Cricket in Pakistan
Intoduction:
Pakistan is 2nd home to Cricket after Britain. History of cricket in Pakistani started before the creation of Pakistan in 1947 when cricket was the game of British. They introduced it in India during their colonial rule, that came to an end on 14th August 1947 with the creation of Pakistan. British left India but the cricket remained their as a popular game in both the newly created countries, Pakistan and India. The first cricket match played on Pakistani soil was in 1935 between Sindhi and Australian cricket teams.
Pakistanis and cricket:
Pakistanis are very passionate with cricket. The cricket in Pakistan is played everywhere, in streets, schools, colleges and universities. Both men and women cricket teams have made world records.The first International Cricket match played by Pakistan Cricket Team was in October,1952, that was a part of 5 test series won by India with 2-1.
Pakistan Cricket Eleven:
Pakistan cricket team, has the record of winning international cricket tournaments i-e the 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2009 ICC World T20 Cup.Pakistan remained runner up in the 1999 World Cup and the 2007 ICC World T20 tournament. Pakistan also won International Cricket Champion's Trophy in 2017.
Recently Pakistan Cricket has made a new turn in the form of Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament, where all the domestic and regional Pakistani cricket clubs has participated along with foreign cricketers.This has been a very successful tournament after which the gate of international cricket has reopened for Pakistani cricketers after about nine years, when international cricket players denied to play in Pakistan due to a terrorists attack on Srilankan Cricket Team in Lahore.
The world's best fast bowler ( Shuaib Akhtar), the best spin bowler (Waseem akhtar), the best batsman (Mian Dad), the best all rounder ( Zaheer Abbas, Shahid Afridi) and the best Captain ( Imran Khan) has been the part of Pakistan Cricket Team. Currently, Pakistan holds seventh position in international Cricket Council (ICC) ranking despite its confinement to domestic cricket for the last several years due to terrorist activities.
Pakistan Super League (PSL) Captains
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Pakistan Cricket Team has won 'World Cup 1992' under the leadership of Imran Khan who was the Captain of Pakistan Cricket Eleven. After this great event in the history of Pakistan Cricket, Imran Khan took retirement because of his another dream of construction of 1st.ever Cancer Hospital in Pakistan. Later, he joined national politics of Pakistan and became the founder of his political party 'Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf' (PTI). Now his party is ruling in one of the provinces of Pakistan 'Khyber Pakhtunkhwa'.
Here are the highlight of Cricket World Cup Final 1992
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Imran Kkan Former Captain Pakistan Cricket Team 1992,Founder Chairman 'Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf' Party (PTI)
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Shahid Afridi, led Pakistan Cricket Eleven in 2009. He has been a leading wicket taking spin bowler in ODI (one day International) cricket matches.He is an Icon of Pakistani brand of cricket.
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After the successful conduction of Pakistan Super League (PSL) Tournament, Pakistan Cricket is now fully prepared and committed for next coming tour of West Indies cricket team in Karachi city. Pakistanis are ready to welcome international cricket back in Karachi after a long period of nine years.
Some emergent stars in Pakistan Super League Cricket Squad has proved themselves the winning players and now have become the part of the Pakistan National Cricket Team for upcoming international cricket matches in the four provincial capitals of Pakistan. These are, Hussain Talat, Hasan Khan, Ibtisam Sheikh, Asif Ali , Sahibzada Farhan, Shaheen Shah afridi and Agha Salman.
Pakistan cricket Eleven for T20 series with West Indies Cricket team in April 2018
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Cricket in Pakistan comprises Domestic, International, Blind and Women cricket teams
Domestic cricket Wing is being sponsored by HAIER Pakistan. This organization conducts various tournament with the following names:
1-Quaid e Azam Trophy. 2-Pakistan Super league. 3- Pentangular Trophy. 4-National One day Championship. 5-Pakistan Cup. 6-Faisal Bank T20 cup and 7-Pakistan Cup.
International Wing comprises Pakistan Cricket Team (Men) and Pakistan Women Cricket Team
Pakistan women Cricket team was inaugurated in 1997 when they played their first ODI against New Zealand and later.the same year, they played ODI World Cup against India on Indian soil and won diligently. The team inaugurated her first test match against Sri Lanka in April 1998 but after that it could not qualify for test cricket until 2009 world cup in Australia. Nevertheless, the team has played all the four events of Women World Cup T20 todate. Pakistan Women Cricket team holds 7th position in the current ICC women cricket ranking.
Pakistan Women Cricket Eleven
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The most brilliant moments in the history of Pakistan Women Cricket so far was the winning of One Day International Cricket match 1997 against India in India.
Pakistan Women Cricket team celebrating victory of T-20 over Indians
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Pakistan Blind Cricket Team: is a national cricket team of blind and visually impaired people of Pakistan. It is being organised and run by Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), affiliated with the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC). Binds people's cricket in Pakistan was inaugurated in 1996 to win the goals of developing cricket among blind and visually impaired community in Pakistan. This team plays One Day International and T20 International Cricket matches in Pakistan and abroad.
Pakistan Blind Cricket Eleven 2018
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Team Colours:
For Test Matches: cricket white with an optional sweater or sweater vest with a green or gold v neck in cold weather.The official sponsor for uniform is Pepsi Cola, since the 1990's. Pepsi logo is displayed on the right side of chest and sister brand 'Lay's' on both sleeves. Pakistan Cricket star is deployed on the left side in test Cricket. The fielders have a green or white cap or sunhat depending on the the weather condition.They bear Pakistan Cricket star right in the middle. Helmet for wicket keepers leg and guards are of green colour too.
T20 and one day kit differs every year but green colour shades are permanent along with blue yellow or golden streaks.In official tournaments 'Pakistan' is written on the front of jersey instead of sponsor's logo which is placed on the sleeves. Otherwise the Pepsi logo is placed on the front of the shirt.
Cricket Team's Logo is star in golden or green colour and Pakistan is written inside the star in Pakistan's national language 'Urdu'. Pakistan National Cricket Team is famous with the names, Green shirts, Men in greens and Shaheens,
Cricket Play Grounds in Pakistan: Pakistan has cricket stadiums of international standard in all the four provincial headquarters and one in the capital, Islamabad. All these stadiums are in renovation process and will be completed before the next coming international tournament between Pakistan and West Indies Cricket Teams in April 2018. Lahore and Karachi Stadiums are ready to play whilst the Islamabad stadium will be inaugurated within next few months.
Gaddafi stadium Lahore Pakistan
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCCB):
PCCB is playing the role as a cricket industry in Pakistan. It deals with all the matters relating with cricket in Pakistan and abroad. Its office is located in the Capital Islamabad. It manages all the events related with cricket industry in Pakistan and abroad including one day international, T20 , test matches and organizes the training of players if needed. It comprises Chairman, Vice chairman.and others management staff like managers, coaches, medical advisers etc Its chairman is selected by government chief executive whilst he then is responsible for the posting and transfers of the staff. All the conflicts relating to players and management are settled by chairman and vice chairman. Unsettled matters are referred to the courts,
Central office of Pakistan Cricket Board in Islamabad Pakistan
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Pakistani players has a tradition of expressing gratitude after victory in national and international events as a religious and moral duty. Most of the players remain punctual to their religious ceremonies and remain honest and loyal to the nation and country but some of them during the previous few years had had chosen to rebel and were involved in match fixing, ball tempering and spot fixing crimes. They had been dealt seriously and had been jailed and expelled from cricket team.
Pakistani Cricketers paying gratitude by praying to Almighty God
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