Here’s Pakistan’s Greatest ODI XI Based on ICC Rankings

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:

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Zaheer Abbas
3. Babar Azam
4. Javed Miandad
5. Saleem Malik
6. Umar Akmal (wk)
7. Imran Khan (c)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Waqar Younis
10. Saqlain Mushtaq
11. Saeed Ajmal

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