|
Pakistan National Blind Cricket Team
The Pakistan blind cricket team is the national blind cricket team of Pakistan. Running and organised by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) which is affiliated with the '' World Blind Cricket Council'' (WBCC). The team participates in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Tournament History 40 Over Blind Cricket World Cup # 1998 Blind Cricket World Cup – runners-up # 2002 Blind Cricket World Cup – Champions # 2006 Blind Cricket World Cup – Champions # 2014 Blind Cricket World Cup – runners-up Blind T20 World Cup # 2012 Blind World T20 – runners-up # 2017 Blind World T20 – runners-up Blind T20 Asia Cup # 2015 – runners-up Key Milestone Pakistan and South Africa played in the inaugural Blind cricket test match in 2000 and Pakistan recorded a 94 run victory over them. Current squad Below is the list of current squad with their position category. * ''Ali Murtaza'' – B2 * ''Amir Ishfaq'' – B2 * ''Anees Javed'' – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Cricket
Blind cricket is a version of the sport of cricket adapted for blind and partially sighted players. It has been governed by the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) since 1996. So far, five Blind World Cups have been held: New Delhi, India (1998); Chennai, India (2002); Islamabad, Pakistan (2006), and India (2018). In 2012, the first Blind World Cup T20 was held in Bangalore, India. Blind cricket relies on common use of the 'sweep shot', in order to provide maximum chance of the bat hitting the ball. History Blind cricket was invented in Melbourne in 1922 by two blind factory workers who improvised the game using a tin can containing rocks. The Victorian Blind Cricket Association was founded shortly after, in 1922, and the first sports ground and clubhouse for blind cricket was built at Kooyong, Melbourne in 1928. The world's first Test Cricket match for the Blind was played between Pakistan and South Africa in which Pakistan defeated South Africa by 94 runs in the year of 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia National Blind Cricket Team
The Australia blind cricket team is the national blind cricket team of Australia.It has been organized and run by the Blind Cricket Australia. Australia blind cricket team participates in One Day Internationals A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ... and T20 Internationals. Australian team also participated in the inaugural Blind Cricket World Cup in 1998 and ended up as semifinalists. The team generally participated in every editions of the Blind cricket world cups. Tournament History 40 Over Blind Cricket World Cup # 1998 Blind Cricket World Cup-Semifinalists # 2002 Blind Cricket World Cup-Semifinalists # 2006 Blind Cricket World Cup-Groupstage # 2014 Blind Cricket World Cup-Groupstage Blind T20 World Cup # 2012 Blind World T20-Groupstage # 2017 Blind World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan In International Cricket
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan National Women's Cricket Team
The Pakistan women's national cricket team, also known as Green Shirts or Women in Green, represents Pakistan in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan made its One Day International (ODI) debut in early 1997, against New Zealand, and later in the year played in the 1997 World Cup in India. The team's inaugural Test match came against Sri Lanka in April 1998. In its early years, Pakistan was one of the least competitive of the top-level women's teams, and after its inaugural appearance in 1997, did not qualify for another World Cup until the 2009 event in Australia. However, the team has played in all four editions of the Women's World Twenty20 to date, and also participated in the Women's Asia Cup and the Asian Games cricket tournament. The in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan National Cricket Team
The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket team, often referred to as the Shaheens (), Green Shirts, Men in Green and Cornered Tigers is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Pakistan has played 449 Test matches, winning 146, losing 139 and drawing 164. Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952 and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs. The team has played 945 ODIs, winning 498, losing 418, tying 9 with 20 ending in no-result. Pakistan was the 1992 World Cup champion, and was the runner-up in the 1999 tournament. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries in South Asia, has hosted the 1987 and 1996 World Cups, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Akram (blind Cricketer)
Muhammad Ahmed Akram is a Pakistani blind cricketer who has represented his country in the inaugural edition of the 2012 Blind T20 World Cup where his team ended up as runner-up. During that world cup, he set the world record for the highest ever individual score by any blind cricketer in a T20I as well as in Blind T20 World Cup history(264) References Blind cricketers Pakistani blind people Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Pakistani disabled sportspeople {{Disability-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masood Jan
Masood Jan is a blind cricketer from Pakistan. He was part of the Pakistani team during the inaugural edition of the 1998 Blind Cricket World Cup. He held the world record for the highest individual score by a blind cricketer in a 40 over blind cricket match with career best score of 262* and the record remained unbroken for 24 years before being finally breached by Australia's Steffan Nero who smashed 309* in June 2022. However, he still holds the record for the highest individual score ever by a blind cricketer in Blind Cricket World Cup history when he smashed 262 not out against South Africa at Roshanara Club on 19 November 1998. In the 1998 Blind cricket World Cup final, he scored 146 for Pakistan and in the end Pakistan lost the finals to South Africa. Jan was also awarded the Best batsman of B3 category in the 1998 Blind Cricket World Cup. See also List of Pakistan ODI cricketers Pakistan national cricket team The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
The 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was the fifth Blind Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 8–20 January 2018 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. In the final, defending champions India defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure their 2nd Blind Cricket World Cup title under the captaincy of Ajay Kumar Reddy. Six teams, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia and Nepal played in the tournament, with Nepal making their first ever appearance. India played all of their group stage matches of the tournament at neutral venues in the United Arab Emirates, after the foreign ministry of India blocked them from travelling to Pakistan. It was later revealed that the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and Pakistan Blind Cricket Council had agreed to shift the Indian matches to the UAE. Thus, only Nepal and Bangladesh were willing to play matches in Pakistan. Initially, Pakistan was selected as the main host nation to host the tournament, with the UAE later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeeshan Abbasi
Zeeshan Abbasi ( ur, ذیشان عباسی) (born July 12, 1982 Ayubia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is a Pakistani blind cricketer who plays for the Pakistan blind cricket team in national and international matches. He is the captain of national team. Abbasi comes into the B2 category. Career He has played twenty two One Day International matches and eleven T20 International matches. He made his international debut in 2000 as a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. Acid drinking During the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup in Bangalore, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... Abbasi drank a full glass of acid (phenyl) after it was given to him during breakfast on December 8, 2012. Chairman of PBCC Sultan Shah said that the glass of acid was placed on the table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Akram(blind Cricketer)
Muhammad Ahmed Akram is a Pakistani blind cricketer who has represented his country in the inaugural edition of the 2012 Blind T20 World Cup where his team ended up as runner-up. During that world cup, he set the world record for the highest ever individual score by any blind cricketer in a T20I as well as in Blind T20 World Cup history(264) References Blind cricketers Pakistani blind people Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Pakistani disabled sportspeople {{Disability-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
