GOAT Rank · 30

Greatest Athletes from Pakistan

This ranking is led by Younis Khan, Waqar Younis and Inzamam-ul-Haq. GOAT Rank currently ranks 30 eligible athletes from Pakistan using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Younis Khan ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 84.6.

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508

Younis Khan

84.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2000–2017
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Younis Khan

536

Waqar Younis

84.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Waqar Younis

759

Inzamam-ul-Haq

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Inzamam-ul-Haq

766

Hanif Mohammad

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1969
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Hanif Mohammad

856

Zaheer Abbas

82.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1969–1985
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Zaheer Abbas

863

Imran Khan

82.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1992
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Imran Khan

868

Mohammad Yousuf

82.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mohammad Yousuf

944

Wasim Akram

82.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1984–2003
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Wasim Akram

970

Fazal Mahmood

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1962
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Fazal Mahmood

1076

Abdul Qadir

81.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1993
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Abdul Qadir

1110

Shahid Afridi

81.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2018
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Shahid Afridi

1124

Javed Miandad

81.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1996
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Javed Miandad

1172

Sana Mir

81.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2005–2019
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sana Mir

1173

Majid Khan

81.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1961–1985
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Majid Khan

1233

Misbah-ul-Haq

80.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2017
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Misbah-ul-Haq

1246

Mushtaq Ahmed

80.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1986–2006
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Mushtaq Ahmed

1372

Mohammad Rizwan

80.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mohammad Rizwan

1435

Saqlain Mushtaq

79.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1994–2008
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Saqlain Mushtaq

1479

Nida Dar

79.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Nida Dar

1537

Saeed Anwar

79.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Saeed Anwar

1554

Bismah Maroof

79.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2023
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bismah Maroof

1582

Shaheen Shah Afridi

79.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Shaheen Shah Afridi

1642

Wasim Bari

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Wasim Bari

1738

Babar Azam

78.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Babar Azam

1997

Wasim Raja

77.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1985
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Wasim Raja

1998

Aaqib Javed

77.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1988–1998
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Aaqib Javed

2280

Umar Gul

76.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2003–2016
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Umar Gul

3190

Mohammad Asif

70.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2005–2010
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Mohammad Asif

3325

Naseem Shah

68.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Naseem Shah

3776

Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan

64.0

Sport: Esports
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
508	Younis Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2000–2017	84.6
536	Waqar Younis	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	84.4
759	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1991–2007	83.1
766	Hanif Mohammad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1969	83.1
856	Zaheer Abbas	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1969–1985	82.7
863	Imran Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1992	82.6
868	Mohammad Yousuf	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2010	82.6
944	Wasim Akram	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1984–2003	82.2
970	Fazal Mahmood	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1962	82.1
1076	Abdul Qadir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1975–1993	81.6
1110	Shahid Afridi	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1995–2018	81.4
1124	Javed Miandad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1975–1996	81.3
1172	Sana Mir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2019	81.1
1173	Majid Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1961–1985	81.1
1233	Misbah-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2017	80.7
1246	Mushtaq Ahmed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1986–2006	80.7
1372	Mohammad Rizwan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2015–active	80.0
1435	Saqlain Mushtaq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1994–2008	79.7
1479	Nida Dar	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2010–active	79.5
1537	Saeed Anwar	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	79.2
1554	Bismah Maroof	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2006–2023	79.1
1582	Shaheen Shah Afridi	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2017–active	79.0
1642	Wasim Bari	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1964–1984	78.7
1738	Babar Azam	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2015–active	78.2
1997	Wasim Raja	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1985	77.2
1998	Aaqib Javed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1988–1998	77.2
2280	Umar Gul	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2003–2016	76.0
3190	Mohammad Asif	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2010	70.3
3325	Naseem Shah	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2019–active	68.8
3776	Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan	Esports	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2014–active	64.0

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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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