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The Pakistan Cricket Team is rated amongst leading cricket
teams in the world. Pakistan is a full member of the International
Cricket Council (ICC) having Test as well as One-day International
(ODI) status. Pakistan was granted the Test match status on
28th July 1952, and played its first Test match against India
in Delhi the same year in October. One of the most challenging
and unpredictable teams in the cricket world, Pakistan went
on to win the 1992 Cricket World Cup, fighting back from a
position where other teams lose hope. The cricket matches
between Pakistan and arch rival India bring lots of excitement
for cricket lovers all around the world. Pakistan has played
95 ODI's against India (till April, 2006) and has won on 58
occasions.
Pakistan has produced several outstanding players, the game
of cricket has ever seen. The country has produced several
world-class bowlers such as Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz,
Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Akhtar.
Among cricket legends of Pakistan include Hanif Mohammed,
Asif Iqbal, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan, Wasim
Bari, Mohsin Khan, Javed Miandad, Salim Malik, Wasim Akram,
Saeed Anwar and Shoaib Akhtar. Pakistan has participated in
all cricket World Cups since 1975. The Pakistani cricket team
reached up to semi-finals in 1983 and 1987 World Cups, and
won the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup by deafeating England in
the final. Pakistan is placed in Group D of the ICC World
Cup 2007 groupings, along with the West Indies, Zimbabwe and
Ireland. The team will play in the opening match of the ICC
World Cup 2007 against the host West Indies on March 13, 2007
in Jamaica.
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