This optimism, Imran Khan believes, is a key quality that a leader must possess. He recalled that halfway during the 1992 World Cup, when Pakistan’s chances of reaching the final stages were minimal, Intikhab Alam, who was the team manager at the time, came to Imran to ask for his opinion on flight arrangements for the team to fly back home. Imran was surprised and promptly told Intikhab to come back when they actually lost. The rest, as they say, is history.
