Best Test XI for major Test teams in the last 20 years

#6 Pakistan

Saeed Anwar in action

The Pakistan cricket team is unpredictable and a team that can beat any opposition on any given day. The side has traditionally been known for producing best fast bowlers like Wasim Akram, Shoiab Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed and Mohammed Amir who are capable of rattling any batting line-up. Pakistan played their first Test in 1952 and ever since

Pakistan has also produced some of the greatest batsmen like Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas, Inzamam Ul-Haq, Younis Khan and prolific all rounders like Imran Khan, Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi. Below is their best playing XI in Test cricket since the last twenty years.

Saaed Anwar
Aamir Sohail
Younis Khan
Inzamam Ul-Haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Misbah Ul-Haq (c)
Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk)
Wasim Akram
Mohammad Amir
Yasir Shah
Mushtaq Ahmed

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A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.

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Edited by Sarah Waris