At 46, and still running harder than most 26 year olds.
When the decade of 2020 began, Imran Tahir was already 41 years old; an age where most cricketers have moved on from the game. But five years later, he continues to defy logic and time...
Since 2020, Tahir has taken 192 wickets across all T20s with outstanding numbers: an average of 19.3, economy of 6.9, and strike rate of 16.7. Each of these parameters is better than his overall career figures...
What makes it even more remarkable is that he is outperforming many bowlers in their prime. No other bowler in the world has taken more wickets than him since 2020 with either a better average or a better strike rate, and only four bowlers have a better economy rate than him among all those who have taken at least 150 wickets in this period...
And if anyone thought he's slowing down, he just wrapped up the Global Super Leage as the top wicket-taker, taking 14 wickets in just 5 games...
Imran Tahir isn’t just aging well; he’s aging like a phenomenon..
When the decade of 2020 began, Imran Tahir was already 41 years old; an age where most cricketers have moved on from the game. But five years later, he continues to defy logic and time...
Since 2020, Tahir has taken 192 wickets across all T20s with outstanding numbers: an average of 19.3, economy of 6.9, and strike rate of 16.7. Each of these parameters is better than his overall career figures...
What makes it even more remarkable is that he is outperforming many bowlers in their prime. No other bowler in the world has taken more wickets than him since 2020 with either a better average or a better strike rate, and only four bowlers have a better economy rate than him among all those who have taken at least 150 wickets in this period...
And if anyone thought he's slowing down, he just wrapped up the Global Super Leage as the top wicket-taker, taking 14 wickets in just 5 games...
Imran Tahir isn’t just aging well; he’s aging like a phenomenon..