Pakistan is celebrating the 25th anniversary of 1992 World Cup victory today. On this day Pakistan beat England in the final by 22 runs to lift the cup for the first time.
The 92 World Cup was the first major international tournament to be played with white ball and black side screens as many matches were played under flood lights.
The Pakistani team took part in the cup without some of its key players like Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar and the captain Imran Khan was also injured.
Pakistani team was not among the favorites before the tournament. Also the team did not perform very well in start as it lost three of their first five matches.
Then captain Imran Khan famously told the team to play as "cornered tigers", after which Pakistan won five successive matches, including, most famously, the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against England.
Let us relive those moments:
Captain Imran Khan shared the memorable victory:
Man of the Match, Wasim Akram Also Celebrating the day:
Today I'm not only celebrating a very important day of my career but one of the most memorable days for Pakistan???????????? pic.twitter.com/6SMCKHrtGQ
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) March 25, 2017
Pakistanis also celebrated the moment on social media:
#OnThisDay in 1992: Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup Title after beating England in the Final. pic.twitter.com/d9SFb0smtd
— F????Z????L ????SL????M (@Fazal_Cricket) March 25, 2017
The feeling of joy is still the same for many:
25 years on these pics still gives us that joy. What a day for Pakistan ???????? when we won the world ???? cup on 25th march 1992 ???? pic.twitter.com/wuNFEeI7jG
— Malik Awais (@MalikAwais_222) March 25, 2017
1992 world cup victory 25 years back this day was one of the greatest moments of Pak sports and this image one of the most iconic pic.twitter.com/yjCcVqNaJb
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 25, 2017
Even today watching the smiles on the faces of these legendary cricketers after winning the world cup brings a smile to the face pic.twitter.com/VK9IExUneQ
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 25, 2017
PIA shares their memory of victory:
PIA Airbus A300 crew pose with 1992 Cricket World Cup won by Pakistan on March 25, 1992. pic.twitter.com/vMt6fQBGwP
— historyofpiadotcom (@historyofpia1) March 25, 2017
Role of the captain Imran Khan:
#OnThisDay 1992, Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win the World Cup, Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 in last ODI #CricketStats
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL_Reporter) March 25, 2017
The victory ball 'Pakistan win the World Cup'
On this day in 1992 Pakistan Conquer the World in Melbourne #WorldCup#PakistanDay #SilverJubilee pic.twitter.com/OhTC0uDAVp
— Imran Siddique (@SportsJournoo) March 25, 2017
And how can one forget the 1992 Wold Cup song:
