As the game of cricket evolved,
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Although Pakistan cricket team has had a number of talented all-round cricketers in the recent years like Shahid Afridi,
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It would be difficult for anyone to compare the two since both of them had significant impact not only on the Pakistani cricket team but on the cricketing fraternity on the whole.
However, comparing the careers of these supreme all-rounders and their contribution to the history of Pakistani cricket team,
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We all still seem to be under a spell and can probably never thank enough for the inspirational leadership which led to our one and only world cup trophy in 1992 and that would never have been possible if it was not for Imrans consistent performance with the bat and the ball.
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