Legendry cricketer Wasim Akram along with the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson on Tuesday opened an exhibition of photographs from the 1992 Cricket World Cup played in Australia. The exhibition featured the photos of the Pakistani cricket team, the winner of 1992 World Cup, captured by renowned photojournalist Iqbal Munir.
Wife of the Wasim Akram Shaniera Akram and other sports dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Addressing the ceremony at Dolmen Mall, Wasim Akram hoped the Pakistan cricket team would play the best cricket in upcoming world cup being held in England. On this occasion, Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson said the wonderful exhibition of photos by Iqbal Munir highlighted the ecstasy of the Pakistani players during that victory over the English team in final.
She noted that although Australia and Pakistan were fierce competitors on the field, cricket was a unifying passion for the two countries. "The 1992 was a tournament of many firsts. It was the first World Cup played in Australia in addition to the first appearance of coloured kit, white balls and night cricket. And, most importantly, the first World Cup won by Pakistan," she said.
She further said that every summer more than a million Australians play the game, and you see the same enthusiasm here in Pakistan. On every street, in every open space, youngsters are out hitting the ball, grabbing a wicket.
Adamson said Pakistan has produced some of the true champions such as Imran Khan, the best of skippers; Shahid Afridi, who hit more sixes than anyone else in one-day internationals; Sarfraz Nawaz, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, who pioneered reverse swing.
The exhibition of the work by Iqbal Munir, a widely travelled cricket photographer and enthusiast, has been opened to public on Tuesday and would continue on May 15 at Dolmen Mall.
"What happened on the field in 1992 might be etched in the memory of every cricket fan in the country and is refreshed every four years by the barrage of video clips and pictures that flood social media and television screens," Iqbal Munir said.
He further said that few know what happened behind the scenes. As the team's official photographer, he said he trailed the cricketers closely, capturing every move and emotion that shed light on their state of mind and let us recall the intimate details that led to the momentous victory.
Iqbal Munir is son of the late cricket commentator and journalist Munir Hussain. His World Cup photographs are compiled in the book, Pakistan World Champions. In 1987, he also wrote An Eye on Imran.
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