Throwback Thursday: The World Cups that slipped from Pakistan's grasp
The famous, globular, translucent relic from the early 90s in the trophy cabinet is a reminder that over 11 tournaments and 44 years, Pakistan have come out triumphant just once.
It is also a reminder that we've won four less World Cups than Australia, and trail India and the West Indies by a trophy each.
But this could have been so very different had some former versions of Team Pakistan kept their heads on a few occasions.
Unlike the current crop, these sides — one each from the 80s and 90s — had talent, leadership, experience and even home advantage, but just couldn't pull through. On the day when the 2019 World Cup kicks off, we revisit the two that got away.
1987 semi-final against Australia
The 1992 Imran Khan was 40. He was leader extraordinaire and could bat but his pace prowess had long left him. His 1987 version, however, was 35 which though still old for a quick, was capable of doing this.
A serviceable Kaptaan, prime Abdul Qadir and Javed Miandad, a young Wasim Akram, Saleem Malik — and all on home soil.