Career
From Faisalabad, Punjab, Imran"s first matches at a major level were played for the Pakistan University Grants Commission during the 1991-1992 season. He played his first (and only) List A game for the team in that season"s edition of the limited-overs Wills Gold Flake League, taking a single wicket in the match against the Pakistan Automobiles Corporation in February 1992. Imran"s only match at first-class level for the Grants Commission was also played against the Automobiles Corporation, beginning the day after the conclusion of the one-day match.
In the match, played as part of the Patron"s Trophy, he failed to take a wicket bowling left-arm orthodox spin, and scored only one run while batting.
Having made his first-class debut at the age of 20, Imran did not play another senior match until the 1998-1999 season, when he turned out for Faisalabad in a single match in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.