05
Sep
Pakistani cricket hero becomes political player
It has been nearly 20 years since Khan captained Pakistan’s cricket team to its first and only World Cup victory and 15 years since he founded his own national party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, or Movement for Justice. Now he sees his most opportune moment. Conventional political wisdom gives him long odds, but Khan says, “I’m telling anyone who is a betting person to put money on me.’’