Imran
Khan Powerful Captain
Imran Khan is considered to be one of the most
powerful captains of Pakistan history.
1.
No
Politics: This is due to the power of the Imran khan that no
politics was in cricket in the Pakistan team and all players was fully and effectively
controlled by the Imran khan. The team was used to play as one unit and there
was no grouping in the team. After Imran the politics and grouping became essential
phenomenon of Pakistan cricket team and this phenomenon has damaged the Pakistan
cricket a lot.
2.
No
Player Power: There was centrality of power in the
Imran Khan era and there was no player power concept in the team. After Imran
khan player power has risen in Pakistan and there were number of occasion that
player power influenced the board decision regarding selection and many other
issues and sometime captain is selected at the choice of player and there was
also a situation where even the coach selection was made at the choice of
players.
3.
Player
Control: Imran khan effectively controlled all the players
in the team. There was a full discipline in the team and every player knew the
fact the there will be no compromise on discipline. There were a number of
senior player like Rameez Raja and Javaid Miandad but all was well disciplined
in the captaincy of Imran Khan.
4.
Full
Decisions Making Power: Imran khan made all decision
which was better for the team and decisions were not influenced by individual achievement
and record making. The decision was taken by the Imran khan and those decisions
were rarely consulted. There were number occasion where the personal achievements
records were ignored and decision were taken in the best interest of team.
5. Team Selection:
Imran khan input was important factor for team selection and many people believe
that team was in fact selected by the Imran khan and many players could not
play for long due to Imran khan disliking.