Some Lesser Known Facts About Imran Tahir
- Does Imran Tahir smoke: Not Known
- Does Imran Tahir drink alcohol: Not Known
- Tahir was born in Lahore, Pakistan and learned to play cricket there while he grew up.
- To help his family financially, he started working at a Lahore’s ‘Pace shopping mall’ as a salesman at a tender age of 16.
- His life started to take a twist with his selection during trials to represent the Pakistan U-19 cricket team, which eventually progressed onto the Pakistan A side on some tours.
- Due to the presence of a number of spin bowlers waiting to play for Pakistan, he could not make it to the national level.
- He then moved to England and began playing county cricket there, but did not continue for long.
- Tahir finally moved to South Africa, where he played domestic cricket for about five years and lived hand-to-mouth for the first two years.
- In 2014, Delhi Daredevils picked Tahir up for the season as a replacement of Nathan Coulter-Nile.
- He is known to run with his arms outstretched after every wicket, even if it is after a review.
- Despite the fact that no team bought him in the IPL Auction 2017, he got a chance to play for Rising Pune Supergiants in place of injured Mitchell Marsh.
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