Ramiz Raja
“It's a major turnaround in a sense that over the last six to eight months whatever has happened in Pakistan it has sent wrong messages. Nobody was rating this team, but the way they have made a comeback there's no example in our sporting history.”
Javed Miandad
“We are always slow starters, but once the team started playing as a unit, I knew it would go all the way and lift the World Cup. It's a great achievement.”
Inzamam-ul-haq
“The bowlers played a vital role in winning the tournament. Umar Gul, Afridi and Saeed Ajmal bowled superbly throughout.”
Imran Khan
“This victory comes as a morale booster for a nation beset with political and economic problems,”
Media reaction
The Guardian
It was an emotional occasion for a side who have been disenfranchised by terrorism, unable to play matches at home, destined to roam the world in search of cricket to sustain interest and their development.
No one, not even those who would have seen as cathartic a Sri Lanka win, will begrudge them their triumph in front of a fervent crowd, the noise of which will have disturbed the St John's Wood Sunday for some hours afterwards.
BBC
Back then it was Imran Khan's famous talk of "cornered tigers" that inspired them to victory after just one win in their first four matches. This time skipper Younis Khan spoke of WWE wrestling. Enjoy yourself, was the message. Have some fun.
Hindustan Times
Unpredictability has always been one of Pakistan’s biggest banes, and not too many were convinced of their ability to repeat the cricket they played in their semifinal win over South Africa.
Sydney Morning Herald
Against all the odds and in defiance of the terrorists who ravage their homeland, Pakistan has lifted the world Twenty20 trophy at Lord's.
