Imran Ahmed Khan Sherwani was born on 9 April 1962 and is a former English international field hockey player.
12 Facts About Imran Sherwani
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Imran Sherwani played on the left wing, and scored two of the three goals against West Germany in the 1988 final, making a significant contribution to the match.
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Imran Sherwani won silver with the England squad at the 1986 World Cup in London.
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Imran Sherwani was capped 45 times for Great Britain and 49 times for England.
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Imran Sherwani has played club hockey for Stourport, Stone and Leek.
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Imran Sherwani was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and is of Pakistani descent.
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Ever since he played in his first match at the age of 14, Imran Sherwani dreamt of playing in the Olympic Games.
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Imran Sherwani's father played hockey for Pakistan and his great uncles played football for Stoke City and Port Vale.
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Imran Sherwani worked as a policeman, but had to leave the Staffordshire Police force as his training programme became heavier, so to get by he became a newsagent like his father.
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Imran Sherwani has links with Cannock Hockey Club, where his three sons played.
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Imran Sherwani was selected as one of the torchbearers for the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.
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In June 2021, Imran Sherwani revealed that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.