Рет қаралды 2,152
Imran Khan declares Innings at 93.
Pakistan were hosting Sri Lanka in Sialkot in the first match of a 3-match Test series. A 5-wicket haul from Waqar Younis restricted the visitors to just 270 with Sanath Jayasuriya top scoring with 77.
Pakistan were clinical in their response as opener Rameez Raja and Shoaib Mohammad added 128 for the first wicket. Salim Malik then struck a century.
Imran Khan, batting at 6, was unbeaten on 93 off 189 deliveries and was batting alongside Wasim Akram in an unbroken 50+ partnership when Khan decided to declare the innings. It left people admiring the Pakistan skipper for his selflessness.
Two matches later, the all-rounder retired from Test cricket and went on to bid goodbye to all formats after lifting the World Cup trophy a couple of months later. He finished with 6 Test centuries which could have easily become 7 that day.
Imran declared with Pakistan leading by 153 runs and about an hour to go on day 4. The declaration remains the only instance in 143 years of Test history when a captain has declared with his own score in the 90s.