5 Pakistan players who owned the Indian Cricket Team

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Nasir Jamshed was destructive against India

In the recent past India have had the upper hand over arch-rivals Pakistan, having beaten them black and blue in their encounter in the Champions Trophy game in Birmingham. There’s no doubt that Indian cricket has maintained its upward trajectory while Pakistan cricket has seen a roller-coaster ride over the past few years.

However, amidst India’s cricketing dominance over their neighbouring country, some Pakistani players put their hand up and showed resilience against the robust Indian team. With some gutsy performances, they haven’t made it easy for India to roll them over.

As we move along, we list down the Pakistan players who have previously owned the Indian cricket team with their stupendous performances.

#5 Nasir Jamshed

There’s no doubting Nasir Jamshed’s talent with the willow in cricket, especially in the limited overs format. But an average of 31.51 in One Day Internationals doesn’t justify the potential of the left-handed batsman from Lahore.

However, the average shoots up to a staggering 102 against India, which shows his liking towards the Indian bowlers. To be more precise, he has scored three hundreds in ODI’s and all of them have come against India.

During Pakistan’s tour of India in the 3-match ODI series, he amassed two brilliant knocks of 101 and 106 in Chennai and Kolkata respectively. The tons helped Pakistan take an unassailable lead in the series. He scored the other hundred in the 2012 Asia Cup, staged in Bangladesh.

#4 Yasir Hameed

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Yasir Hameed in action

Yasir Hameed has been a technically correct batsman for Pakistan, playing copybook cricket in all formats of the game. Though he has a modest average of 36.87 and 32.41 respectively in Test cricket and One Day Internationals, he injected a sense of calmness into the Pakistan batting line up.

In his short-lived cricketing career, he preferred to face the Indian bowling attack and it showed during India’s tour of Pakistan in 2004. Opening the batting for Pakistan, he took his team to impressive starts and set the platform for a blistering finish.

Albeit, with scores of 86 and 98 in the 2nd and 3rd ODI, he missed out on centuries, the knocks ensured that Pakistan got over the winning line on both occasions. He also impressed with a score of 91 in Multan in the first Test against India.

#3 Kamran Akmal

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Kamran Akmal often gave Pakistan good starts

Kamran Akmal has been criticised and his credentials as a wicket keeper have been questioned several times over his career. Nevertheless, he had tremendous potential with the bat, but his rusty performances behind the wickets didn’t help him retain his place in the side.

Batting has been the stronger aspect of his cricket and more so against India as he piled four Test tons against them. While he got the scores in Lahore, Karachi and Kolkata, his knock of 109 in 154 balls in Mohali was the most significant one.

In the first Test at Mohali, Pakistan were reeling at the end of Day 4 with a lead of 27 runs and 4 wickets remaining. Along with Abdul Razzaq, the wicket-keeper batsman from Lahore saved the day for Pakistan with a mammoth partnership of 184 from 337 deliveries.

#2 Shoaib Malik

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Malik has been the mainstay of Pakistan’s batting lineup

Shoaib Malik has been a mainstay of Pakistan’s middle order for a long time with a calm and composed head on his shoulders. With close to 7000 runs in One Day Internationals at an average of 35.48, he has proved to be an integral part of the Pakistan setup.

However, the average shoots up to 48.50 against India as he has racked up runs at a fair clip against the Asian cricketing giant. In the 38 games against India, Malik has scored 10 fifties and four hundreds with a top score of 143 off 127 balls in Colombo.

In 2009, with a knock of 128 runs in 126 balls at Centurion, he guided Pakistan to a rare ICC tournament victory against India. Even at 35, he still has plenty to offer with his skills with the willow.

#1 Asim Kamal

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Despite playing in only a handful of games, Kamal impressed against India

Asim Kamal was a part of the Pakistan Test team for 12 matches and had impressed in the limited opportunities. He was brutal on the Indian bowling attack as he scored 353 runs against them at an average of 50.47.

He mostly came in at the middle order and was given the role of holding one end up as he had a solid technique with the bat. When India toured Pakistan in 2004, with scores of 73, 21 and 60*, he amassed 144 runs at an average of 77.

When Pakistan toured India in March 2005, he had the better of the Indian bowling too, as he notched up 199 runs. His highest Test score of 91 came in the first innings of the first Test in Mohali.

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