Pakistan has produced many great cricketers over the past seventy years. The passion in the country has ever increased from 1950s. Their cricketing history is full of great moments. Pakistan’s first national cricket captain, Mohammad Saeed captained Pakistan between 1948 and 1951 before Pakistan gained Test status in 1952. Pakistan played inaugural Test Match against India in 1952-53. This gallery showing 20 rare Pictures of Pakistan Cricketers.
Shahid Khan Afridi, Masood Ali and Ahmer Saeed playing for KCCA Whites in 1996-97
Wasim Bari debutant and Hanif look on as England all-rounder D. Oliveira smashes one to the boundary during the 1967 series.
Sarfaraz Nawaz in action in Hyderabad during the 1982-83 series against India.
Asif Masood, bowls in the nets at Lahore’s Qaddafi Stadium just before the 1975 Pakistan-West Indies series. Masood at the time was considered to Pakistan’s quickest bowler.
Wasim Raja, on his way to making an aggressive fifty against West Indies during the 1975 World Cup.
Zaheer Abbas ‘smashes a six to complete Pakistan’s victory in Lahore against India in the 1978 series.
Pakistan cricket team in WI in 1977
Pakistan and England players during England’s 1961 tour of Pakistan
Abdul Hafeez Kardar Giving Autograph to a young fans surround in 1954.
Zakir Khan, Saleem Jaffar, Mohsin Kamal, Mansoor Akhtar, Wasim Akram, Shoiab Mohammad, Tauseef Ahmed and Abdul Qadir.
Pakistan’s first national cricket captain, Mohammad Saeed. He captained Pakistan between 1948 and 1951 before Pakistan gained Test status in 1952.
Waqar Younas clashes with Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the 2002 World Cup. Pakistan crashed out of the tournament after losing most of its games.
Sadiq Mohammad on his way to scoring 105 at Melbourne during the 2nd Test of the 1976 Australian tour.
Saqlain Mushtaq tries to spin him out during Pakistan’s successful tour of England in 2001.
Asif Masood, Shafique Ahmad, Wasim Raja, Imran Khan, Taslim Arif and sports journalist Munir Hussain at Raja’s wedding. in 1981
Saeed Ahmed batting for International Cavaliers during the match between Hampshire and International Cavaliers at the County Ground, Southampton, 28th May 1970. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto/Getty Images)
Sarfaraz Nawaz bowling at Melbourne during the 1979 Pak-Australia series. He took 9 wickets in an innings in this match.
Wasim Bari about to grab a catch off Sarfraz’s bowling during the 3rd Test of the 1979 series against New Zealand. In all, he grabbed 7 catches in an innings.
Zaheer Abbas Exchanging Batting Tips to Saleem Malik
Saeed Ahmad in the nets during the 1968 series against England. He quit the captaincy after clashing with the cricket board.