Imran Khan Powerful Captain

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.