Pakistan's cricketer-turned-PM Imran Khan outfoxes opposition

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Regarded as a wily cricket captain during his playing days, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared Sunday to have stumped his political opposition as well.

The country's president dissolved the national assembly just hours after the deputy speaker declined to accept a no-confidence motion that would likely have seen Khan booted from office, meaning the country will go to the polls within 90 days.

Whether he gets a second innings remains to be seen.

Khan enjoyed genuine popular support when he became premier in 2018, but critics say he has failed to deliver on promises to revitalise the economy and improve the plight of the poor.