I was in 1992
This happened in 1992 as well.
The phrase started circulating among Pakistan fans on the social networking site as a joke in the wake of the Men's T20 World Cup losses.
Pakistan began their successful 50-over World Cup campaign in 1992 with two consecutive defeats, but rebounded to beat England in the final.
It sounds familiar?
The list of similarities between Pakistan's performances in 1992 and 2022 has continued to grow as this year's tournament in Australia unfolds.
Pakistan lost their first match at the tournament. After losing to India in the group stage, they won three straight matches. They went on to qualify for the semi-finals by a single point.
Pakistan defeated New Zealand in the semifinals on Wednesday despite losing the toss and being sent in to bat.
Pakistan defeated England by 22 runs in the 2010 final at the MCG.
Is it possible that it could happen again?
Pakistan's obsession with 1992 goes beyond their greatest triumph, which is the World Cup trophy.
A country fell in love with cricket at the right time.
The trophy they won was not the only thing they won. It was the thoughts and feelings of a nation. The cancer hospitals he would go on to found were the future prime minister's.
Inzamam-ul-Haq's knock in the final, the counter-punching batting of Imran, and Wasim's amazing spell of fast bowling are some of the things that people think of when they think of Pakistan.
I was a seven-year-old fan.
There is a complex relationship between British and Pakistan. The 'cricket test' was invented by Lord Tebbit as a measure of the loyalty of immigrants and their children to the UK.
Every Pakistan fixture in England draws an enormous contingent of green shirts, often outnumbering England fans, which has made the Tebbit Test obsolete. It's crazy.
It's not an act of sedition because it's something that makes this country so wonderful.
One of those people is me. It could be that one thinks it's odd. A London-born son of Pakistan-born parents, I spend a lot of time with the England cricket team.
I have a great deal of affection for them. I love the current men's and women's teams. They carry themselves and represent our country in a variety of ways.
I don't know my favorite team. It isn't the same thing. I'm still that seven-year-old kid who watches his heroes in lime green, even as I present more cricket for the Beeb.
I had no idea about them in 1992. I didn't know what they had done. I didn't understand the concept of a country. I loved this team. This one would go a long way in my life.
I am not the only one. Pakistan's cricket fans can trace their love for the sport back to the night in Australia in 1992 when the team won the Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan will have to recreate the most important moment in their cricketing history in order to advance. It's the same team that stood before them 30 years ago.
There is a lot of good will for the England team from Pakistan fans. The team's recent and forthcoming historic trips to the country have made people in Pakistan very fond of English cricket.
They would like them to succeed. They would like them to prosper. It was against all but one of the teams.
1992 was the year after all.
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