Waqar says Pak gaining 1992 cornered tigers' spirit post thrilling win over Proteas

Former Pakistan pace spearhead and incumbent coach Waqar Younis believes that his team's recent win over South Africa demonstrated that the Misbah-ul-Haq's men were gradually gaining the same belief which pushed Imran Khan's 'cornered tigers' to the 1992 World Cup.

Pakistan won their third successive win of the ongoing World Cup tournament after they pulled off a thrilling 29-run win over South Africa on the Duckworth-Lewis method at Eden Park in Auckland.

South African batting order wilted under pressure and were subdued by Pakistan's left-arm pace trio of Rahat Ali (3-40), Wahab Riaz (3-45) and Mohammad Irfan (3-52), who bundled AB de Villiers' men out for 202.

Drawing comparisons to Pakistan's 1992 World Cup winning team, Waqar said that he hoped it would turn out to be the same for the current squad, adding that the team had handled the pressure very well back in 1992.

The former pace bowler further said that Imran Khan's men lost early games but then came back strongly, they had the belief and the skipper had serious belief, adding that he was hopeful that the same belief was coming into their dressing room, Sport24 reported.

Waqar admitted that they were going to get better and better and maintained that they were gaining that belief that they could deliver, adding that they were heading in the right direction.

With the win, Pakistan are third in Pool B table with six points and will next meet Ireland in their last pool game on March 15 in Adelaide to secure a quarterfinal berth.