Pakistan National Cricket Team

Pakistan national cricket team
The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952.
It is controlled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the governing body for cricket in Pakistan,
which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan compete in cricket
tours and tournaments sanctioned by the PCB and other regional or international cricket bodies
in Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20) formats. Pakistan are
current ICC Champions Trophy holders.
Pakistan were given Test status in 1952 following a recommendation from India, but faced
limited international success until the 1980s, when they became fixtures in the latter stages of
tournaments. They won their first international trophy, the ICC World Cup, in 1992, and then won
the Asia Cup in 2000. They saw increased success in the 21st century, winning the T20 World
Cup in 2009, the Asia Cup in 2012, and ICC Champions Trophy in 2017. Pakistan won the first
Asian Test Championship in 1999, and was the fourth team to win the now-defunct ICC Test
Championship in 2016.[18][19] Pakistan have the second-highest win percentage in international
T20 cricket (with a minimum of 150 games played),[20] the fourth-highest win percentage in ODI
cricket,[21] and the fourth-best win-loss ratio in Test cricket (both with a minimum of 400 games
played).[22]
Pakistan has been plagued by security concerns and domestic instability due to terrorism and
the war on terror, restricting it as a venue for international cricket in the 21st century. Despite
hosting the 1987 and 1996 World Cups (with the 1996 final played in Lahore), cricket was not
played in the country after an attack against the Sri Lanka national team in 2009; Pakistan then
played one-day games in the United Arab Emirates until 2016 and Test games in the UAE until
2019.[23][24] International cricket was resumed in Pakistan from 2016, which coincided with the
debut of the Pakistan Super League, following improvements in security and overall reduction in
terrorism.[25][26]
History
Pakistan
Nickname(s) Shaheens
(lit. 'Falcons')[1]
Green Shirts[2]
Men in Green[3]
Cornered Tigers[4][5]
Association Pakistan Cricket

Board
Personnel
Test captain Shan Masood
One Day captain Mohammad Rizwan
T20I captain Mohammad Rizwan
Test coach Jason Gillespie
One Day & T20 coach Gary Kirsten
Manager Naveed Akram

Cheema
History
Test status acquired 1952
International Cricket Council
ICC status Full Member (1952)
ICC region ACC

ICC Rankings Current[11] Best-ever
Test 8th 1st (1 August

1988)[6]
ODI 3rd 1st (1

December
1990)[7][8][9]
T20I 7th 1st (1

November
2017)[10]
Tests
First Test v India at the

Feroz Shah Kotla
Ground, Delhi; 16–18
October 1952
Last Test v England at

Rawalpindi Cricket
Stadium, Rawalpindi;
24–26 October 2024
Tests Played Won/Lost
Total[12] 461 150/145

(166 draws)
This year[13] 6 2/4 (0 draws)
World Test 2 (first in 2021)

Championship
appearances
Best result 6th place (2021)
One Day Internationals
First ODI v New Zealand at

Lancaster Park,
Christchurch; 11
February 1973
Last ODI v England at
Eden Gardens,
Kolkata; 11
November 2023
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[14] 970 512/428

(9 ties, 21 no
results)
This 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no

year[15] results)
World Cup 12 (first in 1975)

appearances
Best result Champions (1992)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I v England at the

Bristol County
Ground, Bristol; 28
August 2006
Last T20I v Ireland at

Central Broward Park,
Lauderhill; 16 June
2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[16] 245 142/92

(4 ties, 7 no
results)
This 19 7/10
[17]
year (1 tie, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup 8 (first in 2007)

appearances
Best result Champions (2009)

Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 24 October 2024
The match held between

Sindh(Called then as Sind) &
Australia in Karachi on 22
November 1935 was reported by
The Sydney Morning Herald
Cricket in Pakistan has a history predating the creation of the country in 1947. The first ever
international cricket match in Karachi was held on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and
Australian cricket teams. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites.[27] Ghulam Mohammad was
the captain of team Sind and Frank Tarrant was the captain of Tarrant's team. Following the
independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed rapidly and Pakistan was
given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's in England on
28 July 1952 following recommendation by India,[28] which, being the successor state of the
British Raj, did not have to go through such a process. The first captain of the Pakistan national
cricket team was Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which
India won 2–1. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1–1 after a
victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan's first home
Test match was against India in January 1955 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca, East
Pakistan (now Bangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur,
Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such
occurrence in Test history[29]).
The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Traditionally Pakistani cricket has been
composed of talented players but is alleged to display limited discipline on occasion, making
their performance inconsistent at times. In particular, the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is usually
emotionally charged and can provide for intriguing contests, as talented teams and players from
both sides of the border seek to elevate their game to new levels. Pakistan team contests with
India in the Cricket World Cup have resulted in packed stadiums and highly charged
atmospheres. The team is well supported at home and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom
where British Pakistanis have formed a fan-club called the "Stani Army". Members of the club
show up to matches across the country and are known to provide raucous support. The Stani
Army also takes part in charity initiatives for underprivileged Pakistanis, including annual friendly
cricket matches against British Indian members of the similar "Bharat Army".
Test cricket
Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series. They
lost the first test by an innings and 70 runs. India scored 372 runs in their first innings and
Pakistan managed 302 runs in combined both innings. However, it just took seven days to turn
things around for the Pakistani's. In second Test match, Pakistan blew India away for 106 before
Pakistan, with the help of Hanif Mohammad's 124, scored 331 in their first innings, taking a lead
of 225. India were bowled out for 182, giving Pakistan a win by an innings and 43 runs. It was
Fazal Mahmood's game as he took 12/94. India won the next match by 10 wickets before the
final two test were drawn, which resulted India winning series 2–1.
Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1–1 after a victory at The
Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan's first home Test match was
against India in January 1955 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan (now
Bangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar
and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in Test history).
In the same year, New Zealand toured Pakistan for their first series against them. They defeated
New Zealand by an innings and 1 run in the first test and won the second test match by 4
wickets. The final test ended in a draw, resulting in Pakistan's first ever Test series win, with 2–0
margin.
In 1956 Australia toured Pakistan and played one test, which Pakistan won. They bowled
Australia out for 80 in their first innings. Pakistan took a lead of 119 runs when they were
dismissed at 199. Pakistan bowled Australia out for 187 in the second innings, giving the hosts a
target of 68. Pakistan won comfortably by 9 wickets. Again, Fazal Mahmood was the chief
destroyer, taking 13/114 in the match.
Pakistan visited West Indies in 1958 for a five-test series. Pakistan drew the first test. It was
Hanif Mohammad's match as he saved Pakistan after they were bowled out for 106 in reply to
West Indies' first innings of 579. Trailing by 473, Mohammad played the longest test match
innings – a marathon 970 minutes for his match-saving 337. The next three tests went in West
Indies' favour before Pakistan won their first match against them by an innings and 1 run. In that
match, it was another Mohammad performance. This time it was Hanif's brother Wazir
Mohammad who scored 189 out of Pakistan's 496 in reply to the hosts' 268. West Indies were
bowled out for 227 in their second innings but the series went to them by 3–1.
Performance during the 1970s till the 1990s
From 1970 to 1979, Pakistan played over 13 Test series, which they won 3, lost 5 and drew 5. In
total of 41 Test matches, Pakistan won 6, lost 12 and drew 23. They had a below par
performance. But from 1980 to 1989, they did better. Out of 21 Test series they have played from
that period, they won 9, lost 5 and drew 7. In terms of matches, they played total of 72 matches,
winning 20 and losing 12 with 40 draws. In 1987, Pakistan went to India for five match series. It
was Sunil Gavaskar's last test series. The first four test went draw but the final match was thriller.
Pakistan scored 116 before India scored 145. Pakistan came back with 249 on board, giving the
host a target of 220. India fell 16 runs short and the series was considered one of the best India-
Pakistan series. In 1988, after West Indies tour where they drew 1–1 (3), Pakistan were rated as
No.1 Test team. It was one of greatest moments in their history.
From 1990 to 1999, Pakistan did even better. They played 29 series, winning over 15 and losing 9
with 5 drawn. In terms of matches, they played 74, winning 40, losing 21 and drawing 13. In this
period, the lowest point of for Pakistan came in 1998 where they lost to Zimbabwe 1–0 in three
match series. The biggest moment came in Asian Test Championship in 1998 where they
defeated Sri Lanka in the final by an innings and 175 runs.
21st century
In 2002, Pakistan participated in their second Asian Test Championship. It was originally planned
to include all four Asian ICC full-members (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). However,
before the tournament started, India's participation was put in doubt. After defeating Bangladesh
in the 1st Test to meet Sri Lanka in the final, they were defeated by them by 8 wickets.
A major controversy occurred in 2006 when the team toured England for a four-match Test
series. England led the series 2–0 going into the final Test. In the first innings of that match, they
were bowled out for 173 and Pakistan scored 504 in reply. In the second innings, after the
dismissal of Alastair Cook for 83 off a reverse-swinging from Umar Gul, umpires Darrell Hair and
Billy Doctrove called a halt to play as they adjudged Pakistan to be guilty of ball tampering. The
ball was replaced and England was awarded 5 penalty runs. This event was the catalyst for the
subsequent refusal to continue the match after tea by the Pakistan team. Based on the Laws of
Cricket, the umpires declared Pakistan to have forfeited the game. The ICC later changed the
result of the match to a draw, and subsequently reinstated the original result on 1 February 2009.
2010 spot-fixing scandal
The Pakistan cricket team toured England from 29 July to 22 September 2010. The tour
consisted of four Tests, two T20Is and five ODIs. During the Test series, Pakistan lost the first
two Test by 354 runs and 9 wickets. They came back to win the third Test by 4 wickets. However,
in the fourth Test, the spot-fixing took place. On the third day of the 4th Test, British newspaper
News of the World published a story with allegations that an agent loosely affiliated with some of
the Pakistani players (later identified as Mazhar Majeed) had accepted a £150,000 (US$232,665)
bribe from undercover reporters for information that two Pakistani bowlers (Mohammad Asif
and Mohammad Amir) would deliberately deliver no balls at specific points during the match.
The third player was also caught. It was Pakistan's Test skipper Salman Butt, who was revealed
to be the master mind of this case. On 1 November 2011, Asif, Amir, and Butt were found guilty
for their part in the spot-fixing and were given prison sentences, ranging from six months to 30
months and now Amir played well.
Under Misbah-ul-Haq
After Amir, Asif and Butt were dismissed, Pakistan made Misbah ul Haq the new captain of
Pakistan. In subsequent series against South Africa in the UAE he led Pakistan in tests. After
resignation of Shahid Afridi as test captain and suspension of Salman Butt due to spot-fixing
scandal, Misbah was preferred over Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Kamran Akmal as
captain. Wasim Akram stated that although the decision was surprising, if Misbah bats and fields
well everything else will go according to plan.
Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson stated that he believed Misbah has the best cricketing
brain within Pakistan and he will do incredibly well in the plans for the captaincy Misbah hit back
at those who criticised the decision to appoint him captain and stated that he should be given a
chance to prove himself.
In Misbah's first series against South Africa in UAE 2010, he led the two match Test series to
draw 0–0. Later the team toured New Zealand where they won two match Test series 1–0.
Pakistan also went to West Indies and Zimbabwe for two Match and lone Test match. They drew
1–1 and won 1–0 over West Indies and Zimbabwe respectively. They also won against the
touring Sri Lankan team, winning 1–0 (3) and whitewashed Bangladesh 2–0 (2).
One of the most biggest moment for Pakistan under Misbah's captaincy was when they
whitewashed England, the then no.1 side, who toured UAE in early 2012. Mohsin Khan, the
Pakistan coach, compared his team's whitewash against England to the 1992 Cricket World Cup
triumph. "Today is like a dream come true," Mohsin told Sky Sports. "It's not a very experienced
team but it's very talented. Today, the captain and all the players have proved they are one of the
best in the world. It's a great achievement for the Pakistan team."
Against the South Africa cricket team in 2013 tour, they were badly whitewashed by the Proteas
by 3–0 (3). In first Test, they were bowled out for 49, the worst in their history. That was
considered to be worst performance against top side. At the same year, they also got their
second defeat to Zimbabwe when Pakistan toured for two match Test series. The series was
drawn 1–1. In early 2014, against Sri Lanka who toured UAE for 3 match series, Pakistan were
down 1–0 after two match. In the final match, the first four days went nowhere until the early fifth
day when Pakistan managed to bowl out the Sri Lankan cricket team for 214 and were asked to
chase 301 in last two and a half session. Pakistan chased it down in 57.3 overs, the fastest
chase in Test cricket history.
Another greatest performance from Pakistan is when they whitewashed the touring Australian
cricket team. After beating Pakistan 1–0 in T20Is and 3–0 in ODIs, Pakistan were doubtful to win
a two match Test series against the tourist. However, Pakistan won the matches by 221 runs and
356 runs. The win in the second Test was their highest winning margin against any opposition in
their history. Also in the same match, Misbah equaled the then fastest Test match century off 56
deliveries.
Against New Zealand, who toured Pakistan for 3 Test match series. After winning the first Test,
Misbah became Pakistan's most successful Test captain win 15 wins, taking over Imran Khan
and Javed Miandad's joint 14 win record. The series went to draw 1–1 (3).
Another moment for Pakistan under Misbah was when Pakistan toured Sri Lanka and defeated
them in three match Test series. There, it was the first time Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka
after 9 years. And when England toured UAE for three match Test series, Pakistan defeated them
2–0 (3). As a result, they climbed to No.2 in Test rankings, also after 9 years.
Rise to No.1 in Tests
In 2016, Pakistan became No.1 Test team after their tour of England, where they drew series 2–2
(4). It was the first time since the ranking system were introduced, they were crowned No.1 and
first time since 1988. It was another great achievement in Pakistan's Test history. They were also
given Test mace in Lahore. However, their No.1 rank was short-lived, as their downfall began.
After winning the series against the West Indies 2–1 (3) in UAE, Pakistan toured New Zealand
and Australia for two match and three match Test series. They lost all five matches plus one lost
against West Indies. They were down at No.5 in rankings. Misbah was considering retirement
after the Australia tour but stayed till West Indies tour, saying he had 'one last job to do'.
Despite having major upsets in the southern continent, Pakistan were triumphant in the West
Indies tour of 2017, having won the T20 series 3–1, the ODI series by 2–1, and winning a thriller
in the 3rd test to seal it 2–1. This was Pakistan's first ever test series win in the Caribbean.[30]
Misbah-ul-Haq and Younus Khan retired after, with the captaincy going to Sarfaraz Ahmed.
White ball cricket (ODIs and T20Is)
1986 Austral-Asia Cup (Champions)
The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup, played in Sharjah in UAE, saw a last-ball victory for Pakistan against
their arch-rivals India, with Javed Miandad emerging as a national hero.[31] India batted first and
set a target of 245 runs, leaving Pakistan with a required run rate of 4.92 runs per over. Miandad
came in to bat at number 3 and Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals. Later recalling the
match, he stated that his main focus was to lose with dignity. With 31 runs needed in the last
three overs, Miandad hit a string of boundaries while batting with his team's lower order, until
four runs were required from the last delivery of the match. Miandad received a leg side full toss
from Chetan Sharma, which he hit for six over the midwicket boundary.[31][32]
1992 Cricket World Cup (Champions)
Pakistani opener Yasir Hameed playing

against Australia at Lord's in England
At the 1992 World Cup Semi-final, having won the toss, New Zealand chose to bat first and ended
with a total of 262 runs. Pakistan batted conservatively yet lost wickets at regular intervals. With
the departure of Imran Khan and Saleem Malik shortly thereafter, Pakistan still required 115 runs
at a rate of 7.67 runs per over with veteran Javed Miandad being the only known batsman
remaining at the crease. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had just turned 22 and was not a well-
known player at the time, burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls.
Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 runs from 30 balls, which wicket-keeper Moin Khan
ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning boundary to midwicket. The
match is seen as the emergence of Inzamam onto the international stage.[33][34][35]
The 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand marked Pakistan's first World Cup
victory. It is remembered for the comeback Pakistan made after losing key players such as
Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar and being led by an injured captain Imran Khan. Pakistan lost 3
of their first 5 matches and were nearly eliminated in the first round of the tournament after
being bowled out for 74 runs against England, until the match was declared as a "no result" due
to rain. Imran Khan told the team to play like "cornered tigers", after which Pakistan won five
successive matches, including the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against
England.[36]
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 Cricket World Cup was one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when Pakistan
was knocked out of the competition in a shock defeat to Ireland, who were playing in their first
competition. Pakistan, needing to win to qualify for the next stage after losing to the West Indies
in their opening match, were put into bat by Ireland. They lost wickets regularly and only 4
batsmen scored double figures. In the end they were bowled out by the Irish for 132 runs. The
Irish went on to win the match, after Niall O'Brien scored 72 runs. This meant that Pakistan had
been knocked out during the first round for the second consecutive World Cup.[37][38][39] Tragedy
struck the team when coach Bob Woolmer died one day later on 18 March 2007 in a hospital in
Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaican police spokesman Karl Angell reported on 23 March 2007 that, "Mr
Woolmer's death was due to asphyxiation as a result of manual strangulation" and that, "Mr
Woolmer's death is now being treated by the Jamaica police as a case of murder."[40] Assistant
coach Mushtaq Ahmed acted as temporary coach for the team's final group game of the
tournament.[41] Subsequent to his team's defeat and the death of Woolmer, Inzamam-ul-Haq
announced his resignation as captain of the team and his retirement from one-day cricket,
stating that he would continue to take part in Test cricket but not as captain.[42] Shoaib Malik
was announced as his successor.[43] Following his return to the squad, Salman Butt was
appointed as vice-captain until December 2007.[44]
On 23 March 2007, Pakistan players and officials were questioned by Jamaican police and
submitted DNA samples along with fingerprints, as part of the routine enquiries in the
investigation into Woolmer's murder.[45] Three days after leaving the West Indies for Pakistan, via
London, the Pakistan team were ruled out as suspects. The deputy commissioner of Jamaican
police. Mark Shields, the detective in charge of the investigation, announced, "It's fair to say they
are now being treated as witnesses." "I have got no evidence to suggest it was anybody in the
squad."[46] A memorial service was held in Sacred Heart Church, Lahore, for Bob Woolmer on 1
April 2007. Among the attendees were Pakistan players and dignitaries, including Inzamam-ul-
Haq, who was quoted as saying, "After Woolmer's family, the Pakistan team was the most
aggrieved by his death."[47] After the World Cup ended, serious doubts were raised about the
investigation, with increasing speculation that Woolmer died of natural causes. This has now
been accepted as fact, and the case has been closed.[48]
On 20 April 2007, a PCB official announced that former Test cricketer Talat Ali would act as
interim coach, in addition to his rôle as team manager, until a new coach had been appointed.[49]
On 16 July 2007, Geoff Lawson, previously head coach of New South Wales, was appointed
coach of Pakistan for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the rôle.[50] In the 2007
ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan exceeded expectations to reach the final but ended as runners-up,
after losing the final to India in a nail-biting finish. On 25 October 2008, Intikhab Alam was named
as a national coach of the team by the PCB.
2009 ICC World T20 (Champions)
In the final at Lord's, the home of cricket in London, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
The first over was bowled by Mohammad Amir. After failing to score off the first four balls – all
short – Dilshan went for his scoop and mistimed it, resulting in him being caught at short fine-
leg. Soon after this, Jehan Mubarak top-edged a delivery by Abdul Razzaq which went high in the
air and was caught by Shahzaib Hasan, leaving Sri Lanka at 2 for 2.[13] Sanath Jayasuriya was
able to stabilise the innings for Sri Lanka hitting 17 runs off 10 balls, however, Jayasuriya soon
fell as he dragged a good length ball back on to the stumps. Mahela Jayawardene followed after
edging a shot into the hands of Misbah-ul-Haq, leaving Sri Lanka on 32/4.[14] Sangakkara and
Chamara Silva added further runs before the latter was caught by Saeed Ajmal playing a pull shot
off the bowling of Umar Gul.[15] Shahid Afridi soon after, took the wicket of Isuru Udana with a
googly which drifted into the right-hander, knocking the off-stump. This brought in Angelo
Mathews, who along with Sangakkara took the score from 70/6 to 138/6, with 17 runs being
scored off the last over bowled by Mohammad Amir. Sri Lanka finished on 138/6 from 20 overs.
[16]
Pakistan started off well with openers Kamran Akmal and Shahzaib Hasan adding 48 runs for the
1st wicket before Kamran Akmal was stumped by Kumar Sangakkara by the first delivery of
Sanath Jayasuriya.[13] Pakistan reached the target in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi, who hit the
winning runs, earning Man of the Match[17] while Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared Man of the
Series for his 317 runs at an average of 63.40. Pakistan's win often cheered on by crowds of fans
from England's Pakistani communities, marked its first world title since Imran Khan's "cornered
tigers" had won the 1992 World Cup."We all know how important this World Cup was with so
much happening in Pakistan," Afridi said. "The guys motivated themselves for this World Cup."
Shahid Afridi batting against Sri Lanka in

the ICC World Twenty20 Final at Lord's in
England
Afridi had a quiet start to the tournament with the bat but responded strongly with match-winning
half-centuries in the semi-final and final. He also took 11 wickets in the tournament.
He said the support staff, including the head coach Intikhab Alam and bowling coach Aaqib
Javed, played a role in shaping the team's victory.
"They all really worked hard with the guys and kept them united and close to each other, that's
why we had success," Afridi said. Shahid Afridi was the man who won the heart of people of
Pakistan
2010 ICC World T20 (Semi-finalists)
The 2010 World T20 was held in West Indies, where Pakistan was able to reach for the semi-final
stage. Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh were in Group A. Pakistan won the first match against
Bangladesh by 21 runs. Salman Butt became the hero of the match with his 73 runs from just 46
balls. The second match for Pakistan was with Australia, where Australia won the toss and
elected to bat. They scored 191/10 with 49 ball 81 runs by Shane Watson. In this match, final
over of Australian innings was bowled by Mohammad Amir. He took a triple-wicket maiden and
there were two run-outs, and eventually five wickets fell in the final over of Australia's innings.
In Super 8s stage, Pakistan lost to England, and New Zealand, only won against South Africa.
They finished only behind England in Group E of Super 8s, reached to the semi-finals The semi-
final for Pakistan was again with Australia, where they scored 191/6 with Umar Akmal's not out
56 runs. Australia had a good start, where Michael Hussey scored a match winning unbeaten 64
runs from just 24 balls. Australia scored 197/7 in 19.5 overs and won the match. With this match,
Pakistan lost their defended World T20 title.
2011 Cricket World Cup (Semi-finalists)
Pakistan started well in the ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in India, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh, after beating Kenya, Sri Lanka (one of the tournament favourites) and bye a margin,
beating Canada. Shahid Afridi clearly stated that his team is capable of qualifying for the
Semifinals. After a huge loss against New Zealand, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets.
After victory against Zimbabwe Pakistan cemented their shot at playing the ICC CWC 2011
Quarters. One of the highlights of the tournament for Pakistan was when they beat Australia, who
were led by 3 brilliant pace bowlers, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson. However
Pakistan defied the odds and defeated Australia, courtesy of a brilliant bowling display. This saw
Australia's record win streak of 27 consecutive world cup games broken which saw them win
every game between the 1999 world cup up until this game. In the quarter-finals they played
West Indies. Pakistan were ruthless, as they emphatically won against the West Indies side by 10
wickets, due to another brilliant bowling display. In the semi-finals on 30 March, Pakistan had a
match with its fiercest rival, India. India managed 260 after they batted first. Not having a good
batting line-up along with a slow start to the chase, Pakistan were 29 runs short as India reached
the final (India went on to win the final, by defeating Sri Lanka).
2012 ICC World T20 (Semi-finalists)
The 2012 edition of World T20 was held in Sri Lanka, where Pakistan grouped in Group D with
New Zealand, and Bangladesh. They won comfortably against the two teams, and stood up as
top of group D. In super eight contest, Pakistan first played against South Africa, where Pakistan
won the match by just 2 wickets. next match was against India, which always given a much
publicity by all over the fans. Pakistan bowled out for just 128 runs, where India reached the
target with only 2 wickets given. Pakistan won their last Super eight match against Australia by
32 runs, where Saeed Ajmal performed well in the match by taking 3 wickets for 17 runs.
Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals after superior net run rate than India.
The Pakistan semi-final was with the host-Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka scored 139/ with Mahela
Jayawardena took the gear. Pakistan nearly chased the target, but wickets in crucial interval gave
them backward. Skipper Mohammad Hafeez scored 42 runs and all the other batsmen not going
well. The match was turned towards Sri Lanka with magical spell by Rangana Herath, who took
wickets of Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik. Pakistan lost the match by 16
runs.
2014 ICC World T20
The 2014 ICC World T20 was held by Bangladesh. The Pakistani team was in Bangladesh prior to
the World T20, due to 2014 Asia Cup, which was held by Bangladesh. Pakistan played for the
Group 2, with mighty oppositions. The tournament was a disappointing one for the Pakistanis,
where they won 2 and lost 2, finished the group as third and disqualified for the semi-finals.
The first group match was with rivals India, which India won by 7 wickets. The next match was
against Australia, where Pakistan scored 191/5 with brilliant batting of Umar Akmal. Australia
had a fierce going with 33 ball 74 runs by Glenn Maxwell, but only managed to score 175.
Pakistan won the match by 16 runs. The match against Bangladesh was a comfortable win by 50
runs. Pakistani opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad scored the maiden T20I century by a
Pakistani. He finished with an unbeaten 111 off 62 balls. The crucial match was with West Indies,
where the winning team would go through to the semi-final. West Indies won the toss and
elected to bat first. They scored 166/6 in their 20 overs, West Indies scored 82 runs off the last 5
overs giving a fearsome hitting to the Pakistani bowlers. Pakistan's chase was unsuccessful as
they were bowled out for just 82 runs. Pakistan was knocked out from the tournament with this
result.
2015 Cricket World Cup (Quarter-finalists)
Pakistan started poorly in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Their first match was against cricket rivals
— India. India batted first and scored 300/7 with Virat Kohli scoring a century. After a poor start
to the run chase, Pakistan's skipper Misbah-ul-Haq made a useful contribution of 76 runs but
Pakistan lost the match by 76 runs. The second match against West Indies was a disaster. West
Indies posted 310/6 on the board. In response, Pakistan lost 4 wickets for 1 run on the board, a
first in an ODI match. The team was bowled out for 160 and lost the match by 150 runs.
Pakistan then won their next four games against Zimbabwe, UAE, South Africa and Ireland.
Sarfaraz Ahmed scored Pakistan's only century against Ireland and was awarded Player of the
Match against both South Africa and Ireland. The victory was Pakistan's first against South
Africa in a World Cup match. Pakistan finished third in group B and qualified for the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinal match of Pakistan was against Australia. Pakistan scored 213 runs. Australia
started steadily but wickets regularly fell during the middle overs. The match gained a lot of
attraction due to the on-field rivalry between Australian all-rounder, Shane Watson and Pakistani
pacer, Wahab Riaz. Wahab's spell was praised despite not picking up many wickets. Pakistan
dropped catches during the first power-play and conceded many runs. The partnership between
Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell allowed Australia to win the match. As a result, Pakistan were
knocked out of the tournament. The match was the final ODI for Pakistani's captain Misbah-ul-
Haq and experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
After 2015 Cricket World Cup
After the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi ended their ODI careers. As a
result, the captaincy of the ODI team was given to newcomer Azhar Ali. Under his captaincy,
Pakistan played their first ODI series against Bangladesh. The tour was a disappointment and
Pakistan lost all three ODIs as well as the T20 match. Clever bowling coupled with wonderful
batting and fielding allowed the hosts to stroll past the visitors. This was Bangladesh's first win
against Pakistan since the 1999 Cricket World Cup and first ever series win over Pakistan.
However, Pakistan ended the tour on a positive with a 1–0 win in the two-match test series.[51]
Pakistan played a home series against Zimbabwe in May 2015 after 6 years. This was the first
tour by a Test-playing nation since the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009. Pakistan
won the T20I series 2–0 and the ODI series 2–0 after the third match ended in a draw due to rain.
During the Sri Lanka tour in 2015, Pakistan won the Test series 2–1, the ODI series 3–2 and the
T20I series 2–0. The successful tour allowed Pakistan to qualify for the 2017 ICC Champions
Trophy, removing West Indies from a place in the tournament. The series win pushed up
Pakistan's ranking in all three formats of the game.
In September, Pakistan travelled to Zimbabwe for 2 T20Is and 3 ODIs. Pakistan won the T20I
series 2–0 and the ODI series 2–1. As a result, Pakistan concluded their 2015 season rankings
as 4th in Tests, 8th in ODIs, and 2nd in T20Is.
2017
Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan, who had been the mainstays of the Pakistani batting line-up,
announced their retirements from Test cricket (the only format they played at that time) at the
completion of the West Indies tour 2017.[52] Pakistan won the T20I series 3–1 and the ODI series
2–1 in the same tour under the captaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed. In his final Test series, Misbah
made history by being the first Pakistani captain to win an away Test series against West Indies
in West Indies. Sarfaraz Ahmed was announced as Misbah's successor. In his first series against
Sri Lanka, who toured UAE, Pakistan lost both Test matches. It was first time in 10 years that
Pakistan lost their home series, the first time they lost was against the Australian team and the
first time in the UAE ever since it became Pakistan's adoptive home.
2017 ICC Champions Trophy (Champions)
The tournament did not start well for Pakistan, losing to their arch-rivals India by 124 runs. But as
the group stages progressed the bowling attack improved significantly for Pakistan, winning
games against South Africa by 19 runs, and a crucial game against Sri Lanka by 3 wickets. This
set up a semi-final against hosts and favourites England, where Hasan Ali took 3 wickets to take
Pakistan to their first ICC Champions Trophy Final, a highly anticipated re-match with India.
In the final before a packed house at The Oval, India won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Pakistan's batting lineup made India question their decision with opening batsman Fakhar
Zaman scoring his maiden One Day International century (114 off 106 deliveries), with major
contributions from Azhar Ali (59) and Mohammad Hafeez (57*) pushing Pakistan to a total of
338. India lost their top order quickly with Mohammad Amir getting the key wickets of Rohit
Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli. Resistance came in the form of Hardik Pandya, who
scored a brisk 76. Hasan Ali, Pakistan's star find in this tournament took the final wicket finishing
with figures of 3–19, leaving India 180 runs short of the target and handing Pakistan their first
Champions Trophy. The margin of victory was the largest in an ICC tournament final.
Hasan Ali was named as player of the tournament. Pakistan captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed stated
(after the opening match against India) "I said to the boys, the tournament doesn't finish here.
Good cricket, positive cricket and we will win". After Pakistan's victory, they moved up from 8th to
6th in the ICC ODI rankings. The ICC Team of the Tournament had Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain,
Fakhar Zaman, Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali from Pakistan.
After the 2017 Champions Trophy
Pakistan participated in the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England where they finished fifth in the
round robin group stage and narrowly missed out on the knockout stage. They reached the semi-
finals of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the finals of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup,
which they lost to champions England.
Pakistan participated in the 2022 Asian Games in China and the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.
On 5 October 2023, Pakistan became the first national team to play 2 international matches on
the same day; vs Afghanistan in the Asian Games and vs Netherlands in the World Cup. They lost
the match to Afghanistan to be pushed out of the gold medal match and play onward to the
Bronze medal match; they won the World Cup match against Netherlands to progress in the
World Cup.
Pakistan was defeated by Bangladesh in the Bronze Medal match to finish fourth in the 2022
Asian Games.
Pakistan finished 5th in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, losing 5 of their 9 matches and narrowly
missing out on the semi finals.[53]
Governing body
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is responsible for all first class and Test cricket played in
Pakistan and by the Pakistan cricket team. It was admitted to the International Cricket Council in
July 1953. The corporation has been run by former cricketers, professional administrators and
trustees, who are often respected businessmen. The Board governs a network of teams
sponsored by corporations and banks, city associations and clubs including advertising,
broadcasting rights and internet partners.[54]
The PCB's experiment with the Twenty20 cricket model has also proven popular and hopes to
similarly revive popular interest in domestic games, which it did. The PCB also set up major
domestic competitions such as the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, the Faysal Bank T20 Cup,[55] the
Pakistan Super League and the National Twenty20 Cup.
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Pakistan
ICC World Test Championship
ICC World Test Championship record
League stage
Final
Year Matches Final Host Final
Pos Ded PC Pts PCT Position
P W L D T
Rose Bowl,
2019-21[56] 6/9 12 4 5 3 0 0 660 286 43.3 DNQ 6th
Southampton
2021-23 7/9 14 4 6 4 0 0 168 64 38.09 The Oval, London DNQ 7th
ICC Cricket World Cup
World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR Squad
1975 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0 Squad
1979 Semi-finals 3/8 4 2 2 0 0 Squad
1992 Champions 1/9 10 6 3 0 1 Squad
1996 Quarter-finals 6/12 6 4 2 0 0 Squad
1999 Runners-up 2/12 10 6 4 0 0 Squad
2003 Group Stage 10/14[57] 6 2 3 0 1 Squad
2011 Semi-finals 3/14[57] 8 6 2 0 0 Squad
2015 Quarter-finals 6/14[57] 7 4 3 0 0 Squad
2027
TBA
2031
Total 13/13 1 Title 89 49 37 0 3

ICC T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup record
2007 Runners-up 2/12 7 5 1 1 0 Squad
2009 Champions 1/12 7 5 2 0 0 Squad
2014 Super 10 5/16 4 2 2 0 0 Squad
2016 Super 10 7/16 4 1 3 0 0 Squad
2022 Runners-up 2/16 7 4 3 0 0 Squad
2026
2028 TBA
2030
Total 9/9 1 Title 51 30 19 2 0
ICC Champions Trophy
Known as the ’ICC Knockout’ in 1998 and 2000
Champions Trophy record
1998 Quarter-finals 5/9 1 0 1 0 0 Squad
2017 Champions 1/8[57] 5 4 1 0 0 Squad
2025 Qualified
2029 TBA
Total 8/8 1 Title 23 11 12 0 0

ACC Asia Cup
Asia Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
1984 Group stage 3/3 2 0 2 0 0
1986 Runners-up 2/3 3 2 1 0 0
1988 Group stage 3/4 3 1 2 0 0
1990–91 Did not participate
1995 3 2 1 0 0
Group Stage 3/4
1997 3 1 1 0 1
2000 Champions 1/4 4 4 0 0 0
2004 5 4 1 0 0
Super Fours 3/6
2008 5 3 2 0 0
2010 Group stage 3/4 3 1 2 0 0
2012 Champions 1/4 4 3 1 0 0
2014 Runners-up 2/5 5 3 2 0 0
2016 Group Stage 3/5 4 2 2 0 0
2018 Super Fours 3/6 5 2 3 0 0
2022 Runners-up 2/6 6 3 3 0 0
2023 Super Fours 4/6 5 2 2 0 1
2025 Qualified
Total 15/16 2 Titles 60 33 25 0 2

Other tournaments
Other/Defunct Tournaments
World
Australian Tri- Commonwealth Asian Test Austral-Asia NatWest
Championship Nehru Cup
Series Games Championship Cup Series
of Cricket
1981– 1998: 1986: 2001: 1985: 1989:

82: Group Round 1 1999: Champions Runners- Runners-up Champions
stage Champions up
1990:
1983– Champions
84: Group 2001:
1994:
stage Runners-up
Champions
1988–
89: Group
stage
1989–
90: Runners-
up
1992–
93: Group
stage
1996–
97:
Champions
1999–
2000:
Runners-up
2004–
05: Runners-
up
Honours
ICC
World Cup:
Champions (1): 1992
Runners-up (1): 1999
T20 World Cup:

Champions (1): 2009
Runners-up (2): 2007, 2022
Champions Trophy:
Champions (1): 2017
ACC
Asia Cup:
Champions (2): 2000, 2012
Runners-up (3): 1986, 2014, 2022
Asian Test Championship:

Champions (1): 1998–99
Runners-up (1): 2001–02
Others
Asian Games
Bronze Medal (1): 2010
South Asian Games

Bronze Medal (1): 2010
List of international grounds
Arbab
Peshawar
Pindi Rawalpindi
Sialkot Jinnah
Sargodha Guj. Jinnah
Sheikhupura
Iqbal Gaddafi / Bagh-
Zafar e-
Ayub Bugti Multan Ibn-e-Qasim
Bhawal
Niaz
Southend CC National
Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket

match within Pakistan
First Last Test ODI T20I Total
Stadium City
Used Used matches matches matches matches
PCB Headquarters
Gaddafi Stadium[58] Lahore 1959 2024 41 67 23 131
Major stadiums recently used
National Bank
Karachi 1955 2023 47 54 11 112
Cricket Arena[59]
Rawalpindi Cricket
Rawalpindi 1992 2024 13 26 8 47
Stadium[60]
Multan Cricket
Multan 2001 2023 6 11 0 17
Stadium[61]
Other stadiums
Iqbal Stadium[62] Faisalabad 1978 2008 24 16 0 40
Arbab Niaz
Peshawar 1984 2006 6 15 0 21
Stadium[63]
Niaz Stadium[64] Hyderabad 1973 2008 5 7 0 12
Jinnah Stadium
Gujranwala 1982 2000 1 11 0 12
(Gujranwala)[65]
Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura 1996 2008 2 2 0 4
Stadium[66]
Jinnah Stadium[67] Sialkot 1976 1996 4 9 0 13
Bagh-e-Jinnah[68] Lahore 1955 1959 3 0 0 3
Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh
Multan 1980 1994 1 6 0 7
Stadium[69]
Pindi Club Ground[70] Rawalpindi 1965 1987 1 2 0 3
Southend Club
Karachi 1993 1993 1 0 0 1
Cricket Stadium[71]
Bahawal Stadium[72] Bahawalpur 1955 1955 1 0 0 1
Peshawar Club
Peshawar 1955 1955 1 0 0 1
Ground[73]
Ayub National
Quetta 1978 1984 0 2 0 2
Stadium[74]
Zafar Ali Stadium[75] Sahiwal 1977 1978 0 2 0 2
Bugti Stadium[76] Quetta 1996 1996 0 1 0 1
Sargodha Cricket
Sargodha 1992 1992 0 1 0 1
Stadium[77]
Pakistan's Women's T20 Cricket team
Correct as of the conclusion of New Zealand's tour in 2024.
Pakistan women's cricket team
The Pakistan women's cricket team has a much lower profile than the men's team. For all
national women's cricket teams, the female players are paid much less their male counterparts
and the women's teams do not receive as much popular support or recognition as the men's
team. The women's teams also have a less packed schedule compared to men's teams and play
fewer matches. The team played it first match during 1997, when it was on tour of New Zealand
and Australia and were invited to the World Cup later that year and in the Women's Asia Cup
during 2005 the team came third place. During 2007, the team with face South Africa and later in
the year travel to Ireland to play in the Women's World Cup Qualifier. The team also played at the
T20 England World Cup, the team finished 6th place, beating Sri Lanka and South Africa in 2009.
Team colours
In Test matches, the team wears cricket whites, with an optional sweater or sweater-vest with a
green and gold V-neck for use in cold weather. The team's official sponsors has been Pepsi since
1993 with its logo displayed on the right side of the chest, sister brand TCL on the sleeves, and
the Pakistan Cricket star deployed on the left in test cricket. The fielders wear a green cap or a
white (or green in ODI and T20 matches) sunhat, with the Pakistan Cricket Star in the middle.
Also the helmets are colored green. Boom Boom Cricket signed a deal with Pakistan Cricket
Board in April 2010 to become the kit sponsors of the Pakistan team; the deal ended at the end
of 2012 Asia Cup.[78] Currently, as of 2019, Pakistan is sponsored by AJ Sports,[79] replacing CA
Sports, which was the sponsor between 2015 and 2019.[80] As of 2016, AJ Sports returned as the
kit manufacturer of Pakistan.[81] For official ICC tournaments, 'Pakistan' is written on the front of
the jersey in place of the sponsor logo, with the sponsor logo being placed on the sleeve.
However, for non-ICC tournaments and matches, the 'Pepsi' logo feature prominently on the front
of the shirt . As always the Pakistan Cricket Board logo is placed on the left chest.
Former suppliers were CA Sports (2015–2019), Hunt,[82] Slazenger[83] and AJ Sports.
Former secondary sponsors were J., ParkView City, Easypaisa, Cool&Cool, Optel and Lay's.
Logo
During the early years, Pakistan cricket team's logo was a shaheen with star and crescent on it
but this crest changed in 1959. Pakistan's cricket team's current logo is a star, usually in the color
gold or green, with the word "Pakistan" (‫ )پاِک ستان‬written inside in Urdu, Pakistan's national
language.
Captains
Current squad
On 20 October 2023, The PCB published new central contracts for the Pakistan Cricket team,
valid until 30 June 2026. The contracts went back to the previous format with the red ball and
white ball categories being merged into one. Central contracts were awarded to 30 players in
four different categories.[84][85]
This is a list of active players who are centrally contracted with PCB or have played for Pakistan
in the past 12 months or has been named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped
players are listed in italics.
Shan Masood's contract category was upgraded from Category D to Category B after his
appointment as Test captain.[86]
Updated on 16 October 2024.
Key
Symbol Meaning
C/G The contract grade awarded by the PCB
No. Shirt number of the player
Format Denotes that the player recently played in the format

Batting Bowling Domestic Last Last Last
Name Age PSL team C/G Format No. Captain
style style team Test ODI T20I
Batters
Abdullah Right- Lahore Test,

24 — — C 57
Shafique handed Qalandars ODI 2024 2023 2023
Test,
Right- Right-arm Peshawar
Babar Azam 30 — A ODI, 56
handed off spin Zalmi 2024 2023 2024
T20I
Fakhar Left- Left-arm Lahore ODI,

34 Abbottabad B 39
Zaman handed orthodox Qalandars T20I 2019 2023 2024
Haseebullah Left- Peshawar Test,

21 — Multan — 53 — —
Khan handed Zalmi T20I 2024
Left- Right-arm
Imam-ul-Haq 28 — B Test 26
handed leg spin 2023 2023 2019
Right- Karachi
Irfan Khan 21 — Faisalabad — T20I 80 — —
handed Kings 2024
Mohammad Right- Peshawar

23 — Peshawar D — 29 —
Haris handed Zalmi 2023 2023
Mohammad Right-
22 — Faisalabad — — Test — — — —
Huraira handed
Left- Right-arm Karachi Peshawar Test,

Saim Ayub 22 D 63 —
handed off spin Whites Zalmi T20I 2024 2024
Left- Left-arm Karachi Quetta Test, Test

Saud Shakeel 29 D 59 —
handed orthodox Whites Gladiators ODI (VC) 2024 2023
Right-arm
Shan Left- Karachi Karachi
35 medium- B Test 94 Test (C)
Masood handed Whites Kings 2024 2023 2022
fast
Right- Lahore Multan

Tayyab Tahir 31 — D — 66 — —
handed Whites Sultans 2023
Right- Multan
Usman Khan 29 — — — T20I 78 — —
handed Sultans 2024
All-rounders
Right-arm
Right- Lahore Peshawar Test,
Aamir Jamal 28 medium- D 65 —
handed Whites Zalmi T20I 2024 2024
fast
Faheem Left- Right-arm Islamabad Test,

30 Faisalabad D 41
Ashraf handed medium United T20I 2023 2023 2023
Iftikhar Right- Right-arm Multan ODI,

34 Peshawar D 95
Ahmed handed off spin Sultans T20I 2022 2023 2024
Left- Left-arm Islamabad

Imad Wasim 35 Islamabad — T20I 9 —
handed orthodox United 2020 2024
Kamran Right- Left-arm Lahore
29 Peshawar — Test 82 —
Ghulam handed orthodox Qalandars 2024 2023
Mohammad Left- Left-arm Karachi

30 Rawalpindi B T20I 21
Nawaz handed orthodox Kings 2022 2023 2024
Right-arm
Mohammad Right- Quetta ODI,
23 fast- FATA D 74
Wasim handed Gladiators T20I 2022 2023 2024
medium
Right- Right-arm
Sajid Khan 31 Peshawar — — Test 68 — —
handed off spin 2024
Salman Ali Right- Right-arm Islamabad Test,

34 — D 67 —
Agha handed off spin United ODI 2024 2023
Right- Right-arm Islamabad ODI,

Shadab Khan 26 Rawalpindi B 7
handed leg spin United T20I 2020 2023 2024
Wicket-keepers
Right- Karachi Islamabad

Azam Khan 26 — — T20I 77 — —
handed Whites United 2024
Test,
Mohammad Right- Multan
32 — Peshawar A ODI, 16
Rizwan handed Sultans 2024 2023 2024
T20I
Sarfaraz Right- Right-arm Karachi Quetta

37 B Test 54
Ahmed handed off spin Whites Gladiators 2023 2021 2021
Spin bowlers
Right- Right-arm Karachi Quetta Test,

Abrar Ahmed 26 C 40 —
handed leg spin Whites Gladiators T20I 2024 2024
Left- Left-arm Karachi

Noman Ali 38 — C Test 61 — —
handed orthodox Whites 2024
Right- Right-arm Multan

Usama Mir 28 Sialkot D T20I 24 —
handed leg spin Sultans 2023 2024
Zahid Right- Right-arm Southern Karachi

29 — Test -
Mahmood handed leg spin Punjab Kings 2024 2023 2021
Pace bowlers
Right-arm
Right- Multan
Abbas Afridi 23 medium- Peshawar — T20I 55 — —
handed Sultans 2024
fast
Right-arm
Right-
Arshad Iqbal 23 medium- Faisalabad — D T20I 35 — —
handed 2023
fast
Right- Right-arm Lahore ODI,

Haris Rauf 30 Islamabad B 97
handed fast Qalandars T20I 2022 2023 2024
Right-arm Test,
Right- Karachi
Hasan Ali 30 medium- — D ODI, 32
handed Kings 2024 2023 2024
fast T20I
Right- Right-arm Multan

Ihsanullah 22 Peshawar D — 52 —
handed fast Sultans 2023 2023
Right-arm
Khurram Right- Peshawar
24 medium- Faisalabad — Test 49 — —
Shahzad handed Zalmi 2024
fast
Left- Left-arm Karachi Karachi

Mir Hamza 32 — Test 31 — —
handed medium Whites Kings 2024
Right-arm
Mohammad Right- Multan
31 medium- Faisalabad — Test 13 — —
Ali handed Sultans 2024
fast
Left-arm
Mohammad Left- Quetta
32 fast- — — T20I 5
Amir handed Gladiators 2019 2019 2024
medium
Naseem Right- Right-arm Islamabad Test,

21 — B 71
Shah handed fast United T20I 2024 2023 2024
Left-arm Test,
Shaheen Left- Lahore
24 fast- FATA A ODI, 10
Afridi handed Qalandars 2024 2023 2024
medium T20I
Right-arm
Shahnawaz Right- Karachi Multan
26 fast- D — 28 —
Dahani handed Whites Sultans 2022 2022
medium
Right- Right-arm Lahore

Zaman Khan 23 Rawalpindi D T20I 27 —
handed fast Qalandars 2023 2024
Pay grade
The PCB awards central contracts to its players which are pay graded according to the category
of the contract. The contracts are valid until 30 June 2026. The categories received increases in
salary from last year's contracts. Category A received a 202% increase, Category B received a
144% increase, Category C received a 135% increase and Category D received a 127%
increase.[84] Players will also receive 3% of annual revenue from ICC, which will be paid over and
above their monthly retainers and match fees.[84] Players' monthly salaries are as follows:[87]
Category A – Rs. 4.5 million
Category B – Rs. 3 million
Category C & D – Rs. 0.75 million – Rs. 1.5 million

Match fees
Match fees were increased in the new contracts. Match fees for Tests went up by 50%, ODIs by
25% and T20Is by 12.5%[84][87]
Coaching and managing staff
Position Name
Senior manager Wahab Riaz
Manager Mansoor Rana
Jason Gillespie (Test)

Head coach
Gary Kirsten (ODI & T20I)
Batting coach Mohammad Yousuf
Spin bowling coach Saeed Ajmal
Assistant coach Azhar Mahmood
Fielding coach Aftab Khan
Physiotherapist Cliffe Deacon
Strength and conditioning coach Drikus Saaiman
Data analyst Talha Butt
Doctor Khurram Sarwar
Media and digital manager Raza Kitchlew
Security manager Irtiza Komail
Team masseur Mohammad Imran
Correct as of 9 April 2024[88][89]
Coaching history
Pakistan has been known for its high turnover of head coaches. In 2014 it was reported that
Pakistan had changed head coach 27 times since 1992, with a number of coaches sacked
midway through tournaments or series and several coaches serving multiple stints.[90][91]
1995: Intikhab Alam
1996: Mushtaq Mohammad
1996–1998: Haroon Rasheed
1998–1999: Javed Miandad
1999: Mushtaq Mohammad

1999: Wasim Raja (interim)
1999: Richard Pybus (interim)
1999–2000: Intikhab Alam
2001: Richard Pybus
2001–2002: Mudassar Nazar
2002–2003: Richard Pybus
2004–2007: Bob Woolmer
2007–2008: Geoff Lawson
2008–2010: Intikhab Alam
2010–2011: Waqar Younis
2011–2012: Mohsin Khan (interim)
2012–2014: Dav Whatmore
2014: Moin Khan (interim)
2014–2016: Waqar Younis
2016–2019: Mickey Arthur
2019–2021: Misbah-ul-Haq
2021–2023: Saqlain Mushtaq
2023: Abdul Rehman (interim)
2023: Grant Bradburn[nb 1]
2023–2024: Mohammad Hafeez[nb 2]
2024: Azhar Mahmood (interim)
2024–present: Jason Gillespie (Test) & Gary Kirsten (ODI & T20I)
Selection committee
On 24 March 2024, the selection committee was announced with Wahab Riaz, Mohammad
Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq and Asad Shafiq announced as members of the committee. Additionally,
the captain, coach and Bilal Afzal, the data analyst of the team were also appointed to the
committee. There is no head of the selection committee, with all members sharing equal
power.[92][93]
Records
Results summary
Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied No result First match
Test[94] 459 148 145 166 – – 16 October 1952
ODI[95] 970 512 428 – 9 21 11 February 1973
T20I[96] 245 142 92 – 4 7 28 August 2006
Test record versus other nations
Opponent Matches Won Lost Draw Tied % Won First Last
Australia 72 15 37 20 0 20.83 1956 2024
Bangladesh 15 12 2 1 0 80.00 2001 2024
England 90 22 30 39 0 24.17 1954 2024
India 59 12 9 38 0 20.33 1952 2007
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2018 2018
New Zealand 62 25 14 23 0 40.32 1955 2023
South Africa 28 6 15 7 0 21.42 1995 2021
Sri Lanka 59 23 17 19 0 38.98 1982 2023
West Indies 54 21 18 15 0 38.88 1958 2021
Zimbabwe 19 12 3 4 0 63.15 1993 2021
Total 459 148 145 166 0 32.24 1952 2024

[97][98]
Statistics are correct as of Pakistan v England at Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan, 2nd Test, 15 - 18 October 2024.
ODI record versus other nations
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
Afghanistan 8 7 1 0 0 87.50 2012 2023
Australia 108 34 70 1 3 31.48 1975 2023
Bangladesh 39 34 5 0 0 87.17 1986 2023
England 92 32 57 0 3 34.78 1974 2023
India 135 73 57 0 5 54.07 1978 2023
Ireland 7 5 1 1 0 71.43 2007 2016
New Zealand 116 61 51 1 3 52.58 1973 2023
South Africa 83 30 52 0 1 36.14 1992 2023
Sri Lanka 157 93 59 1 4 58.97 1975 2023
West Indies 137 63 71 3 0 45.98 1975 2022
Zimbabwe 62 54 4 2 2 87.10 1992 2020
Associate Members
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 1979 2011
Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2004 2018
Kenya 6 6 0 0 0 100.00 1996 2011
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2003 2003
Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2023 2023
Netherlands 7 7 0 0 0 100.00 1996 2023
Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 1999 2013
United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 1994 2015
Total 970 512 428 9 21 52.78 1973 2023
Statistics are correct as of Pakistan v England at Eden Gardens, 44th match, 2023 Cricket World Cup, 11 November
[99][100]
2023.
T20I record versus other nations
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
Afghanistan 7 4 3 0 0 57.14 2013 2023
Australia 25 12 11 1 1 48.00 2007 2022
Bangladesh 19 16 3 0 0 84.21 2007 2023
England 31 9 20 1 1 29.03 2006 2024
India 13 3 9 1 0 23.07 2007 2024
Ireland 5 4 1 0 0 80.00 2009 2024
New Zealand 44 23 19 0 2 52.27 2007 2024
South Africa 22 12 10 0 0 54.54 2007 2022
Sri Lanka 23 13 10 0 0 56.52 2007 2022
West Indies 21 15 3 0 3 71.43 2011 2021
Zimbabwe 18 16 2 0 0 88.89 2008 2022
Associate Members
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2008 2024
Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2022 2023
Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2007
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2021 2021
Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2009 2022
Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2021
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2016 2016
United States 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2024 2024
ICC World 3 2 1 0 0 66.67 2017 2017
Total 245 142 92 4 7 57.95 2006 2024

[101][102]
Statistics are correct as of Ireland v Pakistan at Florida, 16 June 2024.
Batting
Test batting records
International
Name Year set Record description Record Notes
career span
8th highest Test match Hanif scored 337 runs

innings against the West Indies in
Slowest Test triple 1958, which was also the
Hanif century 337 runs first triple century by an
1952–69 1958
Mohammad Highest Test innings 970min Asian cricketer, and at the
on foreign soil time the longest innings by
4th highest Test any batsman in terms of time

innings by an opener spent at the wicket.
Only teenager to score a

1976 19y 140d
double century
6th most Test double

Career 6
centuries
Only player to score a

Javed Career century in his 1st, 50th &
1976–96
Miandad 100th Test match
Only player whose career

Career batting average never fell
below 50
Javed Miandad's record is also the

Career 16th most Test runs 8,832 runs
2nd most Test runs by a Pakistani
3rd highest Test match

Taslim Arif 1980 1980 210*
innings by a wicketkeeper
Joint 4th most sixes in an

Career 9
Inzamam-ul- inning
1991–2007
Haq Inzamam's record is also the 3rd
Career 17th Most Test Runs 8,830 runs
most Test runs by a Pakistani
Most Test match runs in

2006 1,788
a calendar year
Mohammad Most Test centuries in a

1998–2010 2006 9
Yousuf calendar year
Most centuries in 6 centuries/5

2006
successive Tests Tests
Shahid Afridi 1998–2010 2004–05 Joint 5th fastest Test fifty 26 balls
Joint most sixes off
2006 4
consecutive deliveries
Younis scored 313 against Sri

Lanka in 2009, becoming the third
5th highest individual
2009 313 Pakistani to reach a triple century,
innings by a captain
and also attaining the third highest
Test Innings by a Pakistani
Younis Khan's record is also the

Younis Khan 2000–2017 Career 13th highest run scorer 10099 runs
most Test runs by a Pakistani
Joint 6th most Test 34 Test Younis Khan's record is also the
Career
hundreds Hundreds most Test hundreds by a Pakistani
1st Pakistani batsman

2017 (13th overall) to reach
10,000 Test runs
Yasir Hameed, in 2003, on his Test

debut he scored 170 runs in
Karachi. This is the highest score
Scored centuries in both
by a Pakistani on debut. He also
Yasir Hameed 2003–10 2003 the innings of his debut 170 & 105
scored 105 in the second innings
test
of the same match, becoming only
player to do so after West Indies'
Lawrence Row
2014 Fastest half-century 21 balls
Joint second-fastest
Misbah-ul- 2014 56 balls
2001–2017 century
Haq
Most sixes hit by a
2017 69
captain in Tests
One-Day International batting records
International
career span
Inzamam-Ul- 6th highest career ODI

1991–2007 Career 11,739
Haq runs
Joint 9th highest ODI

Saeed Anwar 1989–2003 1997 194
innings
Afridi scored his maiden century in

his maiden innings in 1996, against
Sri Lanka at Kenya. He was originally
1996 Third-fastest ODI century 37 balls in the team as a bowling
Shahid Afridi 1996–2015
replacement for Mushtaq Ahmed,
and walked out as a pinch-hitter up
the order using Waqar Younis's bat
Career Most sixes in ODI 351 sixes[103]
Joint-third fastest to
2017 21 innings
1000 ODI runs[104]
Joint-second fastest to
2018 45 innings
2000 ODI runs[105]
Second fastest to 3000

2019 68 innings
ODI runs[106]
2015 –
Babar Azam First batsman to score 5
present He had scores of 120, 123,
2016–17 consecutive centuries in
117, 103, 101 in UAE
one country in ODIs[107]
Second fastest to 4000

2022 82 innings
ODI runs[108]
Fastest to 5000 ODI

2023 97 innings[110]
runs[109]
First Pakistani player and

sixth overall to score a
210
double century in
Fakhar ODIs[111]
2017–present 2018
Zaman Fastest to 1000 ODI
18 innings
runs[112]
Most runs in 5 match ODI

515 runs
series[112]
T20 International batting records
International
career span
Mohammad
2006–21 Career 8th most runs in career 1,908
Hafeez
Shoaib Malik 2006–21 Career 3rd most runs in career 2,263
3rd highest innings strike

Shahid Afridi 2006–16 2010 357.14
rate
Babar Azam 2016–present Career Fastest to score 1,000 runs 26 innings
Bowling
Test bowling records
International
career span
Akram also holds the record of

Wasim
1984–2003 Career 12th most Test wickets 414 most Test wickets by a
Akram
Pakistani bowler
Waqar 8th-best strike rate (more

1989–2003 Career 43.4
Younis than 2000 balls bowled)
One-Day International bowling records
International
career span
Akram's record was surpassed by

Muttiah Muralitharan. Akram still
Career 2nd most ODI wickets 502
Wasim holds the record of most ODI wickets
1984–2003
Akram by a Pakistani bowler
One of three bowlers to The other bowlers were Saqlain

Career
take 2 ODI hat-tricks Mustaq and Chaminda Vaas
Waqar also holds the record of

Waqar
1989–2003 Career 3rd most ODI wickets 416 second most ODI wickets by a
Younis
Pakistani bowler
Fastest to reach 100, 150,

Saqlain 200 and 250 wickets
1995–2004 Career He has taken 2 ODI hat-tricks
Mushtaq First spinner to take a hat-
trick in an ODI
Miscellaneous records
International
career span
Mohammad Sami (see below) has

First bowler to take a hat-
Career since taken a hat-trick in all forms of
trick in both Test and ODI
the game
Only bowler to take four Lasith Malinga has since matched

Wasim Akram 1984–2003 Career
hat-tricks and broken this record
1st bowler to take 400

Muttiah Muralitharan has since
Career wickets in both Test and
achieved this
ODI
First bowler to achieve a

Mohammad 2001–
Career hat-trick in all three
Sami present
formats of the game
See also
Portals: Cricket Pakistan
Cricket in Pakistan
India–Pakistan cricket rivalry
Benaud–Qadir Trophy
Afghanistan–Pakistan cricket rivalry
Pakistan blind cricket team
Pakistan cricket team records
Pakistan national women's cricket team
Pakistan U-19 cricket team
Pakistan Super League
Pakistani national cricket captains
Politics and sports
List of Pakistan Test cricketers
List of Pakistan ODI cricketers
List of Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers

Notes
1. Bradburn was initially appointed as interim head coach for the 2022–23 New Zealand
series; and was later given the job permanently on 13 May 2023.
2. Hafeez did not serve as head coach but was appointed director, a merger of the roles of
director and head coach.
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Oborne, Peter (2014). Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan. London: Simon &
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Heller, Richard; Oborne, Peter (2016). White on Green: Celebrating the Drama of Pakistan Cricket.
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ESPN Cricinfo Pakistan (http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/PAK/)

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Association Pakistan Cricket

Test captain Shan Masood

One Day captain Mohammad Rizwan

T20I captain Mohammad Rizwan

Test coach Jason Gillespie

One Day & T20 coach Gary Kirsten

Manager Naveed Akram

Test status acquired 1952

International Cricket Council

ICC status Full Member (1952)

ICC region ACC

Test 8th 1st (1 August

ODI 3rd 1st (1

T20I 7th 1st (1

First Test v India at the

Last Test v England at

Tests Played Won/Lost

Total[12] 461 150/145

This year[13] 6 2/4 (0 draws)

World Test 2 (first in 2021)

Best result 6th place (2021)

One Day Internationals

First ODI v New Zealand at

ODIs Played Won/Lost

Total[14] 970 512/428

This 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no

World Cup 12 (first in 1975)

Best result Champions (1992)

First T20I v England at the

Last T20I v Ireland at

T20Is Played Won/Lost

Total[16] 245 142/92

T20 World Cup 8 (first in 2007)

Best result Champions (2009)

The match held between

Performance during the 1970s till the 1990s

2010 spot-fixing scandal

Rise to No.1 in Tests

White ball cricket (ODIs and T20Is)

1986 Austral-Asia Cup (Champions)

Pakistani opener Yasir Hameed playing

2007 Cricket World Cup

2009 ICC World T20 (Champions)

Shahid Afridi batting against Sri Lanka in

2011 Cricket World Cup (Semi-finalists)

2012 ICC World T20 (Semi-finalists)

2014 ICC World T20

2015 Cricket World Cup (Quarter-finalists)

After 2015 Cricket World Cup

2017 ICC Champions Trophy (Champions)

ICC World Test Championship record

2021-23 7/9 14 4 6 4 0 0 168 64 38.09 The Oval, London DNQ 7th

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W L T NR Squad

1975 Group Stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 0 Squad

1979 Semi-finals 3/8 4 2 2 0 0 Squad

1983 Semi-finals 4/8 7 3 4 0 0 Squad

1987 Semi-finals 4/8 7 5 2 0 0 Squad