🏏 Pakistan Test Cricket: Records, Legends & Exam MCQs (PPSC/FPSC/NTS)
Historic Feat: Pakistan is the only team to win Tests against all 9 opponents on their soil!
📜 Pakistan’s Top 15 Test Records
| Player | Role | Era | Key Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Younis Khan | Batsman | 2000-2017 | 10,099 Runs (Most for PK) |
| Wasim Akram | Bowler | 1985-2002 | 414 Wickets |
| Hanif Mohammad | Batsman | 1952-1969 | 337 Runs (Longest Innings) |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | Captain | 2001-2017 | 26 Wins (Most as Captain) |
| Waqar Younis | Bowler | 1989-2003 | 35 Five-Wicket Hauls |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Batsman | 1992-2007 | 25 Test Centuries |
| Imran Khan | All-rounder | 1971-1992 | 3,807 Runs & 362 Wickets |
| Yasir Shah | Bowler | 2014-present | 244 Wickets (Spin Record) |
| Mohammad Yousuf | Batsman | 1998-2010 | 1,788 Runs in 2006 (Year Record) |
| Saeed Anwar | Batsman | 1990-2001 | Triple Century (329) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Bowler | 1995-2004 | Hat-trick vs Zimbabwe |
| Azhar Ali | Batsman | 2010-2022 | 302* vs WI (Triple Century) |
| Babar Azam | Batsman | 2016-present | 196 vs Australia (2021) |
| Abdul Qadir | Bowler | 1977-1990 | 9/56 vs England |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | WK | 2010-2019 | 138 Dismissals |
📅 7 Test Cricket Milestones
- First Test: vs IND (1952)
- Highest Partnership: 451 (Younis/Jamshed)
- Youngest Test Captain: Javed Miandad (22)
- Longest Test: 12 days vs WI (1958)
- First Neutral Test: vs SL (1999)
- 400+ Totals in 4 Consecutive Tests (2006)
- Only team with 3+ Triple Centuries
📝 10 Innings-Winning MCQs
1. Most Test runs for Pakistan?
A) Younis Khan ✓
2. Longest Test innings?
B) Hanif Mohammad ✓
3. Best bowling figures?
C) Abdul Qadir ✓
4. First Test captain?
D) Abdul Kardar ✓
5. Most Test wins as captain?
A) Misbah-ul-Haq ✓
6. Triple century vs WI?
B) Azhar Ali ✓
7. Highest Test partnership?
C) 451 runs ✓
8. First neutral Test venue?
D) Sharjah ✓
9. Spin wicket record?
A) Yasir Shah ✓
10. 329-run innings?
B) Saeed Anwar ✓
💡 Exam Strategy: Focus on record holders (Younis, Wasim, Hanif) + captaincy eras for 80% coverage!
