Sports form an important part of the cultural life of Pakistan. The most popular sports in Pakistan is Cricket-one of the cultural item inherited from the British rulers. The Pakistani cricket team is one of the finest in the world. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) organizes and controls the sports on the national level. Pakistan also enjoys a high position in the field of hockey, which is also its national game.
Hockey is played by young people of both sexes in the urban areas of Pakistan. Pakistan was the world champion of squash. Jahangir Khan and Jan Sher Khan were the two best squash players of the world. Wrestling is also a very popular sport of the Punjab.
Punjab has produced world famous wrestlers like Imam Bux, Gama, Goonga, Goga, Bholu, Aslam and Jhara. These great wretlers earned great name for Pakistan in the field of wretling.