🗓️ #OnThisDay in 1992, Pakistan lifted their first-ever World Cup trophy, defeating England by 22 runs in the final at the iconic MCG! 🇵🇰🏆 Scorecard: https://pcb.com.pk/benson-and-hedges- world-cup-199192/match/4684.
Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 and joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1954. Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950 and has yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals.
#OnThisDay in 1992, Pakistan won the World Cup under Imran Khan's captaincy! The Men in Green pulled off one of the most memorable victories in cricket history by taking down England to clinch the coveted trophy! 🇵🇰🏆 #ACC.
Men's T20 World Cup 2026 squads: England, India, Pakistan, Australia, Ireland, West Indies, South Africa, Italy and more. Check out the squads for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, which takes place in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, live on Sky Sports.
As a cricketer, he captained the Pakistan national cricket team to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. After retiring from cricket, he founded the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Pakistan's first cancer hospital.
Most successful cricket teams in Asia Cup
While both of Pakistan's Asia Cup triumphs have come in the ODI format, India and Sri Lanka have also enjoyed success in the T20 format at the continental showpiece. No other team apart from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have managed to win the Asia Cup.
The tallest Pakistani cricketer, and the tallest in international cricket history, is Mohammad Irfan, a left-arm fast bowler standing at 7 feet 1 inch (2.16m), known for his incredible height and the steep bounce he generated, though he's now retired. He played for Pakistan from 2010 to 2019, becoming famous for his towering stature that made him a unique and fearsome bowler.
Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) The PFF has been suspended with immediate effect due to its failure to adopt a revision of the PFF Constitution that would ensure truly fair and democratic elections and thereby fulfil its obligations as mandated by FIFA as part of the ongoing normalisation process of PFF.
Shubman Gill's exclusion from India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad has raised eyebrows, especially as he continues as vice-captain. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and skipper Suryakumar Yadav clarified that the decision was purely based on team combination and balance, not Gill's ability or form.
Opta's super-computer places the three European sides as the favourites, with Spain given a 17% chance of victory, England 11.8%, and France 14.1%.
The two sides have played a total of 211 matches, with Pakistan winning 88 matches and India winning 80. In Tests and ODIs, Pakistan has been victorious in more games than India. Meanwhile, India has won 13 of the 16 T20Is between the two sides. Bold indicates most wins.
Babar is currently earning 36 million pkr from central contract annually from PBC(B category) Babar contract with CA only is 70 million pkr annually 🥵
Under the rain rule, the reduction in the target was to be proportionate to the lowest scoring overs of the side batting first, a method that took into account the benefits of chasing, as opposed to setting, a target.
Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. Pakistan has won international cricket events, which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy besides finishing as runner-up in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2022 T20 World Cup.
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As of September 2025, Pakistan has played 286 T20I matches resulting in 164 victories, 111 defeats, 4 ties and 7 no results for an overall winning percentage of 57.34. Statistics are correct as of Pakistan v India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 28 September 2025.
FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect due to its failure to implement constitutional amendments recommended by the global governing body.
Only one player has scored 400 runs in a single innings in Test cricket: Brian Lara of the West Indies, who famously scored an unbeaten 400 (400) against England in Antigua in April 2004, setting the record for the highest individual score in Test history.
Rohit, who has retired from T20Is and Tests and was removed from ODI captaincy earlier this year, continues to play the 50-over format and would like to end his career with one final attempt at the 2027 World Cup. “My only goal was to win the World Cup, whether it was the T20 World Cup or the 2023 World Cup.
Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Sai Kishore will once again don the GT blue.
Historically, Pakistan refused to "recognize" Armenia due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, despite the fact that Armenia and Azerbaijan have themselves always recognised each other as sovereign states ever since they both gained independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in ...
Football is among the most popular team sports in Pakistan, together with long time number one cricket and field hockey. Pakistan's current top domestic football league is the Pakistan Premier League, recognised by the AFC as the official national football league.
India fail to qualify for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup 🏆 and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup 😔
Pakistani media called Hardik Pandya “chhapri”. #cricketwinner #cricket #news #hardikpandya #cricketnews.
Many bowlers have taken 7 wickets in a cricket match, with some of the most famous including Curtly Ambrose (7 wickets for 1 run vs. Australia, 1993), Mohammed Shami (7 wickets in a World Cup semi-final), and Shamar Joseph, who recently took 7 wickets in a Test against Australia in 2024. The feat is exceptional in both Test and ODI formats, with top bowlers achieving it for their teams.
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are almost the same height, both generally listed as 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) tall, so neither is significantly taller than the other, with slight variations depending on sources.