The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international cricket team representing Pakistan. It is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Pakistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. Cricket in Pakistan has been played well before the first team was granted Test playing status. Their first match took place in Delhi against India in October 1952. Their first international tour was to England during 1954. Down the years, Pakistan has emerged as a formidable opposition winning the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and being runners-up in the 1999 edition of the same. The country has a history of producing several top-notch bowlers such as Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. The likes of Hanif Mohammad, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad have stamped their authority with the willow for Pakistan as well. The 2007 Cricket World Cup was one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when Pakistan was knocked out of the competition in a shock defeat to Ireland, who were playing in a World Cup for the first time. The next day, a greater tragedy befell the team when coach Bob Woolmer died was found dead in his hotel room in Jamaica. The then skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned from his duties and from one-day internationals subsequently. With a younger side, Pakistan began picking up the pieces and made positive strides in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in September 2007. The team, however, had to contend with second place losing to India in the nail-biting final. Shoaib Malik is the captain of the current squad.
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie No Result Win Percentage
India 59 12 9 0 38 20
Australia 52 11 24 0 17 21
Zimbabwe 14 8 2 0 4 57
South Africa 16 3 8 0 5 19
England 67 12 19 0 36 18
West Indies 44 15 14 0 15 34
New Zealand 44 20 6 0 18 45
Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 0 100
Sri Lanka 35 15 8 0 12 43
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