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This is a list of Pakistani cricketers who have played in Test matches. A Test match is a very long and important international cricket game. It's played between two of the best cricketing countries in the world. This list shows players in the order they first played a Test match for Pakistan. If more than one player started in the same match, they are listed in alphabetical order by their last name.

Pakistan's Test Cricketers

This section tells you about the amazing cricketers who have played Test matches for Pakistan. Each player gets a special "cap" number when they play their first Test match. This number shows they are now part of an exclusive group!

The table below usually lists many details for each player, like:

  • Cap: Their unique number, showing when they first played.
  • Name: The player's name.
  • Career: The years they played Test cricket.
  • Mat: How many matches they played.
  • Inn: How many times they batted.
  • NO: How many times they were "not out" (meaning they didn't get out).
  • Runs: The total number of runs they scored.
  • HS: Their highest score in one innings.
  • Avg: Their batting average (how many runs they score on average each time they bat).
  • Balls: How many balls they bowled.
  • Mdn: How many "maidens" they bowled (an over where no runs are scored).
  • Runs: How many runs were scored off their bowling.
  • Wkt: How many wickets they took.
  • Best: Their best bowling figures in one innings (wickets/runs).
  • Avg: Their bowling average (how many runs are scored for each wicket they take).
  • Ca: How many catches they took.
  • St: How many stumpings they made (usually by a wicket-keeper).

Some of the very first players for Pakistan in Test cricket include:

Many other talented players have joined this list over the years, contributing to Pakistan's cricket history.

Shirt Numbers in Test Cricket

Since 2019, Test cricketers have started wearing names and numbers on their shirts. This change helps fans easily identify players on the field. It's also part of a big competition called the ICC World Test Championship. This championship is like a league for the top nine Test nations, lasting two years and ending with a final match between the two best teams.

Here are some of the shirt numbers worn by Pakistani Test cricketers:

  • Number 7: Shadab Khan
  • Number 10: Shaheen Afridi
  • Number 13: Mohammad Ali
  • Number 16: Mohammad Rizwan
  • Number 21: Mohammad Nawaz
  • Number 25: Fawad Alam
  • Number 26: Imam-ul-Haq
  • Number 31: Mir Hamza
  • Number 32: Hasan Ali
  • Number 38: Mohammad Abbas
  • Number 40: Abrar Ahmed
  • Number 41: Faheem Ashraf
  • Number 54: Sarfaraz Ahmed
  • Number 56: Babar Azam
  • Number 57: Abdullah Shafique
  • Number 59: Saud Shakeel
  • Number 60: Abid Ali
  • Number 61: Nauman Ali
  • Number 62: Imran Butt
  • Number 63: Saim Ayub
  • Number 65: Aamer Jamal
  • Number 67: Agha Salman
  • Number 68: Sajid Khan
  • Number 69: Tabish Khan
  • Number 71: Naseem Shah
  • Number 74: Mohammad Wasim Jnr
  • Number 79: Azhar Ali
  • Number 81: Asad Shafiq
  • Number 85: Zahid Mahmood
  • Number 86: Yasir Shah
  • Number 88: Zafar Gohar
  • Number 89: Haris Sohail
  • Number 94: Shan Masood
  • Number 95: Iftikhar Ahmed
  • Number 97: Haris Rauf

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