Imran Khan triumphs over Virat Kohli in ICC leadership poll

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan won an ICC Twitter poll, beating the incumbent Indian skipper Virat Kohli by a narrow margin.

The poll was launched by the global cricket body with the options of Imran Khan, current India captain Virat Kholi, South African great AB de Villiers and current captain of Australia’s women Team Meg Lanning in the running.

Lastly, Imran Khan, one of Pakistan’s greatest and leader of the 1992 @cricketworldcup triumph ? pic.twitter.com/LyrZiybD4y

— ICC (@ICC) January 12, 2021

According to the ICC, a total of 536,346 votes were polled with Imran Khan securing 47.3% of the votes. He was closely followed by India’s Virat Kohli who received 46.2% of the votes.

Who would you rate as the best among these giants?

— ICC (@ICC) January 12, 2021

Ab de Villiers collected 6% of the votes while Meg Lanning ranked last after securing 0.5% of the votes.

The ICC said that for these four players the captaincy stood out for them and became a blessing for them. It said the players averages improved when they became leaders of their dressing room.

Captaincy proved a blessing for some extraordinary cricketers ??

Their averages improved as leaders ?

You decide which of these ‘pacesetters’ were the best among these geniuses! pic.twitter.com/yWEp4WgMun

— ICC (@ICC) January 12, 2021