GOAT Rank · 29

Greatest Cricket athletes from Pakistan

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

31

90.0

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

35

89.8

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

61

88.4

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

68

88.4

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

84

88.0

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

85

87.9

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

87

Mohammad Yousuf

87.9

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

97

87.4

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

101

87.3

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

121

86.8

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

127

86.6

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

130

86.5

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

137

86.3

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

138

86.3

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

143

85.9

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

148

85.8

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

170

Mohammad Rizwan

85.1

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

178

Saqlain Mushtaq

84.8

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

185

84.6

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

189

84.3

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

195

84.1

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

197

Shaheen Shah Afridi

84.0

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

206

83.7

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

215

83.2

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

237

82.1

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

238

82.1

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

258

80.9

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

281

74.8

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

282

73.2

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

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
31	Younis Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2000–2017	90
35	Waqar Younis	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	89.8
61	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1991–2007	88.4
68	Hanif Mohammad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1969	88.4
84	Zaheer Abbas	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1969–1985	88
85	Imran Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1992	87.9
87	Mohammad Yousuf	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2010	87.9
97	Wasim Akram	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1984–2003	87.4
101	Fazal Mahmood	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1962	87.3
121	Abdul Qadir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1975–1993	86.8
127	Shahid Afridi	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1995–2018	86.6
130	Javed Miandad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1975–1996	86.5
137	Sana Mir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2019	86.3
138	Majid Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1961–1985	86.3
143	Misbah-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2017	85.9
148	Mushtaq Ahmed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1986–2006	85.8
170	Mohammad Rizwan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2015–—	85.1
178	Saqlain Mushtaq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1994–2008	84.8
185	Nida Dar	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2010–—	84.6
189	Saeed Anwar	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	84.3
195	Bismah Maroof	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2006–2023	84.1
197	Shaheen Shah Afridi	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2017–—	84
206	Wasim Bari	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1964–1984	83.7
215	Babar Azam	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2015–—	83.2
237	Wasim Raja	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1985	82.1
238	Aaqib Javed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1988–1998	82.1
258	Umar Gul	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2003–2016	80.9
281	Mohammad Asif	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2010	74.8
282	Naseem Shah	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2019–—	73.2

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