The Pakistan blind cricket team is the national blind cricket team of Pakistan. Running and organised by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) which is affiliated with the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC). The team participates in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches. [1] [2] [3]
Pakistan and South Africa played in the inaugural Blind cricket test match in 2000 and Pakistan recorded a 94 run victory over them. [18] [1]
Below is the list of current squad with their position category.
| Player | Awards and Achievements | Opponents and Date | |
| Zeeshan Abbasi | Awarded with Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan | August 2013 | |
| Abdul Razzaq | Awarded with Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan | August 2011 | |
| Muhammad Akram | 264 runs in T-20 International, The highest score by an individual in Twenty-20 International Cricket | West Indies | Bangalore, India Dec 2012 [26] [27] |
| Masood Jaan | 262 runs not out, The highest score by an individual in limited over Cricket (ODI) and entered his name in Guinness Book of World records. | South Africa | Delhi INDIA 1998 |
| Ashraf Bhatti | Fastest Century on 37 Balls in ODI | New Zealand | Delhi INDIA 1998 |
| Abdul Razzaq | Fastest fifty on 17 Balls in ODI | Australia | Delhi INDIA 1998 |
| Amir Ishfaq | Best Bowling figure in ODI's, he took five (5) wickets for 4 runs | New Zealand | Islamabad 2006 |
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