Pakistan Claim ICC World T20 Crown
Three Pakistanis to score Tipple Centuries (Hanif Muhammad - Inzamam - Younis )
Pakistani Squad for the World Cup 2007 (Shoaib and Asif top right were not taken along)
At the time of independence, Pakistan inherited few world class games, in which it continues to excel even till date. Hockey, squash and Cricket - Pakistan has been world champion in all these three games and its top ranking players decorate the world hall of fame with distinction. Cricket besides hockey is very popular and widely played and liked game in Pakistan. This site pays tribute to its heroes.
The Early Days: Pakistan Cricket Control Board was established in 1948 due to hectic efforts of veteran Fazal Mahmood and Commissioner Lahore Division Syed Fida Hussain. Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot was appointed its first president and the visiting West Indies team to India was invited to play in Pakistan as well. Thus, the first 3-days match was played between the West Indies and Pakistan on 19 November 1948 at Karachi Gymkhana grounds. In October 1952, Pakistani Team under A H Kardar visited India and played five test matches. Nazar Muhammad became the first Pakistani and 13th in the world Bat Carry batsman and scored 147 runs. In 1955, India became the first country to officially visit Pakistan. The two teams played five tests, which ended in a draw. In October 1956, Australian team came to Pakistan and in the very first test, the entire team was out of the crease just in 80 runs in the first innings. Pakistan won the test by 9 wickets. Fazal Mahmood scored 13 wickets for 113 runs. In January 1958, Hanif Muhammad scored 337 runs in 970 minutes - a world record for maximum length of time on the crease, while playing West Indies. In December 1959, Intikhab Alam bowled Australian batsman Collin in his first ball of the career and became first Pakistani and 8th bowler in the world to achieve this distinction. |
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