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Former cricketers turn to support Imran Khan in Pakistan polls

Lahore - Khan was catapulted to global fame as a World Cup cricket champion.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 22 Jul 2018, 1:15 PM

Last updated: Sun 22 Jul 2018, 3:28 PM

Former Pakistani cricket stars have come out in support of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan as the country prepares to go to the polls on Wednesday.
"It was in your leadership skip @ImrankhanPTI that we became world champions in 1992. It is in your leadership that we can again become a great democratic country," tweeted Wasim Akram.

"You have got what it takes Skipper @ImranKhanPTI but it will take everything you have... No one can doubt your Honesty and thats what is require in our country...An honest LEADER," tweeted former captain Waqar Younis.
BehindYouSkipper became one of the country's top trending hashtags as celebrities and former cricketers came to Khan's support.
Former Australian star Dean Jones also lent his support.
"I am not a political person... but @ImranKhanPTI I would have loved to play under.... great leader and would do well for Pakistan if given the opportunity," he tweeted.
Imran Khan was catapulted to global fame as a World Cup cricket champion.
Khan's chances of becoming prime minister on July 25 are believed to be his best since entering politics two decades ago. But critics allege the electoral playing field is being fixed for the erstwhile fast bowling all-rounder by the powerful military.
Recent polls show PTI's popularity climbing nationally.
 


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