"Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong," states the popular Murphy's Law and it cannot be applied any better to a particular team than Pakistan. But there is also an addition to the Law which connotes: "In nature, nothing is ever right. Therefore, if everything is going right ... something is wrong." In Pakistan's case, it's the reverse that applies. Imran Khan's 'Cornered Tigers' was a case in point in 1992 and 25 years later, Sarfraz Ahmed's team is a reincarnation script that would do The Wachowskis (of Cloud Atlas and Matrix fame) proud.
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The reawakening
As synonymous as Pakistan cricket is with the three Rs - Recovery, Revival and Renaissance - their voice got stronger and stronger as the tournament progressed. © Getty
In 1992, they were down and nearly out, but make no mistake, hanging by a thread is all Pakistan require to reignite the fire in them. Five matches into their campaign, Pakistan had a solitary win along with three losses and a no result, and were a step away from the exit door. But an inspirational leader in Imran and a collaboration of experience and youth scripted a remarkable turnaround, one that saw a proud team in green lift the Crystal Trophy.
In Mary Poppins, the 1964 Musical Fantasy Film, there is a song with starts with 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'. According to the film, the definition of the word is close on the heels of 'something to say when you have nothing to say'. Safraz's side, after their first game, had nothing much to say, and it was mostly the coach Mickey Arthur fielding most of the questions. But, as synonymous as Pakistan cricket is with the three Rs - Recovery, Revival and Renaissance - their voice got stronger and stronger as the tournament progressed; their voices that thundered on the cricket field.
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