Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Mohammad Imran Tahir

Mohammad Imran Tahir is the epitome of a journeyman cricketer. In fact, he has barely stopped moving. Since starting his first-class career in 1996-97 he has racked up at least 10 teams ranging from Lahore to Yorkshire via the Titans in South Africa. That he has never remained anywhere for very long suggests a cricketer who has failed to live up to his potential, but his first-class record is impressive with a fine average and imposing strike-rate – impressive enough, in fact, to earn him a call-up to the South Africa Test squad in January 2010 during their home series against England.

Here’s a list of things you may have or may have not known about Mohammad Imran Tahir:

1. Mohammad Imran Tahir is a Pakistani-born South African.
2. A leg breakbowler and right-handed batsman.
3. Tahir currently plays for the Highveld Lions in South Africa and played for Hampshire in the 2011 English county cricket season.
4. At the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, Tahir bowled his best figures of 4-21 in South Africa’s nail-bite match against the Netherland son 27 March 2014, and was awarded Man of the match. Imran Tahir was South Africa’s highest wicket taker in the tournament.
5. T20 Cricketer of the Year: Imran Tahir. Imran Tahir was South African international Twenty20 player of the year at the Cricket South Africa awards.
6. Mohammad Imran Tahir has taken the most wickets by a leg spinner for South Africa in ODI cricket, passing Paul Adams. Paul Adams managed 29 wickets in 24 matches in his career and Tahir passed that record in 15 matches and currently sits on 42 wickets.
7. Mohammad Imran Tahir has had stints with three English counties; Middlesex, Yorkshire and Hampshire, who he signed for in 2008.
8. Imran Tahir has taken the most wickets by a leg spinner for South Africa, and currently sits on 21 wickets.
9. Imran Tahir has the best bowling figures for any spinner in Twenty20 International cricket for South Africa. His 4/21 against Netherlands beat Johan Botha’s best of 3/16.
10. Tahir has played for almost 24 major teams including South Africa,Delhi Daredevils, Dolphins,Durham 2nd XI, Easterns and Hampshire