The Pakistani cricket team is one of the most well-reputed teams in the International Cricket Council., It has brought several championships under its arm his hand. Many times, the Pakistani cricket team has been awarded the title names like “Shaheen's (i.e., falcons). Currently, the Pakistani cricket team is under the captainship of Babar Azam. Many of us are curious is interested to learn in knowing about cricketers’ personal life rather than their professional life. So, let's dive deeper into see some of the cricketers of Pakistani cricketers and their bad habits-
1. Shahid Khan Afridi
Shahid khan Afridi is a fantastic all-rounder and a well-known figure for his great strength to hit boundaries. His nickname also consists of Lala or Boom Boom in Pakistan. He has shown startling outrageous performance in 398 ODI's and scored a total of 8,064 runs at a strike rate of 117 total and got 395 wickets. One of the bad habits of Shahid Khan Afridi contains that he is a very unpredictable man. Instantly make changes without thinking and doesn't take a second thought about anything, he also is said to be short-tempered.
2. Imran Khan
Imran Khan is one of the best captains the Pakistani cricket team had, under his captainship, Pakistan got hold of the world cup trophy in 1992, when the match was held in Australia. The astonishing lead of first-class, all-rounders cricketers brought more than 500 international wickets to his name and 7,000 plus runs. One of the bad habits of Imran Khan is his frequent impulsive decisions, whether it is in the matter of cricket or in politics. His impulsive nature made him be more instant.
3. Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram is one of the best bowlers on the Pakistani cricket team. He is also known as the “king of swing”. He is mainly famous for his two different types of bowling; one is a Yorker and the other one is a reverse swing- which doesn't allow batsmen to steady his pace in his batting and hit boundaries. He has taken 414 wickets in test matches and 502 wickets in ODI's. When he plays for the Pakistani cricket team, it is usually referred to known as the “golden era of the Pakistani cricket team”. This has happened between 1990 to 2003. He was rumoured to have marital affairs with certainly associated with certain movie actresses, none of which came to censor.
4. Javed Miandad
He is one of the coaches in the Pakistani team but he also played cricket in his initial career days. His highest strike rate sometimes made his team win in crucial overs. He scored 73 runs in his ODI career by the age of 41. He scored almost 50 half-centuries overall in his cricket career as a player. His wonderful strike rate in the crucial overs made him famous and successful in a very short span of time, which ultimately gave a gem to the Pakistani cricket team. His impulsiveness and outspokenness prove him guilty of offences.
5. Waqar Younis
He is one of the coaches of the Pakistani cricket team and he also played cricket in his initial days. He also served as the captain of the cricket team. His bowling style was a reverse swing and he knocked out many batsmen with his Yorkers in the reverse swing. His fast pace bowling was no less than lighting for the batsman on the field. He took altogether 789 wickets in his career regardless of ODI and tests individually. His fast-paced bowling also reflects his fast and recruiting personality which sometimes disfavored his decisions.
6. Younis Khan
He is the current playing captain of the Pakistani team in all the three formats of cricket that is.. tests, ODI, and t20. His average in the tests is 51.50 as he scored 7,589 runs in a total of 90 matches and 7,240 runs in the ODI’s. His early arrival in the team peaks the Pakistani cricket team in all the formats of cricket. His calm nature also gives him liabilities in the middle and crucial overs where he doesn’t favour attacking batsmanship.
7. Inzamam-Ul-Haq
He is one of the most reliable players in cricket. He is quite aggressive and outrageous in his batting forms which, unexpectedly, lead to many victories that Pakistan had in the last 21st century. He almost scored 8,900 runs in the test format and 10,000 runs in ODI. In all the formats, she has a total score of 20,000 runs, which is the most for a former Pakistani cricket player. He now acts as a professional coach on the team. His outspoken nature sometimes indulges him in various fights with cricketers of other teams.
8. Hanif Mohammad
Used to play around 1950. His batting style was very aggressive and furious. He was again, a reliable player. He topped an amazing score of 336 runs in 1956 against the West Indies. He also scored 12 centuries and played around 55 tests matches in which he scored 4,000 runs. One bad habit of this player is one includes which his assets turning back to him as he used to get knocked as he took risky shorts to boundaries.
9. Zaheer Abbas
Formerly known as Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani, played cricket for Pakistan in the initial years. An approximate 5,000 runs were scored by this player with an average of 41.1 in his test career. He also scored 12 centuries in total. He sometimes indulges in doping activities but none of these activities is confirmed and hence remains can be said rumoured. His impulsive and outspoken nature may sometimes prove him guilty of offences.
10. Misbah Ul Haq
Misbah Ul Haq Niazi formerly known as Misbah ul Haq. Played cricket as the initial stumps for the Pakistani cricket team. He also served as a captain for the same in ODI and test format. This cricket match was recently rumoured in India for certain unverified activities in the past years. He scored tremendous runs in his career ie.5,122 runs with 43 as average. Few of the bad habits of this cricketer can be viewed as an allegiance of him with drugstores yet but none of them has been confirmed.
