Wisden has announced the all-time Pakistan ODI XI according to the all-time International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI rankings. The list includes five batsmen, one wicketkeeper, one all-rounder, and four bowlers, including three pacers and two spinners.
The ICC all-time rankings are based on the career-best points rating for a particular player. The points system is based on the statistics and the performance against top-quality opponents.
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Let’s have a look at the selections:
Batsmen
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | Highest Rating Points |
| Saeed Anwar | 247 | 8,824 | 39.21 | 20 | 808 |
| Zaheer Abbas | 62 | 2,572 | 47.62 | 7 | 931 |
| Babar Azam | 81 | 3,808 | 56.00 | 13 | 865 |
| Javed Miandad | 233 | 7,381 | 41.70 | 8 | 910 |
| Saleem Malik | 283 | 7,170 | 32.88 | 5 | 822 |
Wicket-Keeper
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Dismissals | Highest Rating Points |
| Umar Akmal | 121 | 3,194 | 34.34 | 58 | 702 |
All-Rounder
| Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Highest Rating Points (Bowler) | Highest Rating Points (All-rounder) |
| Imran Khan | 175 | 3,709 | 182 | 780 | 480 |
Bowlers
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | Highest Rating Points |
| Wasim Akram | 356 | 502 | 23.52 | 851 |
| Waqar Younis | 262 | 416 | 23.84 | 778 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 169 | 288 | 21.78 | 805 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 133 | 184 | 22.72 | 810 |
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Pakistan’s current Prime Minister and world cup-winning captain, Imran Khan, has been named as the captain of Pakistan’s all-time ODI XI. The flamboyant all-rounder was arguably one of the finest all-rounders in cricketing history and has also been regarded as one of the best captains to ever grace the game.
Here’s the line-up:
- Saeed Anwar
- Zaheer Abbas
- Babar Azam
- Javed Miandad
- Saleem Malik
- Umar Akmal (wk)
- Imran Khan (c)
- Wasim Akram
- Waqar Younis
- Saqlain Mushtaq
- Saeed Ajmal
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