Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Pakistan Cricket Achievements Up Till Now - A Major World Cricketing Force - A Reputation To Pride On


1992 World Cup Champions

2009 ICC World T20 winners

World Number 1 on Test Rankings in 1988 - for 2 months

World Number 1 on ODI Rankings in 1990 - 1991 for 3 months

2008 Kitply Tri Series Winners

2000 Asia Cup Winners

2007 Inaugural ICC World T20 Runners Up

2006 Under 19 World Cup Winners

2004 Under 19 world Cup Winners

1999: Asian Test Championship Winners

1999: World Cup Runners Up

1988 and 2010: Under 19 World Cup Finalists

2011: SAARC U25 Winners

2011: Titans Winners (indoor event organised by Jimmy Adams)

Hong Kong Sixes 5 times winners – the joint highest with England

3rd Highest W/L ratio in the history of tests after England and Australia with over 100 test victories

One of two teams with Australia who have registered over 400 ODI victories

The highest number of T20 international wins with 31 victories in 50 encounters and the only country to reach the final 4 in each of the global editions

One of 5 nations who have been World Cup holders along with Australia (4), West Indies (2), India (2), Sri Lanka (1)

1979, 1983, 1987, 2011: World Cup Semi Finalists


2010: Women’s National Team were Asian Games Winners in China


2004 and 2009: Champions Trophy Semi Finalists


2002: Tri Series Joint Winners with Australia


2008: U15 World Cup Runners Up and Winners of the Knock Out Tournament in the West Indies


2000: Sharjah Cup Winners
2002: Sharjah Cup Winners
2003: Sharjah Cup Winners
2001: Sharjah Cup Winners
1999: Sharjah Cup Winners
1990: Sharjah Cup Winners
1991: Sharjah Cup Winners
1989: Sharjah Cup Winners
1986: Sharjah Cup Winners
1993: Sharjah Cup Winners
1994: Sharjah Cup Winners
1996: Sharjah Cup Winners
1999: Sharjah Cup Winners

Basically the KINGS of the Sharjah Cup - note that is was some times held twice a year


2000: Tri Series Winners in the West Indies



2004: BCCI Platinum Jubilee Match Winners at Eden Gardens

1996/97: Tri Series Winners in Australia


1998: Sahara Cup Winners in Canada


1996: Sahara Cup Winners in Canada

2000 Under 15 World Cup Runners Up England
1996 Under 15 World Cup Runners Up England
2002 Khaleej Times Under 15 Winners

1999: Pepsi Cup Winners

Won 12 consecutive ODIs in 2007-08 which is the 3rd longest streak


Won 7 T20s in a row in 2009 which was the longest streak at the time


Things Not Done

Been whitewashed in Australia in the last 3 test series visits and never won a test series in Australia

Never won a test series in the West Indies

Never won an ODI series against South Africa

Never won a World Cup Match Against India after 5 encounters

Have won the Asia Cup only once out of the 10 editions whereas Sri Lanka have won 4 titles and India have won 5 titles respectively

Never won the ICC Champions Trophy out of the 6 events that have been contested

Never won a test series in England since 1996

Never won a test series in South Africa

Out of the 6 teams that have been number 1 on the ICC test rankings Pakistan have been there for the smallest amount of time - 21 months less than South Africa the next overall best

Out of the 6 teams that have been number 1 on the ICC ODI rankings Pakistan have been there for the smallest amount of time - 4 months less than India the next overall best

Never won a test series against Australia since 1994

Appeared in less World Cup finals than Australia, India, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies

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