This is a list of Pakistani national cricket captains who have represented the

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in international

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at a professional level. Pakistan became an official member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the

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) on 28 July 1950. The position of captain in the Pakistan team has often been accused of controversy by critics, particularly in recent times, with several players being banned for unprofessional behaviour. The team's greatest successes in

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cricket, arrived in 1992, when they won the

Cricket World Cup The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), e ...

under the captaincy of

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

. Their most important

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cricket success in recent years, came in 2009 when they won the

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, under the leadership of

Younis Khan Mohammad Younis Khan PP SI (Urdu: ; Pashto: ; born 29 November 1977) is a Pakistani professional cricket coach and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game, and is widely regarded as ...

and another recent important victory is the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy under the leadership of

Sarfraz Ahmed Sarfaraz Ahmed ( ur, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Pakistani professional cricketer, a wicketkeeper-batsman, who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team. He was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats. He leads Quetta Gladiato ...

. Babar Azam is the only Pakistan captain who has scored centuries in all formats as a captain. Babar Azam now has the most centuries for Pakistan as a captain.

Men's cricket

Test cricket captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the

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for at least one

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(not including vice-captains and other players who have deputised on the field for any period of time during a match where the captain has been unable to play). Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputized for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series. The current

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is Babar Azam He was appointed in November 2020. But an injury to him made his tenure to be postponed. Mohammad Rizwan lead the Pakistan test team as 33rd captain when his team played the Boxing day test against New Zealand in Dec 2020. Notes: *¹ Asian Test Championship *² Final of the Asian Test Championship *³ Includes one forfeited match.

Men's One Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the

for at least one

. The table of results is complete to the end of the Micromax Asia Cup. Pakistan's most successful One Day captain in terms of number of won matches is

, who retired after lifting the 1992 cricket World Cup. And the current

is Babar Azam. He was appointed in May 2020.

Men's Twenty20 International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the

for at least one

Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...

(T20I). Shahid Afridi was named as the T20I captain in September 2014 replacing

Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Hafeez ( Punjabi and ur, ; born 17 October 1980) is a former Pakistani international cricketer. Hafeez was a versatile batsman who could bat anywhere in the top 6 and formed part of the bowling attack. He played as a spin bowling a ...

and Babar Azam has now been assigned to lead team

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immediately after his supercharged performances in

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.Afridi to lead Pakistan in Twenty20s again
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Women's cricket

Test cricket captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani women's cricket team for at least one

women's Test match Women's Test cricket is the longest format of women's cricket and is the female equivalent to men's Test cricket. Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations. The rules gov ...

. The table of results is complete to the Test as of June 2005.

Women's One Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani women's cricket team for at least one

women's one-day international Women's One Day International (WODI) is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was ...

. The table of results is complete as of present(2017). Pakistan have only ever competed in one World Cup, that of 1997/8, when they finished bottom of their qualifying group. The current Captain is Bismah Maroof. She was appointed after ICC Women's World Cup 2017.

Youth cricket

Under-19 Test captains

captained the Pakistani Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the second Test against

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in 2004/5. A cricketer who has a symbol of ♠ next to a Test match series describes their role as captain and their participation in at least one game for the team. The rules of the Under-19 cricket describes no youth, captains the side for more than one year. The current Captain is Qasim Akram. He is appointed in April 2021.

Under-19 One Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19

. The current Captain is Qasim Akram. He is appointed in April 2021.

References

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External links

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Men's cricket

Test cricket captains

Men's One Day International captains

Men's Twenty20 International captains

Women's cricket

Test cricket captains

Women's One Day International captains

Youth cricket

Under-19 Test captains

Under-19 One Day International captains

See also

References

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