Pakistan 5 Best Former Cricketer: Here we will tell you about five former players of Pakistan team, who used to do wonders with bat and ball for this team. Today’s Pakistan team is very zero in the earlier case.
Sports Desk: Currently, the Pakistan cricket team has spoiled their names due to their poor performance and children’s antics on the field. Especially in recent times, their head has been bowed due to unique behavior during the match with the Indian team. Pakistan’s team, which was seen struggling with the bat and ball on the cricket field, used to spread their performance throughout the world at one time. Inside the team, there used to be more than one dhakad match winner player, who performed amazing. Meanwhile, we will introduce you to those 5 dhakad players who were called the lives of Pakistan cricket.
Shoaib Akhtar (right -hand fast bowler)
The bowling of former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar is famous in the whole world cricket. He is known as Rawalpindi Express. When Akhtar used to come to the cricket field to bowl, the batsmen standing in front had a different type of pressure. In the 2003 One Day World Cup, the bowler bowled at a speed of 161.3 km per hour in England. This is the fastest ball in cricket history. Akhtar won how many matches on his own.
- ODI Career: 162 matches, 247 wickets, Best 6-16
- Test career: 46 matches, 178 wickets, best 11-78
- T20I Career: 15 matches, 19 wickets, best 3-38
Wasim Akram (left -arm fast bowler)
Wasim Akram has been one of the deadliest fast bowlers of Pakistan’s left hand. It was not an easy task for any batsman in the world to play Akram’s ball. Wasim made more than one big records on the cricket field. As long as he kept playing cricket for Pakistan, a different kind of enthusiasm was seen in the team. Akram is called the king of ODI cricket. He has taken more than 500 wickets in this format. He played the last ODI against India in the year 2003.
- ODI Career: 356 matches, 502 wickets, best 5-15
- Test career: 104 matches, 414 wickets, best 11-110
Waqar Younis (Right hand fast bowler)
In the Pakistan team called fast bowling mine, Waqar Yunis has also been a shock bowler. Be it Test or ODI format, this bowler has won his glory in all world cricket. No batsman used to play an easy task in front of this bowler who took more than 700 wickets in international cricket. Even the God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar has had a lot of trouble in front of his bowling. While he was, Pakistan’s team was seen in a different color.
- ODI career: 262 matches, 416 wickets, best 7-36
- Test Career: 87 matches, 373 wickets, Best 13-135
Shahid Afridi (right -hand all -rounder)
Shahid Afridi, who made his debut for Pakistan cricket on 2 October 1996, has made more than one big record for his country on the cricket field. This player has shown by performing Kamal in both bat and ball case. This former Pakistani cricketer has also done wonders under captaincy. In the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup, Pakistan had made it to the captaincy. However, India won there and won the trophy. But he has made a huge contribution to Pakistan cricket.
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Batting
- ODI career: 398 matches, 8064 runs, best 124, fours 730, sixes 351
- Test Career: 27 matches, 1716 runs, best 156, fours 220, sixes 52
- T20I Career: 99 matches, 1416 runs, best 54, fours, 103, sixes 73
Bowling
- ODI career: 398 matches, 395 wickets, best 7-12
- Test career: 27 matches, 48 wickets, best 5-43
- T20I Career: 99 matches, 98 wickets, Best 4-11
Imran Khan (all -rounder)
The most legendary all -rounder of Pakistan cricket, Imran Khan, is called. This player has made many big contribution to his country with balls and bat. Imran had the ability to win the match on his own. The Pakistan which struggles for a good all -rounder today used to have a player like Imran in the team. He has rocked ODI Azar and Test.
Batting
- ODI career: 175 matches, 3709 runs, best 102, fours 222, sixes 45
- Test Career: 88 matches, 3807 runs, best 136, fours 327, sixes 55
Bowling
- ODI career: 175 matches, 182 wickets, best 6-14
- Test career: 88 matches, 362 wickets, best 14-116
- T20I Career: 99 matches, 98 wickets, Best 4-11
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