Uploaded Pakistan 1986-88
Imran Khan had briefly lost the captaincy to Zaheer Abbbas and now was back for his second stint as captain after a troubling time with a stress fracture of his shin. Imran wanted to retire but his country needed him. Now he had the perfect balance of experience and youth. This team between
played a stretch of 19 Tests and lost just 2 (to the Windies) , beating India in India, beating England home and away, drawing home and away vs West Indies and beat Australia 1-0 in Pakistan.
This side won the five nation trophy in Sharjah against New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka and arch rivals India, they beat India with a 6 off the last ball by
Javed Miandad to win by 1 wicket in the final. Finally this team
reached the semi finals of the 1987 World Cup.
What I like is this team took on the mighty West Indies at their peak and did not lose, drawing home and away. The 1987 series vs the West Indies is often billed as one of the greatest of all time played between two of the greatest, Imran's Pakistan vs Viv Richards West Indies.
In this team are the veterans
Imran Khan, the irrepressible
Javed Miandad, world beater
Abdul Qadir, rival spinners
Iqbal Qasim and
Tauseef Ahmed, opener
Mudassar Nazar and declining
Mohsin Khan. New to the side are stylish opener
Ramiz Raja, the dependable
Shoaib Mohammad, top order batsman,
Ijaz Ahmed and
Salim Malik, keeper
Saleem Yousuf, talented Kenyan
Qasim Umer, and the newest sensation in Pakistani cricket, bowler
Wasim Akram.
There are a whole host of other players who made up this wonderful squad, you can see that the 1992 World Cup was always going to come and most of this side would get them that victory. To be top of the world, they would need two more players possibly to emerge and they would have them in the next team I upload,
Inzamam Ul Haq and
Waqar Younis. The team with Inzy, Waqar and Wasim would destroy everything in their path.
@blockerdave and
@gleeso73 I nicked your Miandad, and Imran and either tweaked artwork or perks or both! I'm not sure whose Wasim I frankened and used but mucho credit to the maker.
@DalePlaysSports I'm going to download your stadiums.
@gleeso73 thanks for the jumper trimmings and stadiums
Special Thanks to
@Llewelynf for the uniforms and logos,
@wasteyouryouth and too many others to mention for their inspiration!I
Completed Teams: West Indies 1928, 1950 Touring, 1960-61 Touring, 1963 Touring, 1966 Touring, 1973 Touring, 1976 Touring, 1979-80 Touring, 1984 Touring.
WI Completed Era Squads: West Indies 30's 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00s, 10sand
West Indies All Time and
Bangladesh All Time. India 2011, India 1971, India 1986.
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