Pakistan national baseball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Pakistan women's national baseball team.

Pakistan national baseball team
Information
Country Pakistan
FederationPakistan Federation Baseball
ConfederationBaseball Federation of Asia
ManagerSyed Fakhar Ali Shah
WBSC ranking
Current 38 Increase 11 (18 December 2023)[1]
Highest23 (September 2018)
Lowest31 (December 2021)
Uniforms
Pakistan national baseball uniform
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2010)
Best result5th (2 times, most recent in 2014)
Asian Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2003)
Best result5th (1 time, in 2015)

The Pakistan national baseball team (Urdu: پاکستان بیس بال ٹیم) is the national team representing Pakistan in international baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled and governed by the Pakistan Federation Baseball, which is represented in the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA), having been ranked #5 in Asia, just behind China.[2] They are ranked as the top and one of the most successful baseball teams in South Asia, winning the first SAARC Baseball Championship 8–2 against Sri Lanka in 2011.[3] As of 2023, Pakistan is currently ranked 38th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.[1]

The Pakistani team has participated in many of the international and regional tournaments and has achieved many successes. It has won the Asian Baseball Championship (C level) title in 2010, where they won 10–0 against Hong Kong in the final round,[4] and five titles at the Asian Baseball Cup, winning the last tournament in 2015.[5] The team qualified for the World Baseball Classic qualifier round for the first time where they lost 0–10 against Brazil and 0–14 while competing against Great Britain in 2016.[6]

Like in almost every South Asian country where baseball is a minor sport, Pakistan's most popular sport is cricket, which diverts athletic talent away from baseball. As of 2023, Pakistan has never qualified for the World Baseball Classic.

  1. ^ a b "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ International Baseball Federation. "Asia Rankings". IBAF. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ Pakistan Today. "Pakistan clinch SAARC Baseball Cup". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. ^ The Nation. "Pakistan thrash Hong Kong to win Asia Cup Baseball". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. ^ Nabil Tahir. "Pakistan retain West Asian Baseball Cup with a flourish". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. ^ Nabil Tahir. "World Baseball Classic Championship: History made as Pakistan book place in qualifiers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-06-20.