Pakistan PM and ex-captain Imran Khan wanted to bounce the s**t out of me: Ravi Shastri

In Tests against India, Imran Khan picked up 94 wickets in 24 ties at an average of 24.04 with 2 ten-wicket hauls and six five-wicket hauls.

When it comes to the cricket field there is no love lost between neighbours India and Pakistan. For majority of the 1980s and ’90s, Pakistan dominated the Indian cricket team thanks to top stars like former captain and current Prime Minister Imran Khan, pace bowlers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis and batman like Javen Miandad. Current Team Indian head coach Ravi Shastri also had memorable run-ins with Pakistani counterparts and the former India all-rounder recounted once such tale involving Imran Khan in his new book – ‘Stargazing: The players in my life’. “Imran Khan is one of the greatest captains and players the game has seen. Why I hold this view hardly needs qualification. His records speak of itself and if at all further validation is necessary, it comes from the experience of those who played with or against him,” Shastri writes about the Pakistan Prime Minister in his book. Imran Khan turned out in 88 Tests, 126 innings and scored 3,807 runs at an average of 37.69, including six centuries and 18 fifties. His highest score was 136. As a pace bowler, he took 362 wickets in Test cricket. In Tests against India, Imran Khan picked up 94 wickets in 24 ties at an average of 24.04 with 2 ten-wicket hauls and six five-wicket hauls.