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Imran Khan - The Cricketer, the Celebrity, the Politician (Hardcover)
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Imran Khan - The Cricketer, the Celebrity, the Politician (Hardcover)
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The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket
captain and all-rounder--the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous
campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life
flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for
cancer research and who is now one of the most important political
figures in Pakistan. On one thing, Imran Khan's friends and enemies
agree: it all began with the leopard print satin trousers. In
November 1974, the "Cricketer International" published an article
about the new elite group of young talented players, "into concepts
like fashion and pop music," and bent on challenging cricket's
eternal stereotypes. Of the five featured stars on the cover, a
superbly hirsute 21-year-old wearing a tight black shirt and gaudy
trousers, with a facial expression of supreme self-confidence,
stood out. Imran Khan has always been a controversial figure, a man
who gives rise to hot debate on account of his strong conviction
and hard line views. From his achievements on the cricket field as
the Pakistan captain who captured the World Cup and the game's best
all-rounder in history, through to his racy social life--the
practicing Muslim boogieing on the dancefloor of Annabel's; an
"astonishing lovemaker," according to one overnight partner;
praised by Diana Princess of Wales, close friend to his then wife
Jemima Goldsmith, as a "devoted husband"--the Imran story is full
of color and contradictions. Acclaimed biographer Christopher
Sandford has approached a richly varied cast list of Imran
associates past and present--from Geoff Boycott, Javed Miandad,
Mike Brearley, David Gower, and John Major through to Nelson
Mandela and close acquaintances such as Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger,
John Major, Keith Richards, sources close to the late Princess of
Wales, and Pakistan's General Musharraf. Imran Khan himself and his
ex-wife Jemima have agreed to be interviewed for the book and given
Sandford exclusive access to Imran's inner sanctum.
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