List of Pakistan national cricket captains


This is a list of Pakistani national cricket captains who have represented the Pakistani national cricket team in international cricket at a professional level. Pakistan became an official member of the Imperial Cricket Conference on 28 July 1952.
The team's greatest successes in One Day International cricket arrived in 1992, when they won the World Cup under the captaincy of Imran Khan. Their most important Twenty20 cricket success came in 2009 when they won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, under the leadership of Younis Khan and another important victory is the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy under the leadership of Sarfraz Ahmed. Babar Azam is the only Pakistan captain who has scored centuries in all formats as a captain. Babar Azam now has the most centuries for Pakistan as a captain.

Men's cricket

Test cricket captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistan national cricket team for at least one Test match.
Where a player has a dagger next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputized for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series.
The current captain is Shan Masood He was appointed in November 2023 after Babar Azam's resignation as captain of Pakistan in all 3 formats following the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
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Men's One Day International Captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistan national cricket team for at least one One Day International. The table of results is complete to the end of the Micromax Asia Cup. Pakistan's most successful One Day captain in terms of number of won matches is Imran Khan, who retired after lifting the 1992 cricket World Cup. The current captain is Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was appointed captain in October 2025 and replaced Mohammad Rizwan.

Men's Twenty20 International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani national cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International. The current captain is Salman Ali Agha who replaced Mohammad Rizwan.

Women's cricket

Test cricket captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match. The table of results is complete to the Test as of June 2005.

Women's One Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani women's cricket team for at least one women's one-day international. The table of results is complete as of present. Pakistan have only ever competed in one World Cup, that of 1997/8, when they finished bottom of their qualifying group.
The current Captain is Nida Dar. She was appointed since April 2023.

Youth cricket

Under-19 Test captains

captained the Pakistani Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the second Test against Sri Lanka in 2004/5. A cricketer who has a symbol of ♠ next to a Test match series describes their role as captain and their participation in at least one game for the team. The rules of the Under-19 cricket describes no youth, captains the side for more than one year.
The current Captain is Qasim Akram. He is appointed in April 2021.

Under-19 One Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One Day International.
The current Captain is Qasim Akram. He is appointed in April 2021.