PAKISTAN THE CHAMPION

PAKISTAN. THE CHAMPION

INTRODUCTION:

The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Rpresented by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Pakistan have played 760 ODIs, winning 411, losing 327, tying 6 and with 16 ending in no-result.Pakistan were the 1992 World Cup champions, and also came runners-up in the 1999 tournament. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries on the Subcontinent, have hosted the 1987 & 1996, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also played 50 Twenty20 Internationals, the most of any team, winning 31, losing 18 and tying 1.Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and came runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007. Pakistan have played 367 Test matches, with winning 115, losing 100 and drawing 152. The team has the 3rd-best win/loss ratio in Test cricket of 1.15, and the 5th-best overall win percentage of 31.33%.Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952, following a recommendation by India, and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs.Previously, Pakistani cricketers had competed as a part of the Indian national team before the partition of India.

1992 WORLD CUP:

At the 1992 World Cup Semi Final, having won the toss, New Zealand chose to bat first and ended with a total of 262 runs. Pakistan batted conservatively yet lost wickets at regular intervals. With the departure of Imran Khan and Saleem Malik shortly thereafter, Pakistan still required 115 runs at a rate of 7.67 runs per over with veteran Javed Miandad being the only known batsman remaining at the crease. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had just turned 22 and was not a well-known player at the time, burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls. Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 runs from 30 balls, which wicketkeeper Moin Khan ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning boundary to midwicket. The match is seen as the emergence of Inzamam onto the international stage. The 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand marked Pakistan's first World Cup victory. It is remembered for the comeback Pakistan made after losing key players such as Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar and being led by an injured captain in Imran Khan. Pakistan lost 4 of their first 5 matches and were nearly eliminated in the first round of the tournament after being bowled out for 74 runs against England, until the match was declared as a "no result" due to rain. Imran Khan famously told the team to play as "cornered tigers", after which Pakistan won five successive matches, including, most famously, the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against England.

2009 WORLD CUP:

On 21 June 2009 Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, beating Sri Lanka in the final by eight wickets. Pakistan had begun the tournament slowly losing two of their first three matches but after dismissing New Zealand for 99 runs in the Super 8 stage they had a run of four consecutive wins including beating previously unbeaten South Africa, in the semi-final and Sri Lanka. It was an amzing victory for pakistan team and its lovers. It proved that we are still the best in the world and we have the ability to do miracles. All of the players in the world cup played excellently. Shahid Khan AFRIDI (Boom Boom) played an important role in this victory by giving two brilliant fifties in the semi-final and in the final. Younis Khan the captain led the team in a way that they had the spirit and desire to win the world cup ,which came true.

2012 ASIA CUP:

Pakistan cricket team won the Asia Cup 2012 on 22nd march 2012.In the final Pakistan faced Bangladesh and PAkistan managed to defeat Bangladesh by 2 runs.In this match Shahid AFridi performed very well and was given the Man of the Match award.In the match Pakiistan,s captain was Misbah ul haq.In the first innings Pakistan scored 236-9.In the second innings Bangladesh fought bravely till the end but unfortunately lost by 2 runs,Bangladesh needed 4 runs of one ball but could manage to score 1 run.This was the 2nd time that Pakistan won the Asia Cup.