Pakistan has all the time produced a few of the finest bowlers to ever play the sport of cricket. It was no marvel that Pakistani bowlers outperformed others within the latest T20 format that was launched again in 2005 when Australia took on New Zealand in Auckland.
For years to come back Pakistani pacers and spinners dominated the sport in addition to the rankings. The likes of Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, and even Sohail Tanvir made life robust for batsmen within the center. It was as a consequence of these bowlers that Pakistan was so profitable in T20I cricket particularly when defending totals.
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Pakistan’s first loss after scoring over 150 runs within the format got here within the notorious World Cup semi-final towards Australia in 2010 when Michael Hussey’s carnage thumped the Males in Inexperienced. Australia chased down a goal of 192 as Saeed Ajmal did not defend 18 within the final over.
#DidYouKnow that FIVE Pakistan bowlers function within the all-time record of the @MRFWorldwide ICC T20I Rankings 🤯
Two of those 🇵🇰 gamers have been part of the 2007 @T20WorldCup. Guess who? 🧐#T20TakesOff pic.twitter.com/YFs1ZyxuWh
— ICC (@ICC) September 13, 2020
Pakistan has, to this point, performed 154 matches, profitable 93 and shedding 56. The spectacular document is essentially attributed to bowlers as Pakistan has solely misplaced 5 matches so far when defending totals of 150 or extra.
Lately, the ICC has shared its all-time ICC T20I rankings and 5 Pakistani bowlers are on the record with Umar Gul on prime. Right here’s the way it goes:
Rank | Participant | Ranking |
1 | Umar Gul | 857 |
2 | Samuel Badree | 855 |
3 | Daniel Vettori | 850 |
4 | Sunil Narine | 817 |
5 | Rashid Khan | 816 |
6 | Shahid Afridi | 814 |
7 | Imran Tahir | 795 |
8 | Saeed Ajmal | 788 |
9 | Imad Wasim | 780 |
10 | Shadab Khan | 769 |
Observe that these are the all-time finest rankings of all these gamers within the shortest format. Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan are nonetheless listed at 8 and 9 respectively within the newest ICC T20I bowlers rankings.
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