World Cups
1
Test wickets
362
Test runs
3,807
Test bowling average
22.8
Five-wicket hauls
23
Test wins as captain
14
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | |
| 1977 | 35 | |
| 1978 | 40 | |
| 1979 | 48 | |
| 1980 | 52 | |
| 1981 | 45 | |
| 1982 | 40 | |
| 1983 | 38 | |
| 1984 | 42 | |
| 1985 | 36 | |
| 1986 | 30 | |
| 1987 | 25 | |
| 1988 | 20 | |
| 1989 | 15 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Imran Khan ranks #85 in Cricket
Imran Khan ranks #85 in Cricket and #863 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.9/100.
The verified career covers 1971–1992 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cups 1, Test wickets 362, Test runs 3807, Test bowling average 22.81.
Nearest context: ahead Zaheer Abbas (88.0); behind MS Dhoni (87.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Imran Khan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Imran Khan — frequently asked
- Is Imran Khan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Imran Khan ranks #85 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.9/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Imran Khan's GOAT Score?
- 87.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Imran Khan rank all time?
- #863 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #85 in Cricket.
- Imran Khan vs Zaheer Abbas: who ranks higher?
- Zaheer Abbas ranks higher at 88.0 versus Imran Khan at 87.9, a margin of 0.1 points.