“My days of watching cricket are over” says Imran Khan

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has revealed that he no longer watches cricket due to his busy schedule.

While speaking to former Australian captain Greg Chappell in an interview for Sydney Morning Herald, Khan gave his views on cricketing matters and on the ongoing series between Pakistan and Australia.

“Unfortunately, my days of watching cricket, for the time being, are over,” Khan said.

“I am unable to watch. I follow the matches in the papers but unless the pitches are more responsive we won’t see results."

During the conversation, the former all-rounder mentioned the names of Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi as players he is looking forward to see in action.

Comparing Test cricket with the modern-day T20 format, Khan acknowledged that T20 is innovative, but Test cricket will always remain as the real deal.

“T20 is great entertainment with innovative stroke play and brilliant fielding, but the true test of a cricketer will always be Test cricket,” added Khan.

He also gave his comments on the security scenario for the visiting team and sarcastically mentioned the slow pitches as the excitement killer for the fans.

“The Australian team is being given Presidential-level security and our people have been waiting with excitement for this series. Apart from the dead pitches, nothing can dampen the cricket fans' excitement,” concluded Khan.

It must be noted that Khan had an impressive record against Australia in Pakistan.

He averaged 43 with the bat and 16.57 with the ball in the five Tests he played against Australia in Pakistan, One of the most commendable performances of the former captain was in the 1982 Lahore Test where he bagged eight wickets on a dead pitch.

Imran Khan first played against Australia at the age of 23 in 1976 and recalled that tour as his most memorable one.