The Pakistan cricket team (Urdu: پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم) is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket matches.
Pakistan have played 774 ODIs, winning 416, losing 335, tying 6 and with 17 ending in no-result. Pakistan were the 1992 World Cup champions, and also came runners-up in the 1999 tournament and are the current Asian Champions. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries on the Subcontinent, have hosted the 1987 & 1996, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also played 55 Twenty20 Internationals, the most of any team, winning 33, losing 21 and tying 1. Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and came runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007.
Pakistan have played 367 Test matches, with winning 115, losing 100 and drawing 152. The team has the 3rd-best win/loss ratio in Test cricket of 1.15, and the 5th-best overall win percentage of 31.33%.Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952, following a recommendation by India, and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs. Previously, Pakistani cricketers had competed as a part of the Indian national team before the partition of India.
| Pakistan | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan cricket crest | |
| Test status granted | 1952 |
| First Test match | v  India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi in India, 16–18 October 1952. |
| Captain |
 Mohammad Hafeez (T20) |
| Coach |  Dav Whatmore |
| Official ICC Test,ODI and T20Iranking | 5th (Test) 6th (ODI) 5th (T20) [2] |
| Test matches – This year | 367 3 |
| Last Test match |  England at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 03–07 February 2012. |
| Wins/losses – This year | 115/100 3/0 |
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