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The Pakistan cricket team (Urdu: پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم) is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Currently Pakistan is ranked number four as per the ICC Test rankings.[1] Pakistan have played 796 ODIs, winning 426, losing 345, tying 8 and with 17 ending in no-result.[2] Pakistan were the 1992 World Cup champions, and also came runners-up in the 1999 tournament and are the current Asian Champions. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries in South Asia, have hosted the 1987 & 1996, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also played 69 Twenty20 Internationals, the most of any team, winning 42 losing 25 and tying 2.[3] Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and came runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007. They are the sole winners of the Asian Test Championship of 1999.
Pakistan have played 373 Test matches, with winning 115, losing 104 and drawing 154. The team has the 3rd-best win/loss ratio in Test cricket of 1.10, and the 5th-best overall win percentage of 31.33%.[4] 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.[5] In the 1950s, several Pakistani Test players had played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team before the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
Contents
1 History
1.1 1986 Austral-Asia Cup
1.2 1992 Cricket World Cup
1.3 2007 Cricket World Cup
1.4 2009 ICC World T20
1.5 2011 Cricket World Cup
1.6 2012 ICC World T20 Cricket
2 Governing body
3 Tournament history
4 List of International grounds
5 Pakistan women's cricket team
6 Team Colours
7 Logo
8 Personnel
8.1 Current squad
8.2 Coaching Staff
8.3 Management Staff
9 Records
9.1 Batting
9.1.1 Test Batting Records
9.1.2 One Day International batting records
9.2 Bowling
10 Controversies
10.1 Ball Tampering
10.1.1 Reverse swing
10.1.2 2006 incident
10.2 Match fixing
10.2.1 2010 spot-fixing allegations
10.3 Doping
11 See also
12 References
13 External links
History Main article: History of the Pakistani cricket team See also: Cricket in Pakistan, History of cricket in Pakistan from 1947 to 1970, History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985, History of cricket in Pakistan from 1986 to 2000, and History of cricket in Pakistan from 2001 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 of even before 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 5000 Karachites.[6] Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed steadily and Pakistan was given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's Cricket Ground in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India,[7] 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 memorable victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan's first home Test match was in Dacca in January 1955 against India, 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[8]).
The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Traditionally Pakistani cricket has been filled with players of great talent but limited discipline, making them a team which could play inspirational cricket one day and then perform less than ordinarily another day. Over the years, competitions between India and Pakistan have always been emotionally charged and provide for intriguing contests, as talented teams and players from both sides of the border elevate their game to new levels to produce high-quality cricket. Pakistani contest with India in the Cricket World Cup have seen packed stadiums and elevated atmospheres no matter where the World Cup has been held. 1986 Austral-Asia Cup Main article: Austral-Asia Cup
The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup, played in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, is remembered as a famous last-ball victory for Pakistan against arch-rivals India, with Javed Miandad emerging as a national hero.[9] India batted first and set a target of 245 runs, leaving Pakistan with a required run rate of 4.92 runs per over. Javed Miandad came in to bat at number 3 and Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals. Later recalling the match, Miandad 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.[9][10] 1992 Cricket World Cup Main article: 1992 Cricket World Cup 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 wicketkeeper 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.[11][12][13]
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 in 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 famously told the team to play as "cornered tigers", after which Pakistan won five successive matches, including, most famously, the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against England.[14] 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.[15][16][17] 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."[18] Assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed acted as temporary coach for the team's final group game of the tournament.[19] 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.[20] Shoaib Malik was announced as his successor.[21] Following his return to the squad, Salman Butt was appointed as vice-captain until December 2007.[22]
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.[23] 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."[24] 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."[25] 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.[26] Shahid Afridi batting against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 Final at Lord's in England.
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.[27] On 16 July 2007, Geoff Lawson, previously head coach of New South Wales, was appointed coach of the Pakistan for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the rôle.[28] 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
On 21 June 2009 Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, beating Sri Lanka in the final by eight wickets. Pakistan had begun the tournament slowly losing two of their first three matches but after dismissing New Zealand for 99 runs in the Super 8 stage they had a run of four consecutive wins including beating previously unbeaten South Africa, in the semi-final and Sri Lanka. 2011 Cricket World Cup
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 narrowly beating Canada. After a huge loss against New Zealand, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets.'. 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. In the Quarter-Finals they played West Indies. Pakistan were ruthless, as they emphatically beat the West Indies 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, due to Tendulkar who was dropped several times in a very poor fielding display, managed 260 after they batted first. Not having a good batting lineup 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). Pakistan have never defeated India in an ODI World Cup match to date, losing in all 5 matches contested between the two sides. 2012 ICC World T20 Cricket
On 11 July 2012, Pakistan announced the provisional 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 and finally decided their 15-man squad by September.[29] Pakistan began their campaign by topping their group, with wins over New Zealand and Bangladesh. The team qualified for the semi-finals by overcoming South Africa and Australia in the Super Eight stage which also included India. Pakistan met Sri Lanka in the semi-finals on 4 October and lost by 16 runs, getting knocked out of the tournament. The captain's decision to let Abdul Razzaq, and Asad Shafiq sit out of the match instead of Shahid Afridi was heavily criticised by supporters.[30] Criticism also came from letting out-of-form Umar Gul play every single match instead of Mohammad Sami. However, Pakistan is still the only team to have reached the semi-finals in all World T20 tournaments.[30][31] Governing body Main article: Pakistan Cricket Board
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.[32]
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 and the Faysal Bank T20 Cup.[33] Tournament history World Cup World Twenty20 Champions Trophy Asia Cup Austral-Asia Cup Asian Test Championship Commonwealth Games
1975: First Round 1979: Semi Finals 1983: Semi Finals 1987: Semi Finals 1992: Champions 1996: Quarter Finals 1999:Runners Up 2003:First Round 2007:First Round 2011: Semi Finals
2007: Runners Up 2009: Champions 2010: Semi Finals 2012: Semi Finals
1998: Quarter Finals 2000: Semi Finals 2002: First round 2004: Semi Finals 2006: First round 2009: Semi Finals 2013: First Round
1984: Third Place 1986: Runners Up 1988: Third Place 1990–91: Did not participate 1995: Third Place 1997: Third Place 2000: Champions 2004: Third Place 2008: Third Place 2010: Third Place 2012: Champions
1986: Champions 1990: Champions 1994: Champions
1998–99: Champions 2001–02: Runners Up
1998: First Round
List of International grounds See also: List of cricket grounds in Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Stadium City Test matches ODI matches Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 39 57 National Cricket Stadium Karachi 41 46 Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad 24 16 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi 8 21 Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar 6 15 Multan Cricket Stadium Multan 5 7 Niaz Stadium Hyderabad 5 7 Jinnah Stadium (Gujranwala) Gujranwala 4 9 Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore 3 0 Sheikhupura Stadium Sheikhupura 2 2 Jinnah Stadium Sialkot 1 11 Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium Multan 1 6 Pindi Club Ground Rawalpindi 1 2 Defence Housing Authority Stadium Karachi 1 0 Bahawal Stadium Bahawalpur 1 0 Zafar Ali Stadium Sahiwal 0 2 Ayub National Stadium Quetta 0 2 Sargodha Stadium Sargodha 0 1 Bugti Stadium Quetta 0 1 Zahoor Elahi Stadium Gujrat 0 0 Pakistan women's cricket team Main article: Pakistan national 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 sponsor's have been Pepsi since the 1990s with their logo displayed on the right side of the chest and sleeve with the Pakistan Cricket star deployed on the left in test cricket. 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 on the end of 2012 Asia cup.[34]
Pakistan's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its famous green color in various shades from kit to kit. For official ICC Tournament's '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 logo is placed on the left chest. An example of the different shades of green Pakistan wears from kit to kit can be seen in the example of the 2010–11 kit which was in the famous lime green color.[35][36] However for the World Cup a new jersey with a dark green to light green fade was introduced in February 2011.[37] The Kit For The World Cup Become Popular Around The World For Its New Design. Minor changes were made to the kit after the World Cup, 'Pakistan' across the shirt was replaced with the 'Pepsi' logo, whilst the World Cup logo was replaced by the 'Boom Boom' but the jersey did not look like as same as the cwc jersey even after only some small changes. logo.[38][39] T Logo
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
This is a list of all the players with their forms of cricket in which they play.
Key
Domestic team – First-class team the player represents in the current or preceding season. If n/a, then Limited overs team is displayed. C/G – The contract grade awarded by the PCB. S/N – Shirt Number.
A/B/C Central Contract S Stipend Contract N/A No Contract
General
1 – Player is also an All-rounder
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team C/G Forms of cricket S/N Test and ODI captain; Middle-Order batsman Misbah Ul-Haq 39 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin KRL A Test, ODI 22 Twenty20 captain; Test and ODI vice-captain; Spin bowler Mohammad Hafeez1 32 Right-hand bat Right arm off spin HBL A Test, ODI, T20I 8 Opening Batsmen Nasir Jamshed 24 Left-hand bat Right arm leg spin HBL B Test, ODI, T20I 77 Ahmed Shehzad 21 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin HBL C ODI, T20I 19 Taufeeq Umar 32 Left-hand bat Right arm off break HBL C Test, ODI Imran Farhat 31 Left-hand bat Right arm leg break HBL C Test, ODI 17 Imran Nazir 31 Right-hand bat Right arm leg break NBP N/A ODI, T20I 16 Middle-Order Batsmen Younus Khan 35 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin, Right arm medium HBL A Test, ODI 75 Umar Akmal 23 Right-hand bat Right arm off spin SNGPL B Test, ODI, T20I 23 Azhar Ali 28 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin KRL B Test, ODI 79 Asad Shafiq 26 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin Karachi Blues B Test, ODI 81 Haris Sohail 24 Left-hand bat Left-arm medium ZTBL S Test, ODI, T20I Shoaib Malik1 31 Right-hand bat Right arm off spin PIA B ODI, T20I 6 Faisal Iqbal 31 Right-hand bat Right Arm Medium PIA C Test, ODI Khurram Manzoor 26 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin Karachi Blues N/A Test, ODI 91 Wicket-Keepers Kamran Akmal 31 Right-hand bat – NBP C ODI, T20I 158 Adnan Akmal 28 Right-hand bat – ZTBL C Test, ODI 97 Sarfraz Ahmed 26 Right-hand bat – PIA S Test, ODI 54 All-Rounders Shahid Afridi 33 Right-hand bat Right arm leg spin HBL A ODI, T20I 10 Hammad Azam 22 Right-hand bat Right arm medium NBP N/A ODI, T20I 73 Umar Amin 23 Left-hand bat Right arm medium NBP S Test, ODI, T20I 84 Pace Bowlers Umar Gul 29 Right-hand bat Right arm fast HBL B Test, ODI, T20I 55 Junaid Khan 23 Right-hand bat Left arm fast WAPDA B Test, ODI, T20I 83 Mohammad Irfan 31 Right-hand bat Left arm Fast-medium KRL C Test, ODI, T20I 76 Aizaz Cheema 33 Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast PIA C Test, ODI, T20I 74 Wahab Riaz 28 Right-hand bat Left arm fast-medium NBP S Test, ODI, T20I 47 Sohail Tanvir 28 Left-hand bat Left arm medium-fast KRL N/A ODI, T20I 33 Rahat Ali 24 Right-hand bat Left arm medium-fast S Test, ODI Ehsan Adil 20 Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast S Test, ODI Asad Ali 24 Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast S ODI, T20I Spin Bowlers Saeed Ajmal 35 Right-hand bat Right arm off spin KRL A Test, ODI, T20I 50 Abdur Rehman 33 Left-hand bat Left-arm orthodox HBL B Test, ODI, T20I 36 Raza Hasan 21 Left-hand bat Left-arm orthodox spin Sialkot Stallions N/A T20I 100 Zulfiqar Babar 34 Righ-hand bat Left-arm orthodox S T20I 78 Correct as of 15 May 2013 Coaching Staff
Head Coach: AustraliaDav Whatmore Batting Coach: Australia [[ ]] Bowling Coach:PakistanMohammad Akram Fielding Coach: EnglandJulien Fountain Team Physiotherapist: South AfricaAndrew Leipus Team Psychologist: Pakistan Dr.Maqbool Babri
Management Staff
Team Manager: Naveed Akram Cheema Security Manager: Col.(R) Wasim Ahmed Team Analyst: Umer Farooq
Records Batting Test Batting Records Name Intl. career span Year set Record description Record Notes Imtiaz Ahmed 1952–62 1955 4th highest test match innings by a wicketkeeper 209 Hanif Mohammad 1952–69 1958
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.
Majid Khan 1964–83 1976–77 Joint 7th fastest Test match century 74 balls
Zaheer Abbas 1969–85 1971 5th highest Test match maiden century 274
Ehtesham Khan 2012–13 2013 Slowest Test century 911 min
Javed Miandad 1976–96 1976
Youngest player to score a double century. Only teenager to score a double century.
19y 140d Career
12th most Test runs. 8,832 Miandad's record is also the most Test runs by a Pakistani. Taslim Arif 1980 1980 3rd highest Test match innings by a wicketkeeper 210* Shoaib Mohammad 1983–95 1990–91 9th Slowest Test match double century 411 balls Inzamam-ul-Haq 1991–2007 Career 10th most fifties in Test cricket 71 Career 10th most fours in Test cricket 1112 Career Joint 4th most sixes in an innings 9 Mohammad Yousuf 1998–2010 2006 Most Test match runs in a calendar year 1,788 2006 Most Test centuries in a calendar year 9 2006 Most centuries in successive Tests 6 centuries/5 tests Shahid Afridi 1998–2010 1999 7th youngest player to score a test century 18y 333d 2004–05 Joint 2nd fastest Test fifty 26 balls 2006 2nd most runs off one over 27 2006 Joint most sixes off consecutive deliveries 4 2010 9th highest strike rate in an innings 206.66 Younis Khan 2000–10 2009 5th highest individual innings by a captain 313 Younis 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. Yasir Hameed 2003–10 2003 Scored centuries in both the innings of his debut test 170 & 105 Yasir 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' Lawrene Row T20 International Records Name Intl. Career span Year set Record description Record Notes Kamran Akmal 2006–10 Career 7th most runs in career 704 2010 2nd highest innings by a wicketkeeper 73 Shahid Afridi 2006–10 Career 8th most runs in career 650 2010 1st highest innings strike rate 357.14 2006 2nd highest innings strike rate 280.00 2007 3rd highest innings strike rate 260.00 Umar Akmal 2009–10 2010 4th most runs in a calendar year 385 One Day International batting records Name Intl. Career span Year set Record description Record Notes Saeed Anwar 1989–2003 1997 Joint 3rd highest ODI innings. 194 Zaheer Abbas 1969–85 Career 6th highest batting average in ODI 47.62 Inzamam-Ul-Haq 1991–2007 Career 4th highest career ODI runs 11,739 Shahid Afridi 1996–present 1996 Fastest ODI century 37 balls Afridi 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 wielding Waqar Younis' bat. Career Most sixes in ODI 308 sixes[40] Bowling Test Bowling Records Name Intl. Career span Year set Record description Record Notes Wasim Akram 1984–2003 Career 9th most Test wickets 414
Akram also holds the record of most Test wickets by a Pakistani bowler. Waqar Younis 1989–2003 Career Best strike rate with +200 Test wickets 43.4 Career 14th highest Test wickets 373 Waqar also holds the record of second most Test wickets by a Pakistani bowler. One Day International Bowling Records Name Intl. Career span Year set Record description Record Notes Wasim Akram 1984–2003 Career 2nd most ODI wickets 502 Akram's record was surpassed by Muttiah Muralitharan. Akram still holds the record of most ODI wickets by a Pakistani bowler. Career One of three bowlers to take 2 ODI hat-tricks The other bowlers were Saqlain Mustaq and Chaminda Vaas Waqar Younis 1989–2003 Career 3rd most ODI wickets 416 Waqar also holds the record of second most ODI wickets by a Pakistani bowler. Saqlain Mushtaq 1995–2004 Career Fastest to reach 100, 150, 200 and 250 wickets Career Only spinner to take a hat-trick in an ODI Shahid Afridi 1996 – present Career most wickets in single world cup as Captain 21 Shahid Afridi also holds the record. T20 International Records Name Intl. career span Year set Record description Record Notes Umar Gul 2007–10 2009 2nd best bowling figures in a Twenty20 International 5 wickets / 6 runs This was surpassed by Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) against Australia Career 3rd most wickets in career 62 2009 Joint 3rd most wickets in a calendar year 19 Career Most 4 wicket hauls in career 4 Shahid Afridi 2006–12 Career 2nd Most wickets in career 58
– Shahid Afridi 2006–12 Career 1st most wickets in T20 world cups 41 2009 7th most wickets in a calendar year 18 Career Joint 2nd most 4 wicket hauls 2 Saeed Ajmal 2009–12 Career 1st most wickets in career 69
– Saeed Ajmal 2009–12 Career 2nd most wickets in T20 World cups 32 2009 and 2010 Joint 3rd most wickets in a calendar year 19 Career Joint 2nd most 4 wicket hauls in career 2 Mohammed Asif 2008–2011 Career First T20 Maiden 1 Miscellaneous Records Name Intl. Career span Year set Record description Record Notes Wasim Akram 1984–2003 Career One of 2 bowlers to achieve a hat-trick in both Test and ODI Career Only bowler to achieve four hat-tricks Career 1st bowler to achieve +400 wickets in both Test and ODI Muttiah Muralitharan has since achieved this. Shoaib Akhtar 1997–2011 Career Official fastest delivery in cricket
161.3 km/h 100.2 mph
Mohammad Sami 2001–present Career One of 2 bowlers to achieve a hat-trick in both Test and ODI Career Only bowler to achieve a Hat-trick in all three formats of the game Career Unofficial fastest delivery in cricket Controversies Ball Tampering Reverse swing Main article: Reverse Swing
Reverse swing was first discovered by Sarfraz Nawaz in the 1970s, who then passed it on to another Pakistani bowler, Imran Khan. Khan mastered reverse swing and the evidence of reverse swing by him was seen in 1983 in a Test match against India at Karachi, where he took 5 wickets in 25 balls. Imran Khan subsequently passed this skill on to Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram who are considered to have been the finest exponents of the delivery.[41][42][43]
On Pakistan's 1992 tour of England, England had no answer to the reverse swing, a new phenomenon to them. Pakistan won the series 2–1. The series was controversial one as the Pakistani team were accused of ball tampering, particularly being discriminated against by the English media.
However, it was later proved that the Pakistani bowlers were simply ahead of their time. Following this episode, reverse swing expanded around the cricket world and more bowlers, including those from England, mastered the technique. 2006 incident
During the fourth Test against England at the Oval on 20 August 2006, ball tampering accusations were made against the Pakistani team, which resulted in the team forfeiting the match. On the fourth day of the Test, during England's second innings, the ball began to late reverse swing for Umar Gul in particular, resulting in him dismissing Alastair Cook LBW to an inswinging yorker. Four overs later, on examining the ball, umpire Darrell Hair decided there was evidence that the ball had been tampered with. He consulted with the other umpire, Billy Doctrove and penalised the Pakistani team for interfering with the condition of the ball, awarding five runs to England. Following the playing conditions for that Test, the England batsmen were allowed to choose a replacement ball from a selection of six provided. Although play continued until the end of the afternoon session, the Pakistani team decided in principle, not to reappear at the start of the third session. This decision was made in protest of what they believed to be an unjust and insensitive decision. Pakistan's claim was that the ball had been damaged by being hit to the boundary. As a result of the Pakistani team's failure to appear at the field, the umpires awarded the test to England, cricket's first and only forfeiture till July 2008 when the cricket's international governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) changed the result of the test from an English win to a draw (it was then restored to an England win in February 2009).
The Pakistani team was cleared of any wrongdoing and Darrell Hair was banned when further proceedings saw captain Inzamam-ul-Haq found not guilty of ball tampering. However, the team's protest led to him being banned for four games on the charge of bringing the game of cricket into disrepute.[44][45][46] Match fixing 2010 spot-fixing allegations
During Pakistan Tour of England in 2010 British tabloid newspaper News of the World confirmed spot-fixing had been taking place involving 3 of the Pakistani test players.[47][48] [49] Doping
Immediately following the 2006 ball tampering controversy was the news that front line fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had both tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned anabolic steroid. Though both denied any substance abuse, on 1 November 2006 both Akhtar and Asif were banned for a period of 2 years and 1-year respectively. However, both fast bowlers were successful in their appeals with the earlier bans being revoked. The World Anti-Doping Agency made an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the revoking of this ban.[50] However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport later dropped the case, ruling it had no jurisdiction to challenge the decision made by PCB.[51][52] See also Portal icon Cricket portal Portal icon Pakistan portal
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External links
Cricket.com.pk Pakistan Team ESPN Cricinfo Pakistan Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ESPN Cricinfo's List of Pakistani Grounds ESPN Cricinfo Pakistan BBC Sport: Pakistan cricket team news and fixtures Urdu Daily News – International