Mushtaq Ahmed Malik is a Pakistani former cricketer who currently acts as the spin bowling coach for the West Indies cricket team. A leg break googly bowler, at his peak he was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned from 1990 until 2003, he claimed 185 wickets in Test cricket and 161 in One Day Internationals. He was at his most prolific internationally between 1995 and 1998, but his most successful years were as a domestic player for Sussex in the early 2000s.
Khaled Mahmud is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and a former Test and ODI captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006, captaining the team from 2003 to 2004. He was known as Fighter in Bangladesh cricket arena on his age for his all-round cricketing skills. He started his role as Technical Director of Bangladesh National Cricket Team before the tri-series 2018, where Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are participators.
The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England in September 2004. Twelve teams competed in 15 matches spread over 16 days at three venues: Edgbaston, The Rose Bowl and The Oval. The nations competing included the ten Test nations, Kenya, and – making their One Day International debut – the United States who qualified by winning the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge by the smallest of margins.
The Afghanistan national cricket team is the 12th Test cricket playing Full Member nation. They hold the world record for the highest ever T20 score with their 278-3 vs Ireland in Dehradun on 23 February 2019. Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century, but it is only in recent years that the national team has become successful. The Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2003.
The Bangladesh A cricket team is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the "second tier" of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladesh national cricket team. The team played its first game, against the full Pakistan side, in Savar in January 2002.
The Pakistani national cricket team toured Bangladesh in January 2002 and played a two-match Test series against the Bangladeshi national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which Pakistan won 3–0. Pakistan were captained by Waqar Younis and Bangladesh by Khaled Mashud.
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka competed in the second Asian Test Championship between August 2001 and March 2002. India pulled out of the tournament due to political tensions with Pakistan.
This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 2000–01 season to the present.
Andrew Balbirnie is an Irish cricketer. Balbirnie is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He was born at Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In the match he became the first Test cap for Ireland in Test cricket. In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.
Asim Munir Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer. Munir was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Sialkot, Punjab.
The Bangladesh national cricket team toured New Zealand in November and December 1997 and played four first-class and four List A matches against teams representing the northern, central and southern regions of New Zealand. Bangladesh were captained by Akram Khan. Bangladesh had just won the 1997 ICC Trophy and was a candidate for Test status, which was granted on 26 June 2000.
The Bangladesh national cricket team toured New Zealand in November and December 2001 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand won both Test matches convincingly to take the series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Stephen Fleming and Bangladesh by Khaled Mashud.
The Afghan Cheetahs are a Twenty20 team established in 2011 from Afghanistan that played in Pakistan's domestic Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in September/October 2011. The team was captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Raees Ahmadzai.
The Bangladeshi national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in March and April 1986 to play in a Limited Overs International (LOI) competition against the Sri Lankan and Pakistani national cricket teams, which was won by Sri Lanka. Bangladesh were captained by Gazi Ashraf.
The Australian national cricket team visited Pakistan in October 1956 and played a single Test match against the Pakistani national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0. Australia were captained by Ian Johnson and Pakistan by Abdul Hafeez Kardar. The Test match was the first between the two teams. The opening day's play was the slowest in the history of Test cricket, with just 95 runs scored.
The Australian national cricket team visited Pakistan in October 1964 and played a single Test match, which was drawn, against the Pakistani national cricket team. Australia were captained by Bob Simpson, who scored a century in each innings, and Pakistan by Hanif Mohammad.
The Bangladeshi national cricket team visited Pakistan in April 2008 and played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which Pakistan won 5–0. Bangladesh were captained by Mohammad Ashraful and Pakistan by Shoaib Malik.
The Bangladeshi national cricket team visited Pakistan in August to September 2003 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 3–0. Bangladesh were captained by Khaled Mahmud and Pakistan by Rashid Latif. In addition, the teams played a five-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which Pakistan won 5–0.
