Teams

Pakistan national cricket team

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                                             The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is the governing body for cricket in Pakistan. It works to promote and develop the game of cricket in Pakistan by organizing international matches, domestic competitions and other events. The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket team, often referred to as the Shaheens (lit.   'Falcons'), Green Shirts ,Men in Green and Horned Tigers, is managed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a full member of the International Cricket Council and participates in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket matches.

Pakistan have played 446 Test matches, winning 146, losing 136 and drawing 164. Pakistan gained Test status on 28 July 1952 and made their Test debut against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs.

The team has played 945 ODIs, winning 498, losing 418, drawing 9 and 20 ending without a result. Pakistan was the 1992 world champion and in 1999 was the runner-up of the tournament. Pakistan, along with other South Asian countries, hosted the World Cup in 1987 and 1996, with the 1996 final being held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

The team has also played 215 Twenty20 Internationals, winning 131, losing 76 and drawing 3. Pakistan won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2009 and finished as runners-up in 2007 and 2022.

Pakistan has a notable record of winning each of the major ICC international cricket tournaments: the ICC Cricket World Cup (1992), the ICC T20 World Cup (2009) and the ICC Champions Trophy (2017); while also becoming the fourth team to lift the ICC Test Championship baton in 2016.

The rise in terrorism due to the war on terror has led to the stagnation of foreign teams touring Pakistan. After an attack on the Sri Lankan national cricket team in 2009, no Test cricket was played in the country until 2019. Between 2009 and 2016, their home matches were mostly held in the United Arab Emirates. However, due to the decline in terrorism in Pakistan over the past few years, as well as increased security, many teams have visited Pakistan since 2015. These teams include Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, England and the ICC World XI squad. In addition, the Pakistan Super League hosted matches in Pakistan.

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Pakistan

Nickname(s)	Shaheens (Falcons) Green Shirts Men in Green Cornered Tigers
Association	Pakistan Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain	Babar Azam
Coach	Saqlain Mushtaq
History
Test status acquired	1952
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Full Member (1952)
ICC region	ACC
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever Test 6th 1st (1 August 1988) ODI 4th 1st (1 December 1990) T20I 3rd 1st (1 November 2017)
Tests
First Test	v  India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi; 16–18 October 1952
Last Test	v  Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, Galle; 24–28 July 2022
Tests Played Won/Lost Total 446 146/136 (164 draws) This year 5 1/2 (2 draws)
World Test Championship appearances	1 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result	6th place (2019–2021)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v  New Zealand at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 11 February 1973
Last ODI	v  Netherlands at Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam; 21 August 2022
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total 945 498/418 (9 ties, 20 no result) This year 9 8/1 (0 tie, 0 no result)
World Cup appearances	12 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1992)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v  England at the Bristol County Ground, Bristol; 28 August 2006
Last T20I	v  England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; 13 November 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total 215 131/76 (3 ties, 5 no results) This year 26 14/12 (0 ties, 0 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances	7 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2009)
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 13 November 2022

India national cricket team

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                                             The Indian men's national cricket team, also known as Team India or the Men in Blue, represents India in men's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.

Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by British sailors in the 18th century and the first cricket club was founded in 1792. The Indian national cricket team played its first international match on 25 June 1932 in the Lord's Test, becoming the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status. India had to wait until 1952, almost twenty years, for their first Test victory. In the first fifty years of international cricket, success was limited, with only 35 wins in 196 Tests. However, the team gained momentum in the 1970s with the emergence of players like Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Kapil Dev and the Indian quartet.

In limited overs cricket, India made their ODI and T20I debuts in 1974 and 2006 respectively. The team has won five major ICC tournaments, won the Cricket World Cup twice (1983 and 2011), the ICC T20 World Cup once (2007) and the ICC Champions Trophy twice (2002 and 2013 ) and also finished as runners-up in the World Cup once (2003), the World T20 Cup once (2014) and the Champions Trophy twice (2000 and 2017). The team was also runner-up in the inaugural 2019-2021 ICC World Cup. They were the second team after the West Indies to win the World Cup and the first team to win the World Cup on home soil after winning the Cricket World Cup in 2011.

They have also won the Asian Cup seven times, in 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016 and 2018, finishing as runners-up three times (1997, 2004, 2008). The team also won the Cricket World Cup in 1985, defeating Pakistan in the final. Other achievements include winning the ICC Test Championship Mace five times and the ICC ODI Championship Shield once.

Test rivalries include the Border–Gavaskar Trophy (with Australia), the Pataudi Trophy (with England), the Anthony de Mello Trophy (with England) and the Freedom Trophy (with South Africa), while the famous rivalry with Pakistan exists across all formats.

As of October 2022, India are ranked second in Tests, third in ODIs and first in T20Is by the ICC. Rohit Sharma is the current captain of the team in all formats; the head coach is Rahul Dravid. Many times in Rahul's absence, VVS Laxman remains as the stand-in head coach, often with a second-string team.

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India

Flag of India
Nickname(s)	Men in Blue
Association	Board of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
Test captain	Rohit Sharma
One Day captain	Rohit Sharma
T20I captain	Hardik Pandya
Coach	Rahul Dravid
History
Test status acquired	1931
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Full Member (1926)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever Test 2nd 1st (1 April 1973) ODI 3rd 1st (1 December 1994) T20I 1st 1st(28 March 2014)
Tests
First Test	v.  England at Lord's, London; 25–28 June 1932
Last Test	v  England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham; 1–5 July 2022
Tests Played Won/Lost Total 563 168/174 (220 draws, 1 tie) This year 5 2/3 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances	1 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result	Runners-up (2019–21)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v.  England at Headingley, Leeds; 13 July 1974
Last ODI	v.  South Africa at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi; 11 October 2022
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total 1,014 531/433 (9 ties, 41 no results) This year 18 13/5 (0 ties, 0 no result)
World Cup appearances	12 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1983, 2011)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v.  South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; 1 December 2006
Last T20I	v.  England at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide; 10 November 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total[8] 191 122/61 (3 ties, 5 no results) This year[9] 38 27/10 (0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances	7 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2007)
Test kit ODI kit
As of 10 November 2022