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The Pakistan cricket team (), also known as The Green Shirts or The Shaheens), 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 , and cricket matches. Pakistan have played 851 s, winning 451 (54.62%), losing 374, tying 8 and with 17 ending in no-result.〔(All-Time Results Table – One-Day Internationals ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2013.〕 Pakistan were the 1992 World Cup champions, and also came runners-up in the 1999 tournament. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries in Southeast Asia, have hosted the 1987 and 1996 World Cups, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team has also played 92 s, the most of any team, winning 56 losing 34 and tying 2.〔(All-Time Results Table – Twenty20 Internationals ) – ESPNcricinfo. Last updated 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.〕 Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and came runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007. Pakistan have played 395 Test matches, with winning 126, losing 111 and drawing 158. The team has the third-best win/loss ratio in Test cricket of 1.135, and the fifth-best overall win percentage of 31.89%.〔(Overall Result Summary – Test Cricket ) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 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 Ground, Delhi, in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs.〔(Pakistan in India 1952–53 (1st Test) ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2011.〕 In the 1950s, several Pakistani Test players had played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team before the creation of Pakistan in 1947. As of 05 November 2015, the Pakistani cricket team is ranked second in Tests, eighth in ODIs and second in T20Is by the ICC.〔 ==History== (詳細はCricket in Pakistan has a history of even before the creation of the country in 1947. The first ever international cricket match in Karachi was held on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australian cricket teams. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites.〔("Match against Sindh" ). ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 23 November 1935〕 Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed steadily and Pakistan was given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's Cricket Ground in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India,〔Guinness Cricket Encyclopaedia〕 which, being the successor state of the British Raj, did not have to go through such a process. The first captain of the Pakistan national cricket team was Abdul Hafeez Kardar. Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which India won 2–1. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1–1 after a memorable victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan's first home Test match was in Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). in January 1955 against India, after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in test history〔(Stump the Bearded Wonder No 126 ): BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2007.〕). The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Traditionally Pakistani cricket has been filled with players of great talent but limited discipline, making them a team which could play inspirational cricket one day and then perform less than ordinarily another day. Over the years, competitions between India and Pakistan have always been emotionally charged and provide for intriguing contests, as talented teams and players from both sides of the border elevate their game to new levels to produce high-quality cricket. Pakistani contests with India in the Cricket World Cup have seen packed stadiums and elevated atmospheres no matter where the World Cup has been held. However the fans love their team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pakistan national cricket team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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