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Imran Tahir

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imran Tahir has received more than 2,261,311 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Imran Tahir is the 69th most popular cricketer, the 199th most popular biography from Pakistan and the 8th most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 26.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Imran Tahir ranks 69 out of 136. Before him are Zaheer Khan, Glenn McGrath, Babar Azam, Waqar Younis, Matthew Hayden, and Shoaib Malik. After him are Mushfiqur Rahim, Steve Smith, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, and Kuldeep Yadav.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Imran Tahir ranks 1,180. Before him are Helge Payer, Adam Rose, Shigeki Tsujimoto, Rubén Suárez, Chris Mihm, and Noé Pamarot. After him are Jostein Hasselgård, Marlon Harewood, Vadzim Makhneu, Seiji Koga, Ryuji Sueoka, and Takahiro Masukawa.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Imran Tahir ranks 199 out of 217. Before him are Fawad Khan (1981), Babar Azam (1994), Sabatina James (1982), Waqar Younis (1971), Shoaib Malik (1982), and Amjad Sabri (1970). After him are Ali Zafar (1980), Muniba Mazari (1987), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Veena Malik (1984), Imran Abbas (1977), and Arfa Karim (1995).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Imran Tahir ranks 8. Before him are Shahid Afridi (1980), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Shoaib Akhtar (1975), Babar Azam (1994), Waqar Younis (1971), and Shoaib Malik (1982). After him are Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Younis Khan (1975), Mohammad Amir (1992), Mohammad Hafeez (1980), and Usman Khawaja (1986).

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