Similarities in the 1992 and 2022 World Cups:
Melbourne: In the year 1992, Pakistan won the first ICC World Cup under the leadership of former Prime Minister and captain Imran Khan which was played on Australian soil.
Australia is also hosting the T20 World Cup this year. It was nothing less than a miracle for the Pakistan team to qualify for the semi-finals and it happened when the Netherlands team defeated South Africa in an upset.
What do the Things in the 1992 and 2022 World Cups have in common?
- In the year 1992, Australia was out of the group round, something similar happened in the T20 World Cup 2022 and the Australian team could not go beyond the Super 12 stage.
- Pakistan played its first opening match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and lost the match, the same happened in the world cup 2022.
- In 1992, India defeated Pakistan in the group stage, this time also India defeated Pakistan in the group stage.
- In the 1992 World Cup, under the leadership of Imran Khan, Pakistan made a comeback in the event by winning the last three consecutive matches and the same thing happened in the world cup 2022.
- Pakistan won against New Zealand in the semi-final and the Kiwis batted first, while the Pakistan team managed to secure a victory in the 2022 World Cup.
- The final of the 1992 World Cup was between Pakistan and England and Pakistan defeated England. In this World Cup also the final is between Pakistan and England.
- In the 1992 World Cup, the Government of Pakistan Muslim League non, and in the 2022 World Cup, the Muslim League is also in power.
Keeping these things in mind, cricket experts declared the Pakistan team as their favorite in the Final of the T20 World cup 2022.