This is a list of Pakistani national cricket captains who have represented the Pakistani national cricket team in international cricket at a professional level. Pakistan became an official member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the International Cricket Council) on 28 July 1953.
Contents
- Test cricket captains
- Mens One Day International captains
- Mens Twenty20 International captains
- Under 19 Captains
- Youth One Day International captains
- Womens One Day International captains
- References
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 One Day International cricket, arrived in 1992, when they won the Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Imran Khan. Their most important Twenty20 cricket success in recent years, came in 2009 when they won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, under the leadership of Younis Khan.
Test cricket captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani cricket team for at least one Test match.
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.
Notes:
Men's One Day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani cricket team for at least one One Day International. 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 Imran Khan, who retired after lifting the 1992 cricket World Cup.
Men's Twenty20 International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani national cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International (T20I). Shahid Afridi was named as the T20I captain in September 2014 replacing Mohammad Hafeez and Sarfraz Ahmed has now been assigned to lead team Pakistan immediately after his supercharged performances in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Under-19 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 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.
Youth 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 One Day International. The table of results is complete to the Indian Under-19 tour of Pakistan in 2006/7.
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. 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. The table of results is complete as of December 2005. Pakistan have only ever competed in one World Cup, that of 1997/8, when they finished bottom of their qualifying group.