Pakistan national cricket team

Pakistan
Refer to caption
Pakistan Cricket Crest
Nickname(s)Shaheens (Falcons), Green Shirts, Men in Green, Cornered Tigers
AssociationPakistan Cricket Board
Personnel
Test captainAzhar Ali
One Day captainVacant
T20I captainBabar Azam
CoachMisbah-ul-Haq
History
Test status acquired1952
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull Member (1952)
ICC regionACC
ICC RankingsCurrent [5]Best-ever
Test7th1st[1] (01-Aug-1988)
ODI6th1st[2][3] (01-Dec-1990)
T20I1st1st[4]
Tests
First Test India at the Feroz Shah Kotla GroundDelhi; 16–18 October 1952
Last Test Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumRawalpindi; 7–10 February 2020
TestsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [6]428138/130
(160 draws)
This year [7]11/0 (0 draws)
One Day Internationals
First ODI New Zealand at Lancaster ParkChristchurch; 11 February 1973
Last ODI Sri Lanka at National StadiumKarachi; 2 October 2019
ODIsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [8]927486/413
(8 ties, 20 no result)
This year [9]00/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
World Cup appearances11 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions (1992)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I England at the Bristol County GroundBristol; 28 August 2006
Last T20I Bangladesh at Gaddafi StadiumLahore; 25 January 2020
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [10]15292/55
(3 ties, 2 no result)
This year [11]32/0
(0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2009)
Test kit
ODI kit
T20I kit
As of 10 February 2020
The Pakistan national cricket team (Urduپاکستان قومی کرکٹ ٹیم‎), popularly referred to as the Shaheens (Urduشاہین‎, lit. 'Falcons'),[12][13] Green Shirts[14] and Men in Green,[15][16][17] is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in TestOne Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket matches.
Pakistan has played 428 Test matches, winning 138, losing 130 and drawing 160.[18] Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952, following a recommendation by India, and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs.[19] In the 1930s and 40s, several Pakistani Test players had played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team before the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
The team has played 927 ODIs, winning 486, losing 413, tying 8 with 20 ending in no-result.[20] Pakistan was the 1992 World Cup champion, and was the runner-up in the 1999 tournament. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries in South Asia, has hosted the 1987 and 1996 World Cups, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The team has also played 151 Twenty20 Internationals, the most of any team, winning 92 losing 55 and tying 3.[21] Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and were runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007.
Pakistan also won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for the first time, defeating India. Pakistan has the distinct achievement of having won each of the major ICC international cricket tournaments: ICC Cricket World CupICC World Twenty20, and ICC Champions Trophy; as well as the ICC Test Championship.[22][23]
As of 23 December 2019, the Pakistani cricket team is ranked seventh in Tests, sixth in ODIs and first in T20Is by the ICC.[24]
Terrorism in Pakistan has sometimes prevented foreign teams from visiting Pakistan, with no test cricket having taken place in the country since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[25] Since 2009, their home matches have been mostly held in the United Arab Emirates.[26] However, due to a decrease in terrorism in Pakistan over the past few years, as well as an increase in security, some teams have toured Pakistan since 2015.[27] These teams include ZimbabweSri LankaWest Indies, and an ICC World XI. In addition, the Pakistan Super League has seen games hosted in Pakistan.[28][29][30][31]

History

The match held between Sindh & 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.[32] 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,[33] 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 StadiumDacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played in BahawalpurLahorePeshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in Test history[34]).
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".

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Pakistan

ICC World Test Championship

World Test Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWLDTNR
England 2019–21
Total

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
England 1975Group stage5/831200
England 1979Semi-finals4/842200
England Wales 1983Semi-finals4/873400
India Pakistan 1987Semi-finals3/875200
Australia New Zealand 1992Champions1/9106301
India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1996Quarter-finals6/1264200
England Wales Scotland Netherlands Republic of Ireland 1999Runners-up2/12106400
South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya 2003Group stage10/14[63]62301
West Indies Cricket Board 2007Group stage10/16[63]31200
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011Semi-finals3/14[63]86200
Australia New Zealand 2015Quarter-finals6/14[63]74300
England Wales 2019Group stage5/10[63]95301
India 2023
Total12/121 Title80453203

ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
South Africa 2007Runners-up2/1275110
England 2009Champions1/1275200
West Indies Cricket Board 2010Semi-finals4/1262400
Sri Lanka 2012Semi-finals3/1264200
Bangladesh 2014Super 105/1642200
India 2016Super 107/1641300
Australia 2020
India 2021
Total6/61 Title34191410

ACC Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
United Arab Emirates 1984Group stage3/320200
Sri Lanka 1986Runners-up2/332100
Bangladesh 1988Group stage3/431200
India 1990–91Did not participate
United Arab Emirates 1995Group Stage3/432100
Sri Lanka 199731101
Bangladesh 2000Champions1/444000
Sri Lanka 2004Super Fours3/654100
Pakistan 200853200
Sri Lanka 2010Group stage3/431200
Bangladesh 2012Champions1/443100
Bangladesh 2014Runners-up2/553200
Bangladesh 2016Group Stage3/542200
United Arab Emirates 2018Super Fours3/652300
Total13/142 Titles49282001

Other tournaments

ICC Champions Trophy

Known as the ’ICC Knockout’ in 1998 and 2000
Champions Trophy record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Bangladesh 1998Quarter-finals5/910100
Kenya 2000Semi-finals4/1121100
Sri Lanka 2002Group Stage5/12[63]21100
England 2004Semi-finals4/12[63]32100
India 2006Group Stage8/10[63]31200
South Africa 2009Semi-finals3/8[63]42200
England Wales 2013Group Stage8/8[63]30300
England Wales 2017Champions1/8[63]54100
Total8/81 Title23111200
Defunct Tournaments
Commonwealth GamesAsian Test ChampionshipAustral-Asia CupWorld Championship of CricketNehru Cup (cricket)
  • India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1999Champions
  • Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka 2001: Runners-up

Honours

Asia Cup (2): 2000 2012

List of international grounds

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Pakistan

StadiumCityTest matchesODI matchesT20I matchesTotal matches
National Cricket StadiumKarachi4146491
Gaddafi StadiumLahore40616107
Iqbal StadiumFaisalabad2416040
Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumRawalpindi921030
Arbab Niaz StadiumPeshawar615021
Multan Cricket StadiumMultan57012
Niaz StadiumHyderabad57012
Jinnah Stadium (Gujranwala)Gujranwala49013
Bagh-e-JinnahLahore3003
Sheikhupura StadiumSheikhupura2204
Jinnah StadiumSialkot111012
Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh StadiumMultan1607
Pindi Club GroundRawalpindi1203
Defence Housing Authority StadiumKarachi1001
Bahawal StadiumBahawalpur1001
Zafar Ali StadiumSahiwal0202
Ayub National StadiumQuetta0202
Sargodha Cricket StadiumSargodha0101
Bugti StadiumQuetta0101
Abbottabad Cricket StadiumAbbottabad0011
Pakistan's Women's T20 Cricket team won against England
Pakistan's Women's T20 Cricket team
Correct as of 15 December 2019

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 have been Pepsi & Junaid Jamshed since the 1990s with their logo displayed on the right side of the chest, sister brand Lay's 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) sunhats, 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.[64] Currently, as of 2019, Pakistan is sponsored by AJ Sports[65], replacing CA Sports, which was the sponsor between 2015 and 2019.[66] Pakistan's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its green color in various shades from kit to kit. Historically, Pakistan's kits have had shades of blue, yellow and golden in addition to green. 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[67]Slazenger[68] and AJ Sports.

Pakistan's cricket team's logo is a star, usually in the color gold or green, with the word "Pakistan" (پاکِستان) written inside in Urdu, Pakistan's national language.

Personnel

Current squad

On 8 August 2019, The PCB published new central contracts for the Pakistan Cricket team for the 2019-2020 season. Central contracts were awarded to 19 players in three different categories, decreasing from 33 players of previous year, but increasing the retainer by 25-40%. Three players were given A category contracts, while eight players each were given contracts in the B and C categories.[69]
This is a list of all the players with the forms of cricket in which they recently played.
Key
SymbolMeaning
Domestic teamFirst-class team the player represents in the current or preceding season. If n/a, then Limited overs team is displayed.
C/GThe contract grade awarded by the PCB
S/NShirt number
Formatdenotes the player recently played in which particular format, not his entire career
N/ANot available
NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleDomestic teamC/GFormatS/N
Test Captain and top-order batsman
Azhar Ali35Right-handedRight-arm leg spinCentral PunjabBTest79
Test vice-captain and middle-order batsman
Asad Shafiq34Right-handedRight-arm off breakSindhBTest81
T20I captain and top/middle-order batsman
Babar Azam25Right-handedRight-arm off breakCentral PunjabATest, ODI, T20I56
Opening batsmen
Imam-ul-Haq24Left-handedRight-arm leg spinBalochistanBTest, ODI, T20I26
Abid Ali32Right-handedRight-arm leg breakSindhCTest, ODI60
Shan Masood30Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumSouthern PunjabCTest, ODI94
Fakhar Zaman30Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxKhyber PakhtunkhwaCODI, T20I39
Middle-order batsmen
Haris Sohail31Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBalochistanBTest, ODI, T20I89
Fawad Alam34Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxSindhN/ATest25
Hussain Talat24Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastBalochistanN/AT20I20
Khushdil Shah25Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxKhyber PakhtunkhwaN/AT20I72
Asif Ali28Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastNorthernN/AT20I, ODI45
Umar Akmal29Right-handedRight-arm off spinCentral PunjabN/AT20I96
All-rounders
Shadab Khan21Right-handedRight-arm leg spinNorthernBTest, ODI, T20I29
Imad Wasim31Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxNorthernCODI, T20I9
Mohammad Hafeez39Right-handedRight-arm off breakSouthern PunjabN/AODI, T20I8
Iftikhar Ahmed29Right-handedRight-arm off breakKhyber PakhtunkhwaN/ATest, ODI, T20I95
Shoaib Malik38Right-handedRight-arm off breakSouthern PunjabN/AT20I18
Faheem Ashraf26Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentral PunjabN/ATest, ODI, T20I41
Mohammad Nawaz26Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxNorthernN/AODI, T20I21
Bilal Asif34Right-handedRight-arm off breakCentral PunjabN/ATest30
Kashif Bhatti33Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxSindhN/ATest
Wicket-keepers
Sarfaraz Ahmed32Right-handedRight-arm off breakSindhATest, ODI, T20I54
Mohammad Rizwan27Right-handedRight-arm mediumKhyber PakhtunkhwaCTest, ODI, T20I16
Pace bowlers
Shaheen Shah Afridi20Left-handedLeft-arm fastNorthernBTest, ODI, T20I40
Mohammad Abbas30Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumSouthern PunjabBTest, ODI38
Wahab Riaz34Right-handedLeft-arm fastSouthern PunjabBODI, T20I47
Hasan Ali26Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentral PunjabCTest, ODI, T20I32
Usman Shinwari25Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumKhyber PakhtunkhwaCTest, ODI, T20I36
Mohammad Amir28Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumNorthernCODI, T20I5
Musa Khan19Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumNorthernN/ATest, T20I70
Naseem Shah17Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCentral PunjabN/ATest71
Mohammad Hasnain19Right-handedRight-arm fast mediumSindhN/AODI, T20I87
Imran Khan32Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumKhyber PakhtunkhwaN/ATest17
Rahat Ali31Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumSouthern PunjabN/ATest90
Rumman Raees28Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumSindhN/AODI, T20I15
Junaid Khan30Right-handedLeft-arm fastKhyber PakhtunkhwaN/AODI83
Mohammad Irfan37Right-handedLeft-arm fastSouthern PunjabN/AT20I76
Spin bowler
Yasir Shah33Right-handedRight-arm leg spinBalochistanATest86
Usman Qadir26Left-handedRight-arm leg-breakCentral PunjabN/AT20I91
The monthly salaries for each category were as follows:
  • Category A: ₨11 lakh (US$7,800)
  • Category B: ₨7.5 lakh (US$5,300)
  • Category C: ₨5.5 lakh (US$3,900)

Coaching and managing staff

NamePosition
Pakistan Misbah-ul-HaqHead Coach
Pakistan Misbah-ul-HaqBatting Coach
Pakistan Waqar YounisBowling Coach
Pakistan Shahid AsalmAssistant Coach
New Zealand Grant BradburnFielding Coach
Pakistan Mansoor RanaTeam Operations, Logistics & Administrative Manager
VacantStrength & Conditioning Coach
South Africa Cliffe DeaconPhysiotherapist
Pakistan Yasir MalikTrainer
Pakistan Talha ButtPerformance Analyst
Pakistan Raza KitchlewMedia Manager
Pakistan Malang AliMasseur
Correct as of 16 September 2019

Records

Head-to-head record

International match summary
Pakistan's results in international matches
MatchesWonLostDrawnTiedNo resultInaugural match
Test[70]42213512815916 October 1952
ODI[71]90247739881911 February 1973
T20I[72]14290493028 August 2006

Batting

Test batting records

NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Hanif Mohammad1952–691958
  • 8th highest Test match innings
  • Slowest Test triple century
  • Highest Test innings on foreign soil
  • 4th highest Test innings by an opener
337 runs
970min
Hanif scored 337 runs against the West Indies in 1958, which was also the first triple century by an Asian cricketer, and at the time the longest innings by any batsman in terms of time spent at the wicket.
Javed Miandad1976–961976Only teenager to score a double century19y 140d
Career6th most Test double centuries6
CareerOnly player to score a century in his 1st, 50th & 100th Test match
CareerOnly player whose career batting average never fell below 50
Career16th most Test runs8,832 runsJaved Miandad's record is also the 2nd most Test runs by a Pakistani
Taslim Arif198019803rd highest Test match innings by a wicketkeeper210*
Inzamam-ul-Haq1991–2007CareerJoint 4th most sixes in an inning9
Career17th Most Test Runs8,830 runsInzamam's record is also the 3rd most Test runs by a Pakistani
Mohammad Yousuf1998–20102006Most Test match runs in a calendar year1,788
2006Most Test centuries in a calendar year9
2006Most centuries in successive Tests6 centuries/5 Tests
Shahid Afridi1998–20102004–05Joint 5th fastest Test fifty26 balls
2006Joint most sixes off consecutive deliveries4
Younis Khan2000–201720095th highest individual innings by a captain313Younis scored 313 against Sri Lanka in 2009, becoming the third Pakistani to reach a triple century, and also attaining the third highest Test Innings by a Pakistani
Career13th highest run scorer10099 runsYounis Khan's record is also the most Test runs by a Pakistani
CareerJoint 6th most Test hundreds34 Test HundredsYounis Khan's record is also the most Test hundreds by a Pakistani
20171st Pakistani batsman (13th overall) to reach 10,000 Test runs
Yasir Hameed2003–102003Scored centuries in both the innings of his debut test170 & 105Yasir Hameed, in 2003, on his Test debut he scored 170 runs in Karachi. This is the highest score by a Pakistani on debut. He also scored 105 in the second innings of the same match, becoming only player to do so after West Indies' Lawrence Row
Misbah-ul-Haq2001–20172014Fastest half-century21 balls
2014Joint second-fastest century56 balls
2017Most sixes hit by a captain in Tests69

One-Day International batting records

NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Inzamam-Ul-Haq1991–2007Career6th highest career ODI runs11,739
Saeed Anwar1989–20031997Joint 9th highest ODI innings194
Shahid Afridi1996–20151996Third-fastest ODI century37 ballsAfridi scored his maiden century in his maiden innings in 1996, against Sri Lanka at Kenya. He was originally in the team as a bowling replacement for Mushtaq Ahmed, and walked out as a pinch-hitter up the order using Waqar Younis's bat
CareerMost sixes in ODI351 sixes[73]
Babar Azam2015 – present2017Joint-third fastest to 1000 ODI runs[74]21 innings
2018Joint-second fastest to 2000 ODI runs[75]45 innings
2019Second fastest to 3000 ODI runs[76]68 innings
2016–17First batsman to score 5 consecutive centuries in one country in ODIs[77]He had scores of 120, 123, 117, 103, 101 in UAE
Fakhar Zaman2017–present2018First Pakistani player and sixth overall to score a double century in ODIs[78]210
Fastest to 1000 ODI runs[79]18 innings
Most runs in 5 match ODI series[79]515 runs

T20 International batting records

NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Mohammad Hafeez2006–presentCareer8th most runs in career1,908
Shoaib Malik2006–presentCareer3rd most runs in career2,263
Shahid Afridi2006–1620103rd highest innings strike rate357.14
Babar Azam2016–presentCareerFastest to score 1,000 runs26 innings

Bowling

Test bowling records

NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Wasim Akram1984–2003Career12th most Test wickets414
Akram also holds the record of most Test wickets by a Pakistani bowler
Waqar Younis1989–2003Career8th-best strike rate (more than 2000 balls bowled)43.4

One-Day International bowling records

NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Wasim Akram1984–2003Career2nd most ODI wickets502Akram's record was surpassed by Muttiah Muralitharan. Akram still holds the record of most ODI wickets by a Pakistani bowler
CareerOne of three bowlers to take 2 ODI hat-tricksThe other bowlers were Saqlain Mustaq and Chaminda Vaas
Waqar Younis1989–2003Career3rd most ODI wickets416Waqar also holds the record of second most ODI wickets by a Pakistani bowler
Saqlain Mushtaq1995–2004CareerFastest to reach 100, 150, 200 and 250 wickets
First spinner to take a hat-trick in an ODI
He has taken 2 ODI hat-tricks

T20 International records

NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Umar Gul2007–16CareerJoint 4th most wickets in career (with Saeed Ajmal)85
CareerMost 4 wicket hauls in career4
Shahid Afridi2006–18CareerMost wickets in career98
CareerMost wickets in T20 world cups41
Saeed Ajmal2009–14CareerJoint 4th most wickets in career (with Umar Gul)85
Career2nd most wickets in T20 World Cups32
Imad Wasim2015–presentFirst spinner to take 5 wickets in a T20 International5 wickets / 14 runs

Miscellaneous records


NameInternational career spanYear setRecord descriptionRecordNotes
Wasim Akram1984–2003CareerFirst bowler to take a hat-trick in both Test and ODIMohammad Sami (see below) has since taken a hat-trick in all forms of the game
CareerOnly bowler to take four hat-tricksLasith Malinga has since matched and broken this record
Career1st bowler to take 400 wickets in both Test and ODIMuttiah Muralitharan has since achieved this
Mohammad Sami2001–presentCareerFirst bowler to achieve a hat-trick in all three formats of the game

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