Wednesday 8 August 2012

Pakistan national cricket team


The Pakistan cricket team (Urduپاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم), nicknamed as Green Shirts, is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in TestODI andTwenty20 International cricket matches. Currently Pakistan is ranked number four as per the ICC Test rankings.[1] Pakistan have played 774 ODIs, winning 416, losing 335, tying 6 and with 17 ending in no-result.[2] Pakistan were the 1992 World Cup champions, and also came runners-up in the 1999 tournament and are the current Asian Champions. 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 55Twenty20 Internationals, the most of any team, winning 33, losing 21 and tying 1.[3]Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and came runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007.
Pakistan have played 370 Test matches, with winning 115, losing 101 and drawing 154. The team has the 3rd-best win/loss ratio in Test cricket of 1.13, and the 5th-best overall win percentage of 31.33%.[4] 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.[5] Previously, Pakistani cricketers had competed as a part of the Indian national team before the

Monday 30 July 2012

By Waleed Saleem (27 July 2012)






Azeem Ghumman led the Pakistan Under-19s to the final of the 2010 ICC World Cup in New Zealand. The side included Ahmed Shehzad, Raza Hasan and Hammad Azam, who have subsequently gone on to be selected in the full national limited overs squads. He also captained the Pakistan A side on a tour to Sri Lanka in 2010.

Hyderabad-born Ghumman made his first-class debut at the age of 16 and has played 34 first-class matches for his home side. With the ninth edition of the U-19 World Cup due to commence on 11 August, he spoke to PakPassion.net about Pakistan's prospects in the upcoming competition to be held in Australia.