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Pakistan
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Introduction
Pakistan team was given the status of a test match team on 28th of July 1952. Following this, the team played the first test match in the October of 1952 against India.
World cup achievements
Pakistan so far has taken part in eight World Cups. In the 1992 World Cup, the Pakistan team emerged as the champions. In this World Cup, initially Pakistan lost four of the five matches in the first round. However, the fifth match was declared as a no result match due to the rains and so the team advanced in the next rounds. In the semi final, Pakistan defeated the host New Zealand and in the final, played against England to win the prestigious cup. In the 1999 World Cup, Pakistan came second while in the last cup, they were out in the first round itself.
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Top players:
The current captain of Pakistan is Inzamam Ul Haq. Mohammad Sami, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi and Azhar Mahmood along with the captain are the players to watch for in the team of Pakistan at the World Cup of Cricket 2007. Pakistan has always produced aggressive fast bowlers. The concept of reverse swing was introduced by Sarfraz Nawaz, a bowler in the team in 1970. It was then passed on to former Pakistan player Imran Khan. As of 2007, Pakistan is ranked 3rd in the test rankings and 4th in the ODI rankings given by the ICC. The players from Pakistan who feature in the top ten rankings are as follows
Test matches:
Mohammad Yousuf: 2nd rank: top ten batsmen
Younis khan: 10th rank: top ten batsmen
Mohammad Asif: 8th rank: top ten bowlers
Shoaib Akhtar: 10th rank: top ten bowlers
ODI matches:
Mohammad Yousuf: 8th rank: top ten batsmen
Shoaib Malik: 7th rank: all rounder rankings
Shahid Afridi: 10th rank: all rounder rankings
Players from Pakistan are very determined to prove their talent this time and are working extremely hard to maintain the endurance.
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