Sports
Pakistani Cricketers of All Time
The greatest Pakistani cricketers spanning every era — from the founding legends to modern-day superstars who dominated world cricket.
pakistancricketsportsathletes
25 of 25 rows
Name↕ | Role↕ | Era↕ | Matches Played↕ | Notable Achievement↕ | Team Role↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | All-rounder | 1971-1992 | 175 | Led Pakistan to 1992 World Cup victory | Captain |
| Wasim Akram | Fast Bowler | 1984-2003 | 460 | Leading ODI wicket-taker with 502 wickets | Vice Captain / Captain |
| Waqar Younis | Fast Bowler | 1989-2003 | 336 | Master of reverse swing, 416 ODI wickets | Strike Bowler |
| Javed Miandad | Batsman | 1975-1996 | 357 | Last-ball six vs India in Sharjah 1986 | Middle Order / Captain |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Batsman | 1991-2007 | 378 | Over 20,000 international runs across formats | Captain |
| Shahid Afridi | All-rounder | 1996-2018 | 524 | Fastest ODI century (37 balls, held record until 2014) | Captain / Finisher |
| Babar Azam | Batsman | 2015-present | 300 | Only player to be No. 1 in all three formats simultaneously | Captain |
| Shoaib Akhtar | Fast Bowler | 1997-2011 | 212 | Fastest ball in cricket history — 161.3 km/h | Strike Bowler |
| Saeed Anwar | Batsman | 1989-2003 | 247 | 194 vs India — ODI record for 17 years | Opener |
| Abdul Qadir | Leg Spinner | 1977-1993 | 167 | Revived leg-spin bowling worldwide | Lead Spinner |
| Younis Khan | Batsman | 2000-2017 | 304 | Pakistan's leading Test run-scorer with 10,099 runs | Middle Order / Captain |
| Mohammad Yousuf | Batsman | 1998-2010 | 288 | Record 1,788 Test runs in a calendar year (2006) | Middle Order |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | Batsman | 2001-2017 | 262 | Led Pakistan to No. 1 Test ranking | Captain |
| Zaheer Abbas | Batsman | 1969-1985 | 124 | First Asian to score 100 first-class centuries | Top Order |
| Hanif Mohammad | Batsman | 1952-1969 | 68 | 337 vs West Indies — longest Test innings (970 minutes) | Opener |
| Fakhar Zaman | Batsman | 2017-present | 85 | First Pakistani to score a double century in ODIs (210*) | Opener |
| Hasan Ali | Fast Bowler | 2016-present | 100 | Player of the Tournament at 2017 Champions Trophy | Strike Bowler |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | Wicketkeeper-Batsman | 2007-present | 218 | Captain during 2017 Champions Trophy win | Wicketkeeper / Captain |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Wicketkeeper-Batsman | 2015-present | 200 | Most T20I runs in a calendar year (2021 — 1,326 runs) | Wicketkeeper / Opener |
| Shadab Khan | All-rounder | 2017-present | 150 | Key leg-spin all-rounder in white-ball cricket | All-rounder |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Off Spinner | 1995-2004 | 213 | Invented the doosra delivery | Lead Spinner |
| Danish Kaneria | Leg Spinner | 2000-2010 | 72 | Pakistan's most successful Hindu Test cricketer — 261 wickets | Lead Spinner |
| Naseem Shah | Fast Bowler | 2019-present | 60 | Youngest to take a Test hat-trick (16 years old) | Strike Bowler |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Fast Bowler | 2018-present | 130 | Devastating spell vs India in 2021 T20 World Cup | Lead Fast Bowler |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | Leg Spinner | 1990-2003 | 228 | Key wicket-taker in 1992 World Cup final | Lead Spinner |
Loading community rankings...