Top 10 Greatest cricketers from Pakistan
1. Imran Khan
Not many in history could genuinely bat in middle order and also lead a pace attack at their prime. One of the greatest all-rounders in history; never bowled a no-ball in Tests.
2. Wasim Akram
Greatest in skills with the ball. Got batsmen out methodically. Played at top level for around 20 years which is exceptionally long for a pacer.
3. Waqar Younis
Had more raw power and was aesthetically and arguably for a period better than Wasim.
4. Javed Miandad
Greatest overall batter and an influential, tough, gritty character on and off the field.
5. Zaheer Abbas
Greatest ODIs batter unless Babar wins us a trophy.
6. Younis Khan
Greatest Test batter but an average ODIs career is a gap in the CV.
7. Inzimam-ul Haq
A great match winner. His 50s & 80s won us more matches than some other players' useless centuries.
8. Saqlain Mushtaq
Revolutionized not only off-spin but the sport at large with his doosra. No one knew how to play him for a good amount of time. Murlidharan said in a podcast he asked him to teach doosra and it took him three years to learn. Sadly retired early due to injuries, would've been in top 5 otherwise
9. Abdul Qadir
Revived leg-spin after it was considered an obsolete art. Warne had tapes of him and came to meet him during tour. He told Warne a good googly is when your hand muscles start hurting and keep shadow practicing even with an apple.
10. Hanif Muhammad
Put Pakistan on the map. 337 away to West Indies in 50s against that Windies attack, still the highest away runs in history.