The Pakistan Cricket Team is rated amid leading cricket teams in the world. Pakistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) having Test as well as One-day International (ODI) category. Pakistan was granted the Test match rank on 28th July 1952, and played its first Test match against India in Delhi the same year in October. One of the most demanding and unpredictable teams in the cricket world, Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, fighting back from a position where other teams drop hope. The cricket matches between Pakistan and arch rival India bring lots of exhilaration for cricket lovers all around the world. Pakistan has played more than 100 ODI's against India and has won approximately on 58 occasions.
Pakistan has produced quite a few outstanding players, the game of cricket has always seen. The country has produced several world-class bowlers such as Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Akhtar. Among cricket legends of Pakistan comprise Hanif Mohammed, Asif Iqbal, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan, Wasim Bari, Mohsin Khan, Javed Miandad, Salim Malik, Wasim Akram, Saeed Anwar and Shoaib Akhtar. Pakistan has participated in all cricket World Cups since 1975. The Pakistani cricket team reached up to semi-finals in 1983 and 1987 World Cups, and won the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating England in the final. |