Aamer Sohail: “When you talk about Pakistan history, he is the best ever”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was the country’s “best ever” bowler.
Javed Miandad: “The revolt took place before the semi-final against New Zealand. But to me the country was more important and I convinced the players to carry on playing under Imran”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has revealed that the player revolted against former captain Imran Khan during the 1992 World Cup.
Rashid Latif: “People used to call him a parchi but we had seen him play in UBL. The semi-final in 1992 changed his career overnight and he took Pakistan into the finals by beating New Zealand”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has revealed that ex-captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq used to be called “parchi”.
Wasim Akram: “In the team talk before the final, Imran said we are cornered tigers. We were all young and had no idea what he meant. Then he said it in simple words: when a tiger is cornered, it attacks”
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Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has shared the motivational speech former captain Imran Khan gave the team before the 1992 World Cup final.
Wasim Akram: “Imran insisted that Inzy should play despite his fever. What happened in the semi-final, we all know. Inzy just went berserk as he showed the full range of his strokes”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that former captain and batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq was “throwing up a night before the semi-final” at the 1992 World Cup.
Wasim Akram: “They were praying for us, watching us as we moved into the semis. We could feel a divine force was behind us as we played the semi-final”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram believes a “divine force was behind us” in the 1992 World Cup semi-final.
Wasim Akram: “I saw big screaming headlines which read something to the effect of ‘Imran wants Wasim to bowl just quick, forget about no-balls and wide balls’. That worked like magic for me as I saw it as an opportunity to prove to my captain that I can deliver on his belief”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that a newspaper article fired up him to perform at his best during the 1992 World Cup.
Wasim Akram: “Waqar and I had formed a very good partnership, so it was a big loss to me when he had to pull out of the tournament”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that losing his bowling partner Waqar Younis before the 1992 World Cup “was a big loss to me”.
Wasim Akram: “We would do 10 laps of the MCG – we used to sprint – then I would bowl and field for two hours. Basically we would train for five-six hours every day”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has shared the details of the team’s gruelling fitness regime prior to the 1992 World Cup.
Wasim Akram: “We even lost a game against an over-40 team. Our condition was really bad. Imran Khan still gave us confidence that we would win”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that the national team lost “against an over-40 team” prior to the 1992 World Cup.
