5 Greatest Pakistani Cricketers of All Time

Pakistan Cricket Team often referred as “Men in Green” have rich legacy in Cricket and credit should be given to match winners that they have produced in the form of fast bowlers who have dismantled many batters in the crunch phase of the game.

Here in this article, we will narrow down List of Top 5 Greatest Pakistani Cricketers of All Time to be shared in the below format:

5. Wasim Akram:

Wasim Akram comes 5th in list of Legendary Pakistani Players who have ever played this great game.

Akram picked 502 Wickets in ODI International in 356 Matches he played so far in his career.

He played 104 Test matches for Pakistan where he picked staggering 257 Wickets in the longest format of the game.

Many Ex Cricketers, Modern day players have termed Akram as the greatest left arm fast bowler to play this game.

Akram’s ability to swing ball both ways and guessing batters, about his next move.

He has also served as coach in IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders where he was member of Coaching unit when KKR won IPL title for the first time.

Akram has been associated with coaching Karachi Kings, in Pakistan Super League.

He has also inspired next generation of Pakistan Cricketers to pick this great game of cricket.

4. Younis Khan:

Yes you might not give this guy chance in Top 5 Legendary Pakistani Cricketer of all time but the man stands tall among all batting greats as the star batter scored more than 17,000 runs in International cricket.

He is the only Pakistani Cricketer to score more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

He is the only batter in the history of game to score century against 11 test playing nations.

He is regarded as the greatest middle order Test batter produced by Pakistan.

In Test cricket he played 118 Test matches where he scored 10,099 runs with 34 centuries under his belt for Men in Green.

In ODI Cricket, Younis played 265 matches and scored 7,249 runs with 7 centuries under his belt.

His temperament makes him different from other batters to play this gentlemen’s game.

 

3. Inzimam Ul Haq:

Inzimam Ul Haq popularly known as “Inzi” or “Gentle Giant” certainly would fall in the list of greatest Pakistani Batters ever produced in this great game of Cricket.

The ace batter played 120 Test matches for Pakistan where he scored 8830 runs with 25 centuries under his belt.

He played 378 ODI matches for Pakistan where he scored 11,739 runs with 10 centuries under his belt.

He would certainly be touted as one of the greatest Pakistan Middle order batter ever to play this game.

Inzimam lazy elegance, cut and pull shots made him a batter to watch out for in International Cricket.

2. Javed Miandad:

You can’t keep Javed Miandad out, especially what he did in crucial stages of the game for Pakistan his name would be certainly there.

Miandad was true match winner produced by Pakistan as the ace batter played an important role in World Cups as well important bilateral series.

He played 124 Test matches for Pakistan where he scored 8832 runs with 23 centuries under his belt.

He also went on to play 233 ODI matches, where he amassed 7,381 runs under his belt with 8 Centuries under his belt in the format of the game.

Miandad will be remembered in cricketing world for his various match winning performance but especially the one against India in Sharjah 1986 where he hit sixes on the last ball to win that match.

The impact of that match was high as it gave psychological edge to Men in Green against India when it comes to facing each other in bilateral series.

1. Imran Khan:

One man that will stand tall among list of all Pakistani Cricketers ever played this game is none other than Imran Khan.

The ace all rounder played various match winning Knock for Pakistan and inspired next generation of cricketers to pick up this sport.

He enjoys massive fan following in Pakistan due to his cricket and later political career.

He also went on to become Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2018 to April 2022.

Khan also became first Pakistan captain to win World Cup in 1992 by beating England.

He also inducted in ICC hall of fame for his brilliant contribution towards Cricket.

His record in International cricket can be categorized brilliantly- he played 88 Test matches for Pakistan where he clinched 362 wickets and scored 3807 runs.

He played 175 ODI matches for Pakistan where he clinched 182 Wickets and scored 3709 runs.

Khan has also inspired next generation of cricketers with his brilliant mindset and stardom which gave other cricketers to fly and deliver match winning performance when it matters the most.