forget he was student of Aitcheson College Lahore and still lives in Zaman Park which is near by that college. After college education he went to UK for further education and started cricket in UK to represent his Uni. But from day one, he was typical Lahori guy and use to run after Kitts (Godi). I seen him couple of time when I use to live in Lahore and Abdul Qadier isn't far from his place too. I seen him during his peak time and even after 1992 but since his mother became ill in late 80s. He changed and focused on cricket and Cancer hospital in his mind. He always had targets in his mind and wanted to prove something.
In term of Shoaib, he didn't have any targets. He might have 100mph speed target but his life style ruined everything and he wasn't sharp enough to use his fame wisely. He shoots himself on toes. I seen Shoaib in year 2000 with white girlfriend in Shalimar Garden Lahore and he asked Garden administration to turn on all fountains for her. All people were chanting him and saying " Tanu maree hui gori mili se serf" (Punjabi). People didn't like him at all because he was arrogant to them as well.

Well, I think we should leave those matter buried and let them judge their past deeds. By the way, they are their personal matters.

Safehands, in the first pic that u posted his arms look very skinny. Didnt he do some weight training around 1987 if i remember correctly?

See his weight would flunctuate according to my dad like after the aussie domestic season he was skinny. Like in the india tour i think he lost something like 15 pounds.

but he always was lean. not the big muscle types. big shoulder and very little biceps. very strong legs, i was with my family in nathia gali hiking he was there and he had weights around his ankles going at regular pace.

well imran was the top selection for all women world wide,shoaib well a huge MYTH.there was a poll in south africa world cup 2003,about the "hunks" of the tournament Akhtar didn't even make it into top 10.again there was a poll among indian women 2004 ,he got 8th position with 4% votes.i don't know why this stupid comparison with a man who will get almost 100% votes with a man who thinks( MYTH) as good as immi.

Siddharth, so basically, ur trying to show that Imran had much better looks than Shoaib...right???

no no shoaib is the best looking ever ask any woman

Why do you want to get slap? lol

Nah man, maybe when he 23-28, now he's just a bit too fat.

lets get back to the topic, It is saying basically that imran who was voted in the 1980s as the worlds sexiest man is was a bad boy. If you consider womanizing a bad by type of thing then your right he was a bad boy. but if you consider the fact he was always classy on the field then you would nt consider him a bad boy.

The thing is that shoaib was in the news in a negative sense. Imran was in the news because he was the easts answer to the west.

Personally wasim akram was better looking than shoaib. shoaib has always been ugly. He just rode a flamboyant personality into stardom nothing much nothing more.

what's wrong with wasim,you hate hime like anything.infact while i was in college almost all girls were after wasim.why you sound so unbelievable???is he that ugly????.shoaib i don't know what is so special abt him

well beauty lies in the eyes of its beholder,i always found wasim and waqar(in a rugged sort of way) better looking than shoaib.infact iwould call him showoff akhtar.he acts and displays as the hunk number one.

YOu were in college with Wasim Akram? Wow! When? What was he like. Are you still in Pak? Any other contacts with former team members?

in fact i am an indian ,while i was in college during 1991-95 ,my college mates girls liked wasim so much,that's whtat.sorry buddy i never met him.
sorry for the confusion i created.i heard umpire aleem daar was wasim's college mate .one of my cousins who was in london told me that wasim and huma were in love while wasim was playing for lancashire and his friend saw them together in some shopping mal during 1992.at that time he didn't know that they were going to marry .so he told my cousin he saw wasim with a fairy

Alll I see is this, shoaib level of girl.

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Imran level of girls....

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amongst others.

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I hope you're not a man.
Coz that isn't a manly poster to have on your wall.

Well I was kid yaar!

I seen Wasim around 1986-88 at Civil lines College, Lahore when I use to live in Lahore. He was at that time in F.A classes and very slim thin guy. Quit oftenly he use to mis lectures due to matches.

i knew wasim started his career in 1984-85.after that he attended college?.yes he was very slim in those periods ,but after that i think he build a good physique with strong shoulders.

Well, at that time he wasn't very popular. No, he was still in college but never use to attend many classes. I think he took F.A exam in 1988-89 or may be in 1990. I don’t remember exact year but he wasn’t very good at study. My best friend was in his class and he use to tells about him. Now my friend lives in Canada. Imran Khan picked Wasim boy from net practice and he was bowling to Imran for batting practice at Jinnah Garden, Lahore. It was Imran and Sarfar Nawaz’s discovery.

[QUOTE=Cric-PhotoPassionate]Well, at that time he wasn't very popular. No, he was still in college but never use to attend many classes. I think he took F.A exam in 1988-89 or may be in 1990. I don’t remember exact year but he wasn’t very good at study. My best friend was in his class and he use to tells about him. Now my friend lives in Canada. Imran Khan picked Wasim boy from net practice and he was bowling to Imran for batting practice at Jinnah Garden, Lahore. It was Imran and Sarfar Nawaz’s discovery.[/QUO


even if he was poor in study, he got a well educated qualified wife
so there is not much meaning in academic brilliance

True. I know.....
Some people are genius in their own field but not in academic education. Look Javed....

i never liked javed cos' his annoying irritating manners on the field especially against india he was too cocky.but when i saw him chatting with dravid ,ganguly and co in england 1996 on their debut series ,i had to change my opinion abt javed. he looked so friendly and nice with them giving a lot of tips abt batting techniques and all .very different from what we saw on the field.and i always thought javed is more approachable than imran,don't know may be imran's dominating attitude .again waqar was so arrogant during early 90's but i think after that he became matured and looked nice.and how was wasim during his college days from ur friends point of view?.was he friendly with fellow mates or see i am an intl cricketer i don't care u kinda attitude??.

Nadeem

There are some rare pics of Imran in that book "An Eye of Imran" which you have. Can you scan a few especially the ones where he is relaxing in his home. I've got a copy of that book too and would scan some pictures to put up here in due course.

As to what was so striking in him for the women...Well I remember reading an interview of Lady Liza Campbell in Sunday Express in early 90s....she said something on the lines that Immi is 6 feet, weighs 13-stone and built like a rock...those piercing eyes and features which are impossible to describe so alluring they are. Now these are just physical attributes - combine with this the stunning personality and charisma of Imran and it's not surprising top women in the world craved for him. Miss Australia of '85 answered at the Ceremony of the competition what she wants for X'Mas..."Imran!".

But for us Pak fans - Imran is the ultimate warrior and unmatchable legend who changed the fortunes of our cricket so magnificently.

Yaar i tried scanning a few but they become soooooo tiny that they are almost inscrutable. But yeah, if these lot saw those pics everybody would understand why gavaskar and co were so intimidated on the 1987 tour by the mere sight of the marvellously sculpted body that Imran had built through sheer hard work.

Alrite yaar. Leave it to me ;)

i remember an australian magazine selected imran as the sexiest man in the year 1985.though immi is a pakistani he has an international looks and glamour combined with that class .he belonged to a very rich aristocratic family,educted in the best schools and colleges.so he knew how to deal with upper class people unlike other pakistanis.his accent pure and clear.

1. Imran definitely didnt drink.
2. He had a great work ethic and always subjected himself to the toughest fitness program. He had the fittest body of all the cricketers of his era because of running and weight training.
3. He may have had many affairs but was very strict against these things whn on tour and neither did these things himself nor allowed anyone else to do them.
4. He was essentially low profile even though he had caught the imagination of a great population of cricket fans. Living mostly in England helped because in those days people let you lead your private life in peace!
5. He was only a lover-boy, definitely not a bad-boy!

Yes, In 1985 Imran was playing for New South Wales after his recovery from a shin stress fracture and that helped get him selected as the sexiest person because Australia got to look at him up close.
Steve Waugh was his room mate and was in awe of the great man. He said he couldnt dare to even talk to him!

imran had this "unapproachable" kinde of persona in him.steve waugh at that time(1985) was a young boy.how could he dare?.

Wasim was normal college guy but at that time he was starting his career and stoped visiting college most of time. Why should he ? after getting more tours and matches.

Waseem never finished high school not to speak of entering college!

are you sure???.then whom did he saw in college, may be his friend was dreaming

i read some where that wasim studied in a good school some thing like cathedral scool(i am not sure).normally such school authorities will be very strict.they don't allow to bug classes ,i guess.

You are right about Cathedral (Hall Road). Used to be a very famous school, a rival of St. Anthony's. However like many other institutions of Pakistan it has gone to the dogs long ago and in 80s when Waseem went there, it was pretty much a notorious school with a lot of badmaashi.

The St. Anthony's boys used to refer to Cathedral boys as "Kaddoos"!

Are you sure man?
Wasim attended Islamia College Civil lines ,lahore as far as i know.
Many former greats belong to Islamiya college including Salim Malik,Fazal mehmood,Imteyaaz Ahmed and Wasim Akram.



P.S
Wasim akram was the class fellow of Aleem Dar in Islamia College Civil lines,Lahore.

just now i read that imran also studied in cathedral school (don't know the same school of waz).

also studied at Atchison School and College,Lahore.One of the best institutions in Pakistan.

st. anthonys because aitchison wouldnt let him play first class.

Are you sure?I heard Yousaf Salhudin and Imran Khan were class mates at Atchison.

Imran attended Aitchison College and the Cathedral School in Lahore until he finished middle school, then entered the Royal Grammar School, Worcester,

my father replaced him as on the cricket team. I can check in on this.

So you mean Imran never studied at Atchison..safehands?

me too read that he studied in Atchison,then Oxford .

what is F A ?,i mean its expansion

no he was always at aitchison, and then there was when played frist class cricket and aitchison didnt allow that so he switched schools. age 16-18ish.

ill talk with pops tonight.

also there is the war so school was closed it was shady. during that period.

That's what I said in my last few posts. It seems like Momo doesn't know Wasim very well. I have seen Wasim with my own eyes in Islamia College Civil lines, Lahore. My best friend was his class mate.

It was way before '85 that Aussies got enamored with Imran. In the Packer Series of '76, Imran was the only Pak player for whom the management did not have to do marketing to introduce them to the Aussie masses.

FA= Advance level,

FA is intermidiate.

So twas his sparkiling eyes which had all the ladies going...

FA means Freshman of Arts and FSc means Freshman of Science.

I have a documentary about Immy and in the beginning they ask ppl about what makes Immy so handsome and well known.
The ladies (who included the gentry in London) said his eyes, his shoulders, etc made him the sexiest guy in london. In Oz this supporter said Immy will always be remembered for having so many women asking for autographs.

Art Malik says "never liked him". Typical Art MAlik who tries to be more **** than *****!

I read Imran studied at aitchison, but after missing a match, he was not allowed to play cricket anymore at the school.

well is anyone going to upload any of this.

it is sad that we didn't have that much pictures of the great man.if you want to see shoaib's pictures,hmmmmm.........unlimited like he is standing ,sitting, looking ,staring,preparing to bowl,taken one step, two steps ,it will go on like that.well safe hands,you seem to know more abt Imran that any one.so you can provide some nice pictures ,i suppose?