# 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 (now the International Cricket Council) 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 (not including vice-captains and other players who have deputised on the field for any period of time during a match where the captain has been unable to play).
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.
Pakistan Test match captains :
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 1952/53 | India | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 1954 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 1954/55 | India | Pakistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 1955/56 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 1956/57 | Australia | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 1957/58 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | Total | Total | Total | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | 1958/59 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | 1959/60 | Australia | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | 1960/61 | India | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 1959/60† | Australia | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 1961/62 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Javed Burki | 1962 | England | England | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Javed Burki | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | 1964/65 | Australia | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | 1964/65 | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | 1964/65 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | 1964/65 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | 1967 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Hanif Mohammad | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Saeed Ahmed | 1968/69 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Saeed Ahmed | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 1969/70 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 1971 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 1972/73 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 1972/73 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 1974 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 1974/75 | West Indies | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Majid Khan | 1972/73 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Majid Khan | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1976/77 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1976/77 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1976/77 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1978/79 | India | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1978/79 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1978/79 | Australia | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Mohammad | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Wasim Bari | 1977/78 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Wasim Bari | 1978 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Wasim Bari | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Asif Iqbal | 1979/80 | India | India | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Asif Iqbal | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1979/80 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1980/81 | West Indies | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1981/82 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1981/82 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1984/85 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1985/86 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1987/88 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1988/89 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1990/91 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1992 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | 1992/93 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Javed Miandad | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1982 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1982/83 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1982/83 | India | Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1985/86 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1986/87 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1986/87 | India | India | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1987 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1987/88 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1988/89 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1989/90 | India | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1989/90 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1990/91 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 1991/92 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 14 | Zaheer Abbas | 1983/84 | India | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Zaheer Abbas | 1983/84 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Zaheer Abbas | 1983/84 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Zaheer Abbas | 1984/85 | India | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Zaheer Abbas | 1984/85 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Zaheer Abbas | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1992/93 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1993/94 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1995/96 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1995/96 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1996 | England | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1996/97 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1997/98 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1998/99 | India | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1998/99$^1$ | India | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1998/99$^1$ | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1998/99$^2$ | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 1999/2000 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 1993/94† | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2001 | England | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2001/02$^1$ | Bangladesh | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2001/02 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2001/02 | West Indies | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2001/02$^2$ | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2002 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2002/03 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2002/03 | Australia | Sharjah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2002/03 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 2002/03 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Saleem Malik | 1993/94 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Saleem Malik | 1994 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saleem Malik | 1994/95 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Saleem Malik | 1994/95 | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Saleem Malik | 1994/95 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Saleem Malik | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Rameez Raja | 1995/6 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Rameez Raja | 1996/97 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Rameez Raja | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Saeed Anwar | 1996/07 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Saeed Anwar | 1997/98 | South Africa | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Saeed Anwar | 1999/2000 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Saeed Anwar | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Aamer Sohail | 1997/98 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Aamer Sohail | 1998/99 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Aamer Sohail | 1998/99 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Aamer Sohail | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Rashid Latif | 1997/98† | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Rashid Latif | 1997/98 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Rashid Latif | 2003/04 | Bangladesh | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Rashid Latif | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | 1997/8† | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | 1999/2000† | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | 1999/2000 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | 2000 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | 2000/01 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | 2000/01 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Moin Khan | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2000/01† | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2003/04† | South Africa | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2003/04 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2003/04 | India | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2004/05 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2004/05† | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2004/05 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2004/05 | West Indies | West Indies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2005/06 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2005/06 | India | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2005/06 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2006 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 3$^3$ | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2006/07 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2006/07 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 11 | 11$^3$ | 9 |
| 24 | Mohammad Yousuf | 2003/04 | South Africa | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mohammad Yousuf | 2004/05 | Australia | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Mohammad Yousuf | 2009/10 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Mohammad Yousuf | 2009/10 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Mohammad Yousuf | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Younus Khan | 2004/05† | West Indies | West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Younus Khan | 2005/06† | India | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Younus Khan | 2007/08† | India | India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Younus Khan | 2008/09 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Younus Khan | 2009 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Younus Khan | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Shoaib Malik | 2007/08 | South Africa | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Shoaib Malik | 2007/08 | India | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Shoaib Malik | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Shahid Afridi | 2009/10 | Australia | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Shahid Afridi | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Salman Butt | 2009/10 | Australia | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Salman Butt | 2009/10 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Salman Butt | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011/12 | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011/12 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011/12 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011/12 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011/12 | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011/12 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2012/13 | England | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2012/13 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2012/13 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2013/14 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2013/14 | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2013/14 | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2014 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2014 | Australia | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2014 | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2015 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2015 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2015 | England | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2016 | England | England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2016 | West Indies | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2016 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2016/17 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2017 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 26 | 19 | 11 |
| 30 | Mohammad Hafeez | 2012/13 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Mohammad Hafeez | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Azhar Ali | 2016 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Azhar Ali | 2019/20 | Australia | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Azhar Ali | 2019/20 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Azhar Ali | 2020 | Bangladesh | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Azhar Ali | 2020 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Azhar Ali | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2017/18 | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2017 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2018 | England | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2018/19 | Australia | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2018/19 | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2018/19 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Sarfraz Ahmed | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | Mohammad Rizwan | 2020/21 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Mohammad Rizwan | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2020/21 | South Africa | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2021 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2021 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2021 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2022 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2022 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2022 | England | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2022/2023 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | 2023 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Babar Azam | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 35 | Shan Masood | 2023/24 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Shan Masood | 2024/25 | bangladesh | pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Shan Masood | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Notes:
* $^1$ Asian Test Championship
* $^2$ Final of the Asian Test Championship
* $^3$ Includes one forfeited match.

### 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 Mohammad Rizwan, who was appointed captain in October 2024.
Pakistani One Day International captains :
| Number | Image | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | Win % |
| 1 | | Intikhab Alam | 1972-1974 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67.33% |
| 2 | | Asif Iqbal | 1975–1979 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% |
| 3 | | Majid Khan | 1975 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| 4 | | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1976-1979 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| 5 | | Wasim Bari | 1977-1978 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
| 6 | | Javed Miandad | 1980-1993 | 62 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 44.16% |
| 7 | | Zaheer Abbas | 1981-1985 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 58.23% |
| 8 | | Imran Khan | 1982-1992 | 139 | 75 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 55.92% |
| 9 | | Sarfraz Nawaz | 1983-1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | | Abdul Qadir | 1987-1989 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
| 11 | | Saleem Malik | 1992-1995 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 64.70% |
| 12 | | Rameez Raja | 1992–1997 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 35.00% |
| 13 | | Wasim Akram | 1992-2000 | 109 | 66 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 61.46% |
| 14 | | Waqar Younis | 1993-2003 | 62 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 60.61% |
| 15 | | Moin Khan | 1994-2001 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 58.82% |
| 16 | | Saeed Anwar | 1994-2000 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% |
| 17 | | Aamer Sohail | 1995-1999 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 42.85% |
| 18 | | Rashid Latif | 1997-2003 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 52.00% |
| 19 | | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2002-2007 | 87 | 51 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 60.71% |
| 20 | | Mohammad Yousuf | 2003-2010 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25.00% |
| 21 | | Younis Khan | 2005–2009 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 38.09% |
| 22 | | Abdul Razzaq | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 23 | | Shoaib Malik | 2007–2019 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 60.97% |
| 24 | | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2008–2015 | 87 | 45 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 51.72% |
| 25 | | Shahid Afridi | 2009–2014 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 51.35% |
| 26 | | Azhar Ali | 2015–2017 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 38.70% |
| 27 | | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2015–2019 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 56.00% |
| 28 | | Mohammad Hafeez | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 29 | | Imad Wasim | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 30 | | Babar Azam | 2020–2023 | 43 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 60.46% |
| 31 | | Mohammad Rizwan | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | 955 | 505 | 8 | 421 | 20 | 54.49 |
| Statistics are correct as of England v Pakistan at Eden Gardens on 11th November 2023 ||||||||||

### 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 (T20I). The current captain is Mohammad Rizwan who replaced Babar Azam after Azam was appointed captain in October 2024.
Pakistani Twenty20 International captains :
| Number | Photo | Name | Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % |
| 1 | | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2006-2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 2 | | Younis Khan | 2007–2009 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 3 | | Shoaib Malik | 2007–2019 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 67.50 |
| 4 | | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2011–2012 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 5 | | Shahid Afridi | 2009–2016 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 45.34 |
| 6 | | Mohammad Hafeez | 2012–2014 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 60.34 |
| 7 | | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2016–2020 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78.37 |
| 8 | | Babar Azam | 2019-2024 | 85 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 62.17 |
| 9 | | Shadab Khan | 2020–2023 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 10 | | Shaheen Afridi | 2024 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 11 | | Mohammad Rizwan | 2024 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 228 | 135 | 83 | 3 | 6 | 61.75 |

## 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.
Pakistani women's Test cricket captains :
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Shaiza Khan | 1997/8 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Shaiza Khan | 2000 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Shaiza Khan | 2003/4 | West Indies | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Shaiza Khan | Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

### 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(2017). 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.
Pakistani women's One Day International captains :
| Number | Image | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No result |
| 1 | | Shaiza Khan | 1997–2004 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2 | | Sadia Butt | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | Sana Javed | 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | | Urooj Mumtaz | 2006–2009 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | | Sana Mir | 2009–2017 | 72 | 26 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 6 | | Bismah Maroof | 2013 – present | 18 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | | Javeria Khan | 2018–2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | 168 | 48 | 1 | 116 | 3 |

## 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.
Pakistani Under-19 Test cricket captains :
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Javed Qureshi | 1978/9 | India | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Rameez Raja | 1980/1 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Saleem Malik | 1981/2 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Basit Ali | 1988/9 | India | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Moin Khan | 1989/90 | India | India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Moin Khan | 1990 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Moin Khan | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Aaley Haider | 1991/2 | England | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Mohammad Afzal | 1991/2♠ | England | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Qayyum-ul-Hasan | 1993/4 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Maisam Hasnain | 1994/5 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Naved-ul-Hasan | 1995/6 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Mohammad Wasim | 1996/7 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Shadab Kabir | 1996/7 | England | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ahmer Saeed | 1996/7♠ | England | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ahmer Saeed | 1996/7 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ahmer Saeed | 1996/7 | Australia | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ahmer Saeed | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Bazid Khan | 1997/8 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Bazid Khan | 1998 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Bazid Khan | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Hasan Raza | 1999 | South Africa | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Khalid Latif | 2003 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Jahangir Mirza | 2005 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Mohammad Ibrahim | 2006 | India | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Imad Wasim | 2007 | Pakistan | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Imad Wasim | 2007 | Bangladesh | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Imad Wasim | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Imran Rafiq | 2015 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Qasim Akram | 2021 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | 66 | 10 | 13 | 43 |

### 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.
Pakistani Under-19 One Day International captains :
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No result |
| 1 | Saleem Malik | 1981/82 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Zahoor Elahi | 1987/88 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Ghulam Pasha | 1989/90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Moin Khan | 1989/90-1990 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Aaley Haider | 1991/2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Qayyum-ul-Hasan | 1993/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Maisam Hasnain | 1994/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Naved-ul-Hasan | 1995/6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Mohammad Wasim | 1996/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ahmer Saeed | 1996/7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Bazid Khan | 1997/8-1998 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Hasan Raza | 1998/9-1999/2000 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Salman Butt | 2001/2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Junaid Zia | 2001/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Khalid Latif | 2003-2003/4 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Jahangir Mirza | 2004/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 2005/6 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Riaz Kail | 2006/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Imad Wasim | 2006 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Ahmed Shehzad | 2007 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Azeem Ghumman | 2009/10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Babar Azam | 2012 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Sami Aslam | 2013/14 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Imran Rafiq | 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Gauhar Hafeez | 2015/16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Zeeshan Malik | 2015/16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nasir Nawaz | 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Hasan Khan | 2017/18 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Rohail Nazir | 2018/19 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | Qasim Akram | 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | 246 | 152 | 2 | 85 | 7 |