The best Pakistani cricketers of all times
Over the years the Pakistani cricket team has produced the finest players who will have their names written down in the annals of history as the best. Although hockey is the National sport of Pakistan, cricket has successfully made its place in the hearts of the inhabitants of this country. From the grandfather to the grandson, one generation to the next the love for this sport is undying, which partly explains the phenomenon of producing the cricketing legends.
Pakistan acquired test status in 1952 at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord’s Cricket Ground, also known as the Mecca of the cricketing world. Following the acquisition of test cricket status, Pakistani Cricket team made their first tour of England in 1954. Pakistan was able to draw the series 1-1 after a splendid match at The Oval, with the fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fazal-c56914 Mehmood taking 12 wickets for 99 runs. It was due to the sheer brilliance of the handsome and well spoken Pakistani captain, that this nation established its reputation in the cricketing world as a force to reckon with. “England Fazalled” read the English press. Cricket fans all over the world still recall him as the “Oval hero”. It marked the birth of a star and Sir Letton Huttons army was undone by the Asian “minnows” on their home turf.
Hanif Mohammad became captain of Pakistan cricket team in the year 1964, after his cricket playing prowess earned him the title of the little master, breaking world records cricketing giants and helping Pakistan initiate the dawn of a new era in cricket. Hanif Muhammad became the first Asian cricketer to score a triple hundred. His score of 337 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580.
In 1976 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 where 4 runs were needed in the last ball. This shot is still considered one of the most historic in ODI history. Miandad is one of three Pakistani players to have their names in the ICC hall of fame.
He was suave, cultured with an overbearing personality, and without a doubt, one of the best captain and cricketer of the Pakistani team. Yes, it is none other than the heart throb, Imran khan. Khan soon became an icon, known for his style and persona.
“Khan and TV completed the popularisation of the game in his country which Hanif Mohammad and the radio had begun.” says Martin Williamson.
He mastered the art of reverse swing, and his performance in a in a Test match against India at Karachi stadium in 1983, where he took 5 wickets with 25 balls was a testament to that. In the second match under his captaincy, Pakistan defeated the formidable sporting giants of England after 28 years at Lords.
Khan was without a doubt one of the finest all-rounder’s the world has ever seen. At a time when Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 declined steadily, Khan was constantly improving. In the last ten years of his cricketing career he played 51 tests averaging an astounding 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball.
In 1992 Khan led the team that was considered the underdogs in the tournament to win the world cup tournament at the age of 39. He has a record of 3807 runs and 362 wickets in Test cricket making him one of the eight world cricketers to have achieved an “all rounder’s triple” in Test matches. On 14th July 2008 Khan was inducted into the ICC hall of fame.
Despite consistently producing cricketing legends, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 still remains to be an inconsistent team. However, Pakistan today is responsible for contributing immensely to the sport of cricket, and they must be given their fair share of credit for making the ultimate game of gentlemen thrilling and exciting to watch.
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