Imran Tahir
South African cricketer
Biography
Mohammad Imran Tahir (Punjabi: عمران طاہر; born 27 March 1979) is a South African former international cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir played for South Africa in all three formats of cricket.
On 15 June 2016, Tahir became the first South African bowler to take seven wickets in an ODI, and also the fastest South African to reach 100 ODI wickets (58 matches). He is currently South Africa's leading wicket-taker among spin bowlers in both ODIs and T20Is.
On 17 February 2017, Tahir became the fastest South African to reach 50 T20I wickets. On 4 March 2017, against New Zealand he recorded the most economical figures by a South African spinner in an ODI, with 2 wickets for 14 runs from 10 overs.
On 3 October 2018, he became the fourth bowler for South Africa to take a hat-trick in ODIs. In March 2019, he announced that he would quit ODI cricket following the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
He represented his eighth English county club, when he joined Surrey in 2019, thus setting a new record.
He is widely known for his running celebration after every wicket he takes, known as The Marathon.
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Career highlights
Teams
- South Africa national cricket team
- Lahore cricket teams
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team
- Sialkot cricket team
- Middlesex County Cricket Club
- Staffordshire County Cricket Club
- Lahore Lions
- Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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