INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Imran Khan, former Pakistan captain, and Abdul Qadir-File photoIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed
grief over the demise of legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir who died of a cardiac arrest last night.The prime minister offered condolence to
the aggrieved family and paid tribute to Abdul Qadir who he said was genius and one of the greatest leg spinners of all time."Deeply
saddened to hear of Abdul Qadir's passing
My prayers - condolences go to the family," the prime minister tweeted."He was also the life of the dressing room entertaining the team with
his wit - humour," he said.The prime minister said Qadir's bowling statistics do not do justice to his genius."Had he been playing cricket
now with the modern DRS system, where batsmen can be given out on the front foot as well, Qadir would have gotten as many wickets as the
great Shane Warne," the former cricket hero said.Known as the dancing bowler due to his peculiar bowling style, Abdul Qadir played his first
Test against England at Lahore on Dec 14, 1977 and first ODI against New Zealand at Birmingham on Jun 11, 1983.The man who revived the art
of legspin bowling and an integral part of Pakistan's most successful sides in the 1980s and a valuable mentor to Shane Warne and Mushtaq
Ahmed among others, left for eternity nine days short of his next birthday.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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