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ICC World Cup: Five similarities between Pakistan team of 1992 and 2015

Posted January 24th, 2015, 11:13 AM IST

ICC World Cup: Five similarities between Pakistan team of 1992 and 2015

Mumbai: If Pakistan ends up lifting the ICC World Cup this year, do not be surprised. There are spooky coincidences with the current team, the venue and the Imran Khan-led unit which tasted success in the mega event in 1992.

Before you scratch your heads, let’s get to the point.

The venue: In 1992, the World Cup was jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, same as 2015.

(Photo: Twitter)

Captain: He is Imran Khan to the world but his full name also has a Niazi to it. Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi is the current captain. On top of that, Imran entered the tournament with an injury, the story is similar with Misbah.

(Photo: AP/DC)

Opener all-rounder: Aamer Sohail – the then opening batsman – bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Now, Mohammad Hafeez – the opener – is also a spinner. He bowls right-arm though.

(Photo: AP/DC)

Two leggies: Mushtaq Ahmed and Iqbal Sikandar were two spinners who bowled leg-break in the class of 1992. In 2015, there is Shahid Afridi and Yasir Shah.

(Photo: AP/DC)

Left-arm pacer, opening bowler: Wasim Akram led the bowling attack in 1992, this time, it is Mohammad Irfan. Both of them are left-handed fast bowlers.

(Photo: AP)

To add to the similarities, the final will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It remains to be seen whether Pakistan can take a leaf out of the history books.

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