Pakistani Cricketers of All Time
Best Pakistani Cricketers Of All Time is a structured sports dataset with 25 entries. Its fields include Name, Role, Era. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 25 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- ESPNcricinfo
- Data updated
- Feb 14, 2026
Included fields: Name, Role, Era, Matches Played, Notable Achievement, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Matches Played range
- 60 to 524
- Across 25 preview rows
- Role groups
- 6 distinct values
- Across 25 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Role, and Era across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 25 downloadable records
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Pakistani Cricketers of All Time organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
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This dataset contains 25 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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