This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Pakistan women's national cricket team.
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
Babar Azam
T20I captain
Babar Azam
Coach
Test: Jason Gillespie ODI & T20I: Gary Kirsten
Batting coach
Mohammad Yousuf
Bowling coach
Saeed Ajmal (spin bowling)
Fielding coach
Aftab Khan
Manager
Mansoor Rana
History
Test status acquired
1952
International Cricket Council
ICC status
Full Member (1952)
ICC region
ACC
ICC Rankings
Current[11]
Best-ever
Test
6th
1st (1 August 1988)[6]
ODI
4th
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 Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 3–6 January 2024
Tests
Played
Won/Lost
Total[12]
456
148/142 (166 draws)
This year[13]
1
0/1 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances
2 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result
6th place (2019–2021)
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 year[15]
0
0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances
12 (first in 1975)
Best result
Champions (1992)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I
v England at the Bristol County Ground, Bristol; 28 August 2006
Last T20I
v New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; 25 April 2024
T20Is
Played
Won/Lost
Total[16]
236
138/88 (3 ties, 7 no results)
This year[17]
10
3/6 (0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances
8 (first in 2007)
Best result
Champions (2009)
Test kit
ODI kit
T20I kit
As of 27 April 2024
The Pakistan national cricket team (Urdu: پاکستان قومی کرکٹ ٹیم), 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]
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^"Green shirts reach home, Afridi to stay behind in Dubai". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"'Proud of our boys': Men in Green lauded for fighting till the end in T20 World Cup final". Geo News. 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^"When Pakistan's 'Cornered Tigers' Ruled the World". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^"Cornered tigers roar once again". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^"Pakistan make history by becoming No. 1 Test team in the world". Dawn. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^"1990 ODI Rankings". ICC. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^"1991 ODI RANKINGS". ICC. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^"Pakistan crush New Zealand by 102 runs to become No. 1 ODI team". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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^"ODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"David Richardson presents ICC Test Championship mace to Misbah-ul-Haq". Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"CT17 final stats: Pakistan become fourth team to win all three ICC crowns". 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Results summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^All-Time Results Table – One-Day Internationals Archived 24 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^"Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^Selvey, Mike (11 January 2012). "Pakistan cricket can never have home advantage in soulless Emirates – Mike Selvey". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^Dawn.com, Hufsa Chaudhry (3 March 2017). "8 years ago today: Attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team". Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"Global index shows terrorism on decline in Pakistan". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"Can PSL bring Pakistan in from cold?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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