Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992, the first edition played in coloured clothing.
1992 Soccer World Cup brought many innovations. From colored jerseys to white balls, black screens and day-night matches, he changed the face of ODI cricket as we know it. It also gave the world a new champion: Pakistan.
Pakistan won the T20 World Cup in 2009 and the Champions Trophy in 2017, but it remains Pakistan’s only World Cup. As the 13th World Cup approaches, let’s take a look at where Pakistan’s members of the 1992 World Cup winning team are now.
Imran Khan
Imran, who made his debut in 1971, retired after the 1987 World Cup but was ruled out the following year. The 1992 World Cup was his last hurray on the cricket field. Imran has always been actively involved in politics, and he became Pakistan’s prime minister in 2018. He is currently serving a prison sentence on corruption charges.
Aamir Sohail
Sohail made his debut just two years before the World Cup, where he scored over 300 points. He led Pakistan from 1996 to 1998. Since he retired in 2001, he has been Pakistan’s chief selector twice and currently works as a broadcaster.
Aaqib Javed
Aaqib took 11 wickets in the 1992 World Cup, four years after arriving in Pakistan as a teenage prodigy. This is his third highest number for Pakistan. He soon became embroiled in match-fixing controversy, and after turning 26 in 1998 he never played again. Since he played a coaching role in the 2004 U-19 World Cup winning Pakistan team and currently he is the head coach of the PSL team Lahore Qalandars.
Ijaz Ahmed
Ijaz did not play a big role in the World Cup, but by 2001 he managed 2200 in 250 ODIs and 60 Test matches. Like Imran, Ijaz could have received a prison sentence. He was appointed as the coach of Pakistan U-19 team in 2019 and currently plays as batting coach for Lahore.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam rose to fame with her blind performance in the semi-final match against New Zealand. At just 22 years old, his international career started in the right direction and he became one of the best batsmen Pakistan has ever had, scoring over 11,000 runs in ODIs and over 8,000 runs in Tests. He led Pakistan in his 2007 World Cup, which was his last international appearance, and is currently the chief selector of the Pakistan men’s national team, a position he held from 2016 until 2019. I did.
Iqbal Sikander
All four of Sikander’s ODIs came in the victorious 1992 World Cup. He honed his skills in English cricket circles and later worked as a coach for the Afghanistan national team.
Javed Miandad
Miandad was the superstar of this edition with 437 runs at 62.42, including five 50 seconds. The only player to feature in each of the first six World Cups, he scored almost 9,000 runs in his Test career, never averaging less than 50, and averaged over 40 with over 7,000 ODI runs. Ta. He has coached his national team several times since his retirement, most recently he served as batting advisor at the 2012 T20 World Cup.
Moin Khan
Moin was Pakistan’s wicketkeeper in the 1992 World Cup and played 69 Tests and over 200 ODIs till 2004. He joined his cricket league in India, in 2007 he coached the Hyderabad Heroes and in 2007 Lahore he coached the Badshahs. After his retirement from Pakistan he held positions such as head coach and chief selector in cricket. He is currently the head coach of Quetta Gladiators in the PSL.
Mushtaq Ahmed
Mushtaq took 16 wickets in 8 innings in the 1992 World Cup, the second-highest tally for Pakistan. One of the best wrist spinners of his time, he finished his international career with 161 ODI and 185 Test wickets, achieving legendary status at Sussex. After his retirement, he served as England’s spin bowling coach from 2008 to 2014. During this time, Graham Swann developed into one of the world’s leading off-spinners. Since then, he has played similar roles for various teams including Surrey, Pakistan and West Indies.
Ramiz Raja
Ramiz became Pakistan’s second highest run-scorer in the World Cup with 349 runs at 58.16 and led Pakistan towards the end of his 13-year career scoring over 8,500 runs across all formats. did. After that, he had an active career in the broadcasting industry, and from 2021 until 2022 he served as PCB Chairman, after which he returned to the broadcasting industry.
Saleem Malik
Although Malik could only score 116 runs at 19.33 in the World Cup, he scored almost 6,000 runs in 103 Test matches and over 7,000 ODI runs. At the end of the century, he was suspended permanently due to suspicions of match-fixing, and although it was only lifted in 2008, he was forced to leave the team.
Wasim Akram
Wasim wreaked havoc in the 1992 World Cup with both conventional and reverse swing bowling, topping the wicket chart with 18 scalps. He was the first bowler to take his 500 ODI wickets in the 2003 World Cup and in Test cricket he remains the second highest wicket-taker with 414 wickets and double 100 wickets. Masu. Since his retirement in 2003, he has been involved with several of his PSL teams, serving as his bowling coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders and is currently the president and coach of the Karachi Kings.He is also active as a commentator. Masu.
Wasim Haider
Like Sikander, Haider’s entire ODI career (3 matches) came in the 1992 World Cup. Coming on as a replacement for the injured Waqar Younis, he failed to make much of an impact despite scoring 6,000 runs and 350 wickets across all formats of domestic cricket.
Zahid Fazal
Zahid scored 13 points in two World Cup matches and played nine Test matches and 19 ODIs. All this was until his 1996. He retired from domestic cricket in his 2004, and his batting average in his first season was his 34.72. He played 33.56 in class cricket and List A matches.
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