Top 10 Sportsmen of Pakistan

  

Pakistan have produced some extraordinary athletes and sportsmen over the past 60 years, some of them were not only famous in the country but also they were celebrity in the world, like for example Pakistan's previous sportsmen Imran Khan was recently in the Top 100 World's most influential person. In this post we present Top 10 sportsmen of Pakistan of All time from independance.


 1. Imran Khan

The one and only the most charismatic Leader and Best captain in the history of Pakistan Cricket, He stands at no One spot and will always be number 1.  He won a world cup for Pakistan in 1992 and its the only World Cup we have. Now a days he is very popular in Pakistani politics, he is considered to be one of the most influential politician in the Pakistan.

    2.  Wasim Akram

He is called " Swing ka Sultan ", no doubt he was best of his era, left arm fast bowler destroyed one of the greatest batting line with his partner in crime Waqar Younis, they both were considered Nightmare for Opponent Team, when they were in full rhythm no one could stand the power of their Storm.

  

  3.   Jhangir Khan

Although Squash is not a very popular game in Pakistan, but this man has made our country proud. He is former number one squash player in the world, he has won 555 five hundred fifty five consecutive matches, this is World Record also named in the Guinness Book of World Record.

     4. Shahid Afridi

If someone asks about the only living superstar in Pakistan Cricket he is one and only Shahid Khan Afridi, He has a record of most sixes in International Cricket and still counting. He is respected by every community, in the latest news he is in top 20 most charitable Athletes in the world.

     

    5. Waqar Younis

He was the master of reverse swing in his era of Bowling. He, along with Wasim Akram was the most destructive bowler in the world. Now a days he is coaching the Pakistan cricket team, now you wonder why Pakistan produced most amazing fast bowlers.

      

    6. Shoaib Akhtar

He is also famous as Rawalpindi expresses. He was and still is the fastest bowler in the world. He bowled world's fastest delivery of 161.3 Kph. Now a days he is Sports analyst and celebrity.

      7. Jansher Khan

After Jhangir khan He was the World Squash no 1 player, most of the people don't know him, but he is also in the list of people who made our country Proud.

      8. Sohail Abbas

Picture Taken from his official Facebook Account

Hockey is the national game of Pakistan but still its not the most popular one, only one hockey player Sohail Abbas make upto list of TOP 10. He is the most distinctive defender on Hockey team, he has won many games for Pakistan and also served as captain of the Pakistan Hockey team.

      

      9. Aisam Ul Haq

Pakistani talent is not only limited to squash and cricket but also it is widespread in other sports, Aisam UL Haq is Tennis Star of Pakistan. He has also played many matches in the international league. Currently he is world no 125. 

       10.  Misbah ul Haq

After Imran Khan, he is considered the most disciplined captain of Pakistan. Win to loss ratio of the Pakistan team was best in his era, he has been criticized, so much about his slow batting style, but his defensive approach has won him and Pakistan cricket team many matches and proved his critics wrong, His batting average is above 50 which is considered pretty high in cricket.