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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Hello!!! All was good until that. Just os that you know, great Imran was great the moment he left Oxford. Injuries restricted him. One can even argue during the 2nd and 3rd comeback (from retirement) his bowling became not so great as his early days.
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T_E,
I'm not saying Immy was exactly crap in his 20s, either.
But, if you compare his stats with his fellow peers, you'll find his average, particularly, batting got much better. This is a well known fact .
But, I believe he over prolonged his career by a good three to four years. Having said that, he could have still outplayed and out-thought (as a grandpa) some of todays greats like...well, dont want to upset anyone here