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Pakistan captain Imran Khan collects the trophy from the then ICC president Colin Cowdrey   -  THE HINDU ARCHIVES. But in the worst of form he could make another half century. LONDON: Pakistan’s fast bowler Wahab Riaz has surpassed former captain Imran Khan to jump to second place in the list of most wickets taken by a Pakistani bowler in the World Cup. Akram chose the off stump as his target and Lamb and Lewis had no way of defending it. 5-163,4-197, 5-249, 6-249.England bowling: Pringle 10-2-22-3: Lewis 10-2-52-0; Botham 7-0-42-1; DeFreitas 10-1-42-0: Illingworth 10-0-50-1; Reeve 3-0-22-0, England: G. A. Gooch c Aaqib Javedb Mushtaq 29; I. Botham c Moin Khan b Akram 0; A. Stewart c Moin Khan b Aaqib Javed 7; G. A. Hick Ibw b Mushtaq 17; N. H. Fairbrother c Moin Khan b Aaqib Javed 62; A. Iamb b Akram 51; C. C. Lewis b Akram 0; D. A. Reeve c Rameez Raja b Mushtaq1 5; D. R. Pringle (not out) 18; P. A. J. DeFreitas (run out) 10; R. K. Illingworth c Rameez Raja b Imran 14; Extras: (Ib 5, nb 6, w 13) 24; Total: (in 49.2 overs) 227. Imran Khan hit a fifty and took the final wicket to seal the World Cup win for Pakistan. Imran Khan's cornered giants defy the odds: 1992 World Cup stats and records Imran Khan celebrates after lifting his maiden World Cup title in Melbourne Rishabh Singh Rawat FOLLOW Pakistan chose to bat and they were boosted by Aamer Sohail's 74 as they finished on 220/9. For this is another Khan of the type who is used to conquering. He hardly looked the batsman he was even a couple of years ago. 'Keep chipping away, run the singles and whittle down the gap and thensee.' Pakistan players celebrate the 1992 World Cup win. He rectified it but he seemed in no hurry. Fairbrother and Lamb did not think so. He wished to bat out the first 15 or 20 overs and set up the slog for younger players more gifted with natural ability to hit the ball. There was none else in contention for the $5000 'Man of the Final' award. Time and tide wait for no man. The wizard of England fell. It was the first time the World Cup was held in the Southern Hemisphere as Trans-Tasmanic rivals Australia and New Zealand shared hosting … (Express Archive) Former Pakistan cricketer, Imran Khan, looks set to become the country’s new prime minister, with his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), inching towards majority.As per the latest reports, the election results have … He thoroughly deserved to lead a winning team in the World Cup final even if there were shades of self above team in his placing the cancer hospital programme over Pakistan at the closing speech. This tiger is not always on the prowl. Imran Khan didn't fare well with the ball, taking just two in 21 matches. The medium-paced seamers of this world rely so much on method they must have methodical batsmen to bowl to. England made a disastrous start with Akram dismissing Sir Ian Botham for 0 and Mushtaq Ahmed chipped in with two wickets and Aaqib Javed getting the wicket of Alec Stewart. He was taking wickets and they are the best form of defence. Imran Khan lifts the World Cup after Pakistan beat England in the 1992 final at Melbourne Cricket Ground Getty Images. Twenty seven years ago, on this day, Pakistan became champions of the world defeating England in the final of the 1992 Benson & Hedges World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Statistically, Imran Khan is the leading all-rounder of his generation; he played 88 Tests and 175 One-Day Internationals (ODI’s) for Pakistan over a 21-year international career (Tests – 362 wickets at an average of 22.81 runs per wicket, 3807 runs at 37.69 runs per innings, only the 3rd player to complete 300 wickets… Read: On this day: That man Elliott and his moment with Dale Steyn. Imran Khan's cornered tigers were close to extinction with only three of eight league matches left. Such is his mastery over tactical one-day batting. Pakistan team created history by grabbing their first World Cup title win ever by defeating England in the final of the 1992 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Imran handled his men astutely, when they needed to be controlled. Fittingly, it was Imran who took the final wicket as he sent back Richard Illingworth to seal a 22-run win and bring joy to Pakistan. Team skipper Imran Khan was lauded as Pakistan’s hero after the win. Pakistan captain Imran Khan celebrates World Cup final win over England in 1992. The early 1980s was a great era for all-rounders with Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, and Kapil Dev all doing great things and rivaling each other for the status of top dog. 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