What are the sporting achievements by Pakistan?

Answer 1

Cricket:

Cricket has a huge following and based on attendance figures at games.

Almost all districts and neighborhoods in Pakistan have a cricket team and people start playing from a young age. Pakistan has won international cricket events which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.Pakistan also finished as runner up in 1999 World Cup and 2007 World Twenty20.

Pakistan's cricket teams take part in domestic competitions such as the ABN AMRO Cup, the ABN-AMRO Patron's Trophy, ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, and the ABN-AMRO Champions Trophy. International test and one-day matches are played between the Pakistan national team and foreign opponents regularly. The Pakistan Cricket Board controls both the men's and women's games. Women's Cricket is also very popular, with Kiran Baluch holding the current record of the highest score in a women's test match with her 242 runs.

Notable Cricketers from Pakistan include:

1. Aaqib Javed
2. Ramiz Raja
3. Shoaib Akhtar
4. Wasim Akram
5. Zaheer Abbas
6. Javed Miandad
7. Saeed Anwar
8. Muhammad Yousaf
9. Inzamam-ul-Haq
10. Waqar Younis
11. Shahid Afridi
12. Muhammad Brothers
13. Imran Khan.

Field Hockey:

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is the national governing body of Field Hockey in Pakistan. The Pakistan Hockey Federation Women Wing (PHFWW) is the official organization of Women's Field Hockey in Pakistan. The Pakistan men's team has won 3 gold medals at the Olympics and lifted the Hockey World Cup 4 times, a World Record. It has also won the most number of Asian gold medals and is the only Asian team to have won the prestigious Champions Trophy with 3 titles.

It has been consistently ranked amongst the top teams in the world. Notable players include:

1. Arshad Khan
2. Mohammed Saqlain
3. Waseem Ahmad.

Squash:

Squash is another popular Sport that has a large following in Pakistan, with Pakistan dominating the sport for a period of time. Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan are considered legends of the Sport and have won several World Squash Championships and other tournaments.

Pakistani players have won the Squash World Open 17 times, and British Open 12 times, the highest by any nation.

Carla Khan, one of Pakistan's most successful Sportswomen, is one of a number of men and women who represent Pakistan. The Pakistan Squash Federation is the governing body of the Sport in the country. The Pakistan Open tournament is one of the premier events of the Sport in the country. Every province of the country holds its own men's and women's championships.

Some other notable players from Pakistan include: Hashim Khan, Torsam Khan and Qamar Zaman.