Intikhab Alam - The CAP Podcast #16

Mr. Intikhab Alam (born in 1942) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in numerous ODIs and Test Matches from 1959 to 1977. He was Pakistan's first One Day International Cricket Captain whose hard-work, preservation and commitment brought Pakistan to heights of glory in international cricket.
In this podcast, Mr. Alam reminisces about how he got selected by the then Pakistani cricket captain, A.H. Kardar to play for Pakistan, while he was rejected to play for his school team.

Intikhab Alam Khan (Urdu:انتخاب عالم خان) (born 28 December 1941) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 47 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1959 to 1977. He captained Pakistan in 17 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played in English county cricket for Surrey between 1969 and 1981.

Intikhab was Pakistan's first One Day International cricket captain. He played 3 matches as captain, winning two and losing one. He was the manager of the team in 1992 Cricket World Cup winning Pakistani team.

In 2004, he was appointed as the first foreigner to coach a domestic Indian cricket team, coaching Punjab in the Ranji Trophy.

On 25 October 2008, he was once again named manager of the Pakistan cricket team by PCB, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was sacked as the national coach of Pakistan.

In 2009, Intikhab was the manager of the team when Pakistan had their first Twenty20 World Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.