Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992, the first edition played in coloured clothing.
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The 1992 World Cup brought about a lot of innovations. From coloured jerseys to white balls to black sight-screens to day-night games, it changed the face of ODI cricket as we know it. It also gave the world a new champion – Pakistan.
It remains Pakistan’s only World Cup, though they have won the T20 World Cup in 2009 and the Champions Trophy in 2017. As the 13th edition of the World Cup draws closer, let’s take a look at where the members from Pakistan’s World Cup-winning squad in 1992 are now.
Imran Khan
Having debuted in 1971, Imran had retired after the 1987 World Cup but was talked out of it the year after. The 1992 World Cup turned out to be his final hurrah on the cricket field. Always actively involved in politics, Imran went on to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2018. Presently, he is serving a jail term on corruption charges.
Aamir Sohail
Sohail had debuted just two years before the World Cup, where he scored more than 300 runs. He went on to lead Pakistan between 1996 and 1998. Since his retirement in 2001, he had two stints as the Pakistan chief selector and currently works as a broadcaster.
Aaqib Javed
Aaqib picked 11 wickets at the 1992 World Cup, the third-most for Pakistan, four years after he had arrived as a teenage prodigy. He soon got involved in match-fixing controversies, and never played after the age of 26, in 1998. Since then, he has taken up coaching roles, including the Under-19 World Cup-winning Pakistan team of 2004. He is currently the head coach of the PSL side Lahore Qalandars.
Ijaz Ahmed
Ijaz didn’t have much of a role to play at the World Cup, but ended making 22 hundreds across 250 ODIs and 60 Test matches, until 2001. Like Imran, Ijaz has also suffered jail time. In 2019, he was appointed as the coach of the Pakistan Under-19s, and currently serves as the batting coach for the Lahore Qalandars.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam played a blinder against New Zealand in the semi-final that shot him to fame. Just 22 then, his international career took off in the right direction and he ended up being one of Pakistan’s greatest batters of all time, finishing with over 11,000 runs in ODIs and over 8,000 in Tests. He led Pakistan at the 2007 World Cup, his last international assignment, and is currently serving as the chief selector of the Pakistan men’s national team, having previously occupied the post between 2016 and 2019 as well.
Iqbal Sikander
All of Sikander’s four ODIs were at the triumphant 1992 World Cup. He plied his trade in English club cricket circles and was later involved with the Afghanistan national team as a coach.
Javed Miandad
With 437 runs at 62.42 including five fifties, Miandad was a superstar of the edition. The only player to feature in each of the first six editions of the World Cup, he made nearly 9,000 runs in a Test career where his average never dropped below 50, and more than 7,000 ODI runs at an average exceeding 40. Since retirement, he had several coaching stints for the national side, the latest of which came in the 2012 T20 World Cup where he served as a batting consultant.
Moin Khan
Pakistan’s wicketkeeper in the 1992 World Cup, Moin played 69 Tests and more than 200 ODIs, up to 2004. He was involved with the Indian Cricket League, where he coached the Hyderabad Heroes in 2007 and the Lahore Badshahs in 2007, and has held positions in Pakistan cricket post-retirement, including that of head coach and chief selector. He is now the head coach of the Quetta Gladiators in the PSL.
Mushtaq Ahmed
Mushtaq took 16 wickets from eight innings at the 1992 World Cup, the second-most for Pakistan. One of the finest wrist spinners in his days, he finished his international career with 161 ODI and 185 Test wickets, and attained legendary status at Sussex. After retirement, he served as England’s spin-bowling coach between 2008 and 2014, during which Graeme Swann emerged as one of the leading off-spinners in the world. He has served in similar roles for various teams since, including for Surrey, Pakistan, and the West Indies.
Ramiz Raja
The second-highest scorer for Pakistan at the World Cup with 349 runs at 58.16, Ramiz led Pakistan towards the end of his 13-year career, over which he amassed more than 8,500 runs across formats. He later had an active career as a broadcaster, worked as the PCB chair between 2021 and 2022, and has since returned to broadcasting.
Saleem Malik
Malik had a dismal World Cup, where he only scored 116 runs at 19.33, but he made nearly 6,000 runs in 103 Test matches, and over 7,000 ODI runs. He had an unceremonious exit following a life ban around the turn of the century for match-fixing allegations that was not lifted before 2008.
Wasim Akram
Wasim wreaked havoc in the 1992 World Cup with his swing bowling, both conventional and reverse, to top the wickets chart with 18 scalps. He became the first bowler to take 500 ODI wickets during the 2003 World Cup, and remains the second-highest wicket-taker, along with 414 wickets and a double hundred in Test cricket. Since his retirement in 2003, he has been the bowling coach at the Kolkata Knight Riders, has been associated with several PSL teams, is currently the President and mentor of the Karachi Kings, and an active commentator.
Wasim Haider
Like Sikander, Haider’s entire ODI career (three matches) was at the 1992 World Cup. Coming in as replacement for the injured Waqar Younis, he did not have an impact, though he had over 6,000 runs and 350 wickets across formats in domestic cricket.
Zahid Fazal
Zahid made 13 runs in his two matches at the World Cup and scored 13 runs, and played nine Test matches and 19 ODIs – all of them by 1996 – He retired from domestic cricket in 2004 with batting averages if 34.72 in first-class cricket and 33.56 in List A matches.
