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'All Round View' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
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Answer: Option D — Imran Khan
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"All Round View" is the autobiography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain, written with Patrick Murphy and published in 1988.
About the book:
- It describes his childhood in Lahore, his education at Aitchison College and at Keble College, Oxford, where he studied politics, philosophy and economics, and his cricket career with Worcestershire, Sussex and Pakistan.
- The title reflects his status as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history.
- It also discusses the politics of Pakistan cricket and the game of cricket in general.
About Imran Khan:
- He was born in 1952 in Lahore.
- He took 362 Test wickets and scored over 3,800 Test runs.
- He was one of the four great all-rounders of the 1980s, along with Kapil Dev (India), Ian Botham (England) and Richard Hadlee (New Zealand).
- He captained Pakistan to its only ODI World Cup title, in 1992 in Australia and New Zealand, beating England in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- After retiring, he raised money to build the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore (opened 1994), named after his mother.
- He founded the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1996.
- He was Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022, when he was removed by a no-confidence vote.
- His other books include "Pakistan: A Personal History" (2011) and "Warrior Race".
Autobiographies of other cricketers:
- Wasim Akram: "Sultan: A Memoir" (2022).
- Javed Miandad: "Cutting Edge" (2003).
- Ian Botham: "Head On" (2007).
- Kapil Dev: "Straight from the Heart".
- Sachin Tendulkar: "Playing It My Way".
Why not the other options?
- ✗Wasim Akram's memoir is "Sultan".
- ✗Javed Miandad's autobiography is "Cutting Edge".
- ✗Ian Botham's autobiography is "Head On".
Quick tip
Remember: "All Round View" = Imran Khan (1988); Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning captain; founded PTI (1996); PM 2018-22; "Sultan" = Wasim Akram; "Cutting Edge" = Javed Miandad.
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