pakistan Team

The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international cricket team representing Pakistan. It is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Pakistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.

Before the independence of Pakistan, cricket was played before the first Pakistan national team was granted test match playing status. Documentation and archives show that during the 18th century, cricket was played on the western side of India and many successful Indian cricketers played for the English cricket team.[2] It was not until July 28, 1952 that Pakistan started playing test match cricket. Their first match took place in Delhi against India on October of the same year. Their first international tour was to England during 1954. Over the half century, Pakistan has become one of the most challenging and unpredictable teams in the world, the team won the 1992 World Cup and were runners up in the 1999 World Cup. The country has produced several world-class players.[3]

As of October 2007, the Pakistani team has played 332 Test matches, winning 30.29%, losing 26.76% and drawing 42.94% of its games.[4] The team is ranked sixth in the ICC Test Championship and fifth place in the ICC ODI Championship.[5] On August 28, 2006, Pakistan won its debut Twenty20 International match in England and were runners up in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in September 2007. They are the current ICC World Twenty20 champions, beating Sri Lanka on 21 June 2009 by eight wickets.

Yasir Hameed

Yasir Hameed Qureshi (Urdu: یاسر حمید قریشی) (born 28 February 1978 in Peshawer[1]) is a Pakistani cricketer. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh, becoming only the second player to do so. During his first thirty one-day international innings, he has scored more runs than any other batsman, as well as scoring four successive opening partnerships of 100 or more with Imran Farhat, a unique achievement.

He was out of the squad recently because of his form. He came back in the final ODI in the Bank Alfalah Series against England and scored 57 and then he was again ignored and returned against West Indies in the 4th match in November 2006 and scored 71 runs of 118 balls.

Yasir has since impressed the selectors with good form in the domestic season with the bat but has not been given a real chance to cement his place in the side. He has recently been touring with the team but has only been given the odd match.

In September 2007, Yasir had a major role in defeating Australia A in a comprehensive 3-0 defeat while representing Pakistan A. He scored two centuries out of the three matches and was given good support by Naved Latif and Taufeeq Umar while the bowlers also did well in the series.

In 2003 on his Test debut he scored 170 runs in Karachi. This is the highest score by a Pakistani on debut.[2] He also scored 105 in the second inning of the same match.[

Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu: شعیب اختر; born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer, and is one of the fastest bowlers in the world, earning him the name Rawalpindi Express. He set a world record by clocking 160.9km/h (100mph) twice. His ability to bowl fast yorkers, well disguised slow balls, swinging deliveries (including reverse swing), and sharp bouncers have made him lethal even on dead pitches.

However, he has never been far from controversy, often accused of not being a team player. Shoaib was sent back home from a tour in Australia in 2005. A year later he was embroiled in a drug scandal after testing positive for a banned substance. However, the ban imposed on him was lifted on appeal. In September 2007, Shoaib was banned by the PCB for an indefinite period for the alleged brawl with his team-mate Mohammad Asif.[1] On 1 April 2008 Shoaib was banned for five years for publicly criticizing the policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board.[2] As of October 2008, the Lahore High Court has suspended the 5 year ban until the hearing for the case takes place and Shoaib has been named in the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 Quadrangular Tournament in Canada.[3]

Shahbaz Ahmed

hockey player from Pakistan, who is also known as Shahbaz Ahmad Sr. He is considered to be among the best forwards in the history of field hockey. He joined the Pakistan National Hockey Team in 1986, and was captain of the national side, that led his team to the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup victory. After the Atlanta Games in 1996, he played for Dutch club Oranje Zwart and for German club Harvestehuder THC from Hamburg for a couple of years.

Shoaib Malik

He started his career as just an off spinner, and is now regarded as a useful bowling all-rounder with a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket.

Malik is regarded as a flexible player. He is capable of hitting big shots but is also capable of rotating the strike with good placement. He has a strike rate of 77.23 runs per 100 balls, which compares favourably to players such as Rahul Dravid and Inzamam ul-Haq. His most brazen display of "power hitting" came in 2003 against South Africa when he scored 82 from 41 balls. As is required of most modern players he also has displayed good defensive batting at times. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets at an average under 35 and economy rate below 4.5. His bowling action has come under scrutiny (particularly his doosra) but he has had elbow surgery to correct this.

Imran Farhat

Imran Farhat (born 20 May 1982 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played 20 Tests and 26 One Day Internationals for Pakistan, opening the batting in 47 of his 49 international innings.

When in form, Farhat is an excellent player of the pull shot. However, he has the tendency to fall for one too many. A fine player of the drives either side of the wicket Farhat made his senior debut aged 15 in a one-day match for Lahore City against Malaysia, together with three other players who went on to play Test cricket (Taufeeq Umar, Bazid Khan and Kamran Akmal). Three years later, in February 2001, Farhat made his One Day International debut, against New Zealand in Auckland, scoring five runs in a chase of 150 to win. After the tour of New Zealand, where Farhat played three Tests and three ODIs, he was sent back to domestic cricket before returning against Australia in the third Test of the 2002–03 series, where he made 29 and 18 in an innings defeat. However, he was retained for the home two-Test series against South Africa in 2003–04, where he scored 235 runs including a maiden Test century in a 1–0 series win, second behind fellow opener Taufeeq Umar.

Iftikhar Anjum

born 1 December 1980 in Khanewal) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Rao can be recognised by his unnaturally slim build and his "puffing" bowling action.

With a bowling action similar to that of Glenn McGrath, he took more than 200 wickets in Pakistani cricketing competition, before being added to the Pakistani national team, having taken ten wickets in the Patron's Trophy Final in 2004.

Iftikhar was included in the Pakistani team for the one-day series against India and made his Paktel Cup debut seven months later. He was included in the Pakistani squad to the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He played three games, and took 5 wickets, despite a decent haul, his inability to bowl at the death stood out. With the re-emergence of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, chances for Iftikhar Anjum seemed to be few and far between from now on barring injury to any of the other major players.

However, with Shoiab and Asif falling foul of doping controversies, injuries, and disciplinary problems, Iftikhar was again called on and found himself as one of the more senior bowlers as Pakistan won the Kitply Cup in Bangladesh but failed to reach the final of the 2008 Asia Cup which they hosted.

Salman Butt

An accumulator, he works very hard for his runs without indulging in too many big hits; his stats showing only two international sixes to date (12 September 2007). He is most famous for his wristy strokes.[5] He scores a lot of his runs between backward point and extra cover. He uses his superb wristwork to angle the bat, placing the ball into gaps using the pace of the ball to his advantage; a very good technique for ODIs where it is best to keep the scoreboard ticking all the time. He also has the ability to cut the ball very fine down to third man if there are no slips, especially against spin bowlers, as he showed to great effect in his above-mentioned innings of 108 not out. These are his specialities, but he has large range of shots. However, many commentators have expressed that his defensive technique has flaws, and that he is prone to playing at balls outside off-stump which should be left.[6]

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Full name Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

Born February 28, 1978, Sheikhupura, Punjab

Current age 31 years 177 days

Major teams Pakistan, Allied Bank, Herefordshire, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore Badshahs, Lahore Division, Pakistan Customs, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Sialkot Cricket Association, Sussex, Yorkshire

Also known as Rana Naved

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Adnan Akmal

Full name Adnan Akmal

Born March 13, 1985, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 24 years 164 days

Major teams Pakistan Cricket Board Blues, Pakistan Under-17s, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Kamran Akmal, Brother - Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal

Full name Umar Akmal

Born May 26, 1990, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 19 years 90 days

Major teams Pakistan, Lahore Lions, Pakistan Under-19s, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited

Batting style Right-hand bat

Relation Brother - Kamran Akmal, Brother - Adnan Akmal

Mohammad Aamer

Full name Mohammad Aamer

Born April 13, 1992, Gujjar Khan, Punjab

Current age 17 years 133 days

Major teams Pakistan, Federal Areas, Pakistan Under-19s, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium

Abdul Razzaq

Abdul RazzaqFull name Abdul Razzaq

Born December 2, 1979, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 29 years 265 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Hyderabad Heroes, ICL Pakistan XI, Khan Research Labs, Lahore, Lahore Lions, Middlesex, Pakistan International Airlines, Surrey, Worcestershire

Also known as Abdur Razzaq

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Kamran Akmal

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 43 72 5 2226 158* 33.22 3524 63.16 6 9 314 8 142 20
ODIs 104 89 12 2053 124 26.66 2418 84.90 5 3 242 19 108 17
T20Is 25 20 3 348 59* 20.47 288 120.83 0 2 27 14 9 17
First-class 139 215 25 5970 174 31.42 10 27 460 40
List A 192 164 18 4121 133 28.22 9 12 219 48
Twenty20 51 43 8 842 59* 24.05 635 132.59 0 4 82 28 26 32

Mohammad Yousuf

Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 82 140 12 7023 223 54.86 13305 52.78 24 29 892 48 60 0
ODIs 272 257 40 9295 141* 42.83 12343 75.30 15 62 752 87 53 0
T20Is 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 19 105.26 0 0 2 1 0 0
First-class 125 208 20 9607 223 51.10 29 45 78 0
List A 309 293 45 10062 141* 40.57 15 66 63 0
Twenty20 11 10 0 167 30 16.70 166 100.60 0 0 15 2 2 0

Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 82 1 6 3 0 - - - 3.00 - 0 0 0
ODIs 272 2 2 1 1 1/0 1/0 1.00 3.00 2.0 0 0 0
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 125 18 24 0 - - - 8.00 - 0 0 0
List A 309 8 13 1 1/0 1/0 13.00 9.75 8.0 0 0 0
Twenty20 11 1 1 1 0 - - - 6.00 - 0 0 0

Adam Gilchrist

Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 96 287 190 355
Runs scored 5,570 9,619 10,334 11,288
Batting average 47.60 35.89 44.16 34.94
100s/50s 17/26 16/55 30/43 18/63
Top score 204* 172 204* 172
Balls bowled – – – 12
Wickets – – – 0
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – n/a
Best bowling – – – 0/10
Catches/stumpings 379/37 417/55 756/55 526/65

Shaun Pollock

Shaun Pollock was a fast-medium seam bowler, with the ability to deliver a quicker ball with accuracy and swing.

The nephew of legendary South African cricketer Graeme Pollock and the son of former South African fast bowler Peter Pollock, expectations from him were high since he started playing for South Africa in 1995/96, in their home series against England.[citation needed] He cemented his place in the team with some excellent performances and found a steady bowling partner in Allan Donald. They were to be the mainstay of South African bowling till Donald's retirement.[citation needed]

Pollock was also a very useful hard-hitting batsman, whose style bears some resemblance to his famous uncle on occasions. He has normally batted at 7 or 8, with a Test average of over 30 and ODI average above 25. He is also an athletic fielder.[citation needed] After Hansie Cronje was banned from cricket for life, Pollock took over the captaincy in April 2000. He had the task of boosting the morale of the team in the aftermath of the match-fixing scandal. After getting off to a good start as a captain he faced some disappointing series losses in his tenure. He was eventually removed from the captaincy after South Africa's poor performance in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, a tournament that they were amongst the favourites to win as the host nation. Current captain Graeme Smith took over the job.

Imran Nazir Returns To Pakistan Team

Imran Nazir the swashbuckling hitter is all set to join Pakistan team after media reports coming in that he is pardoned by the PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt. Worthy to mention here that Nazir got suspened from Domestic cricket after showing dissent against an LBW decision (made by senior Pakistani umpire Nadeem Ghauri). Meanwhile, the PCB […]

Pakistan Schedule

Wed 23
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local Pakistan v West Indies
2nd Match, Group A - Champions Trophy 2009
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sat 26
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local Pakistan v India
6th Match, Group A - Champions Trophy 2009
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed 30
07:30 GMT, 09:30 local Pakistan v Australia
11th Match, Group A - Champions Trophy 2009
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dec-2009
Sat 26 - Wed 30
00:01 GMT, 11:00 local Pakistan v Australia
1st Test - Australia v Pakistan
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Jan-2010
Sun 03 - Thu 07
00:01 GMT, 11:00 local Pakistan v Australia
2nd Tes - Australia v Pakistan
Sydney Cricket Ground

Thu 14 - Mon 18
00:01 GMT, 11:00 local Pakistan v Australia
3rd Test - Australia v Pakistan
Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Fri 22
03:15 GMT, 13:15 local Pakistan v Australia
1st ODI - Australia v Pakistan
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Sun 24
03:15 GMT, 14:15 local Pakistan v Australia
2nd ODI - Australia v Pakistan
Sydney Cricket Ground

Tue 26
03:15 GMT, 13:15 local Pakistan v Australia
3rd ODI - Australia v Pakistan
Adelaide Oval

Fri 29
04:30 GMT, 12:30 local Pakistan v Australia
4th ODI - Australia v Pakistan
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Sun 31
04:30 GMT, 12:30 local Pakistan v Australia
5th ODI - Australia v Pakistan
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Feb-2010
Fri 05
08:35 GMT, 19:35 local Pakistan v Australia
T20I - Australia v Pakistan
Melbourne Cricket Ground
May-2010
Sat 01
Pakistan v Bangladesh
4th Match, Group A - Twenty20 World Cup, 2010
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Sun 02
Pakistan v Australia
7th Match, Group A - Twenty20 World Cup, 2010
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Champions Trophy 2009 Schedule

Tue 22
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 1st Match, Group B - South Africa v Sri Lanka
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed 23
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 2nd Match, Group A - Pakistan v West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Thu 24
07:30 GMT, 09:30 local 3rd Match, Group B - South Africa v New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Fri 25
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 4th Match, Group B - England v Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sat 26
07:30 GMT, 09:30 local 5th Match, Group A - Australia v West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sat 26
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 6th Match, Group A - India v Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sun 27
07:30 GMT, 09:30 local 7th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sun 27
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 8th Match, Group B - South Africa v England
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Mon 28
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 9th Match, Group A - India v Australia
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Tue 29
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 10th Match, Group B - England v New Zealand
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Wed 30
07:30 GMT, 09:30 local 11th Match, Group A - Pakistan v Australia
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed 30
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 12th Match, Group A - India v West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Oct-2009
Fri 02
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 1st Semi-Final - A1 v B2
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sat 03
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local 2nd Semi-Final - B1 v A2
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Mon 05
12:30 GMT, 14:30 local Final - TBC v TBC
SuperSport Park, Centurion

ICC Champions Trophy 2009

The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 is a 2nd biggest cricket tournament scheduled to take place in South Africa in September-October 2009. It will be the sixth mini world cricket series. The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 will be contested by 8 Test teams which have been 'seeded' and divided into two groups are A and B.

Group A - India, Pakistan, West Indies and Australia
Group B - South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England

Shahid Afridi

Mohammad Asif