Imran Khan misses out in Warne’s best Pakistan team of last 25 years

Imran Khan misses out in Warne’s best Pakistan ODI team of last 25 years

Imran Khan may have been one of the finest all-rounders Pakistan have ever produced, but Australian legend Shane Warne found it difficult to name him in his best Pakistan XI of last 25 years. Warne has been naming his best Tests and ODI XI for different teams and has left out some big names from the sides.  Recently through a Facebook post, Warne announced his best Pakistan side of last 25 years. [Also Read: Cook doesn’t find place in Warne’s best England Test team of last 25 years]

Warne’s best Pakistani XI:

Saeed Anwar 

Aamir Sohail 

Younis Khan 

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Mohammad Yousuf

Shahid Afridi 

Moin Khan 

Wasim Akram ( C ) 

Saqlain Mushtaq

Shoiab Akhtar 

Waqar Younis

On Imran’s exclusion, Warne from his official Facebook account (Official Shane Warne) wrote, “Just to remind you, I have to have played a meaningful game against a player before being selected. Hence no Botham, Richard Hadlee, Viv Richards or Imran Khan in any teams. I’m sure they will all make my greatest ever test team though, that will be the last team I select.” [Also Read: “Best friend” Clarke misses out berth in Warne’s greatest Australian ODI XI]

Warne also specified how hard it was for him to drop his leg spinning friend Mushtaq Ahmed and went for the all-round ability of Shahid Afridi.

He also mentioned about Abdul Razzaq and Azhar Mahmood who were pretty strong contenders for a spot in the side. Stay tuned for many more surprises from Warne as he continues to announce his best playing XI for more sides.