Best Pakistani cricketers who received sitara Imtiaz

Pakistani cricketers Sitara Imtiaz recipients are not many with only nine (9) cricketers receiving the award in over three decades. Many top Pakistani cricketers have eyed this award, but only the best of the best ever get to clinch it. Let’s see the top Pakistani cricketers who have received one of the country’s most-coveted awards in history.

1. Javed Miandad (1992)

Miandad received the prestigious Sitara Imtiaz Award in 1992, becoming the first-ever Pakistani cricketer to receive this honour. Javed is an ex-pakistani cricketers and coach and offers his comments on the sport whenever he can. He featured for Pakistan in Tests and One-Day Internationals for over two decades (1975 – 1996).

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	124	189	21	8832	280	52.57	–	–	23	43	48	93	1
ODIs	233	218	41	7381	119	41.7	11014	67.01	8	50	–	71	2

2. Inzamam-Ul-Haq (2005)

Inzamam-Ul-Haq received the award in 2005, thirteen years after Miandad. Inzamam is one of Pakistan’s greatest batters in history, featuring for the Men in Green for over sixteen years. He was once the leading runs-scorer in ODIs for Pakistan and snatched over 19,000 runs in Tests and ODIs combined.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	120	200	22	8830	329	49.6	16345	54.02	25	46	1105	48	81	0
ODIs	378	350	53	11739	137	39.52	15812	74.24	10	83	971	144	113	0

3. Mohammad Yousuf (2011)

Yousuf converted to Islam in 2005 and became one of Pakistan’s most-valuable players in history. He has featured in every format for the senior team and has over 16,000 runs from 429 innings in Tests and ODIs combined. He received the award in 2011 for his stellar performances.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	14372	52.39	24	33	957	51	65	0
ODIs	288	273	40	9720	141*	41.71	12942	75.1	15	64	785	90	58	0

4. Saeed Ajmal (2015)

Ajmal got the award in 2015 and is one of Pakistan’s top bowlers of all time. The cricketer earned over 362 wickets in 179 innings across ODI and Test games for Pakistan.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	35	67	11592	5003	178	7/55	11/111	28.1	2.58	65.1	9	10	4
ODIs	113	112	6000	4182	184	5/24	5/24	22.72	4.18	32.6	6	2	0

5. Misbah-ul-Haq (2018)

Misbah is a top Pakistani cricketer with over 10,000 runs recorded in 281 innings across ODIs and Test games. He also got over 110 catches as a fielder, making him one of the side’s most reliable players in recent times.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	75	132	20	5222	161	46.62	11726	44.53	10	39	511	81	50	0
ODIs	162	149	31	5122	96	43.4	6945	73.75	0	42	342	83	66	0

6. Younis Khan (2018)

Khan has over 17,000 runs under his belt with decent averages and fielding records in ODI and Test cricket.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	19375	52.12	34	33	1082	70	139	0
ODIs	265	255	23	7249	144	31.24	9628	75.29	7	48	578	56	135	0

7. Shahid Afridi (2018)

Legendary cricketer Shahid Afridi got the award in 2018 after a stellar career in different formats. He remains one of Pakistan’s best-ever exports in cricket and sport in general.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	27	48	1	1716	156	36.51	1973	86.97	5	8	220	52	10	0
ODIs	398	369	27	8064	124	23.57	6892	117	6	39	730	351	127	0

8. Sarfraz Ahmed (2018)

Sarfraz has a decent record for Pakistan after 186 innings in ODI and Test cricket. His 5,346-run haul may seem small compared to other stars on this list, but he has remained one of the countries best fielders with acres of space from other players.

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	54	95	14	3031	118	37.41	4320	70.16	4	21	309	9	160	22
ODIs	117	91	22	2315	105	33.55	2635	87.85	2	11	174	12	119	24

9. Babar Azam (2023)

Babar Azam received the award nine years after his international debut. He is an active cricketer and one of Pakistan’s most-reliable batsmen in recent years.