'Of Course, There Are Similarities': Babar Azam Speaks About Pakistan's 1992 And 2022 World Cup Stint

In the 1992 World Cup as well, Pakistan played against England and Wasim Akram starred for them. Just ahead of the finals, Babar Azam shared his views on the same.

Babar Azam during the press conference.

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New Delhi: Pakistan will be taking on England in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2022  at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Just before the finals, there are talks going around of a resemblance with the 1992 50-over World Cup as Pakistan had a topsy-turvy start in that World Cup also, but they eventually made a comeback and won the title. 

In the 1992 World Cup as well, Pakistan played against England and Wasim Akram starred for them. Just ahead of the finals, Babar Azam shared his views on the same.

"Ofcourse, the similarities are there. We will try to win the trophy, it is a big honour for me to lead this team and especially at this big ground. We will try to give our 100 percent and win. We did not start well, but the way the team came back, they fought like tigers. We will look to continue from here and we will look to give our best," said Babar during a pre-match press conference.

Pakistan started off its campaign with a loss at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in both the 1992 and 2022 World Cups. 

"We lost the first two matches but the way the team came back in the last four matches, they performed really well. We are playing good cricket, we will try to continue that momentum in the final," said Babar.

Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir.

England Squad: Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Tymal Mills, Philip Salt.