Imran Tahir is a cricketer born and bred in Pakistan. Currently, he plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian League, South Africa in T20Is. Tahir took a total of seven wickets in an ODI thereby making him the very first South African to attain such an honor. He set a new record by joining Surrey in 2019 which represents his eighth English county club. Mahir is widely known for his infamous running celebration after every wicket he picks.

Career

Through the UK, Tahir moved from pakistan because of a lady he loved.He relocated to South Africa where played for an IPL team, English speaking dimensions, and South African counties and thereby made a good reputation of one of the most prominent players.

In January 2010, during the South African's home series against a good opposition, he was called to join the squad. Later on it was discovered that Tahir was not fully eligible to play for South Africa during that time so the decision was reversed. He then returned to the domestic circuit and consistently took wickets in the 2010-11 season and at that time, he also became a citizen of South African. At last he was collected in South Africa's squad for the one-dayers against India just less than a week after he gained citizenship by naturalization. He made an impact there by becoming the second runner up in the wicket-taker at the close of the South African tournament.

Tahir stayed out of contention in all formats until October 2013, during South Africa's tour to the UAE. He also played against his former countrymen during the tour. Tahir was opportune to take his first Test five-for in Dubai but at the end of the day it earned him a temporary place. Instead, he carved a personal niche using the shorter formats, where he showed and displayed much more control with his craft.Tahir gained a reputation for being able to contain the middle-periods of matches while also taking wickets, and his increase came coincidentally with South Africa's limited-overs recovery, immediately after the 2015 World Cup. Tahir was very much effective in the 20-over format and by April 2016, he had risen to the second position on the ICC bowler rankings and started attaining heights in the various positions.

Style of play:-

He is a right-handed batsman and spin bowler who mostly known for bowling googlies.Tahir is always determined to get to the peak no matter what seems to come up as a distraction.

He turns his googly more than his leg-spin and he is famously known for that. It is said that Tahir can become an even better bowler if he adds this one dimension to his style of bowling.

Conclusion:-

Tahir Imran will always be among the best premium spinners that South Africa has ever produced. Though he is aging, his zeal and enthusiasm for the game are unparalleled. If eventually he retires, his celebration of running from one end to the other end of the ground after taking a wicket will be greatly missed.In 2019, he was the oldest player to participate in the World Cup cricket game.