^^ long back, in 1998, PAK made the Final of Independence Cup in Bangladesh against IND & it was a best of 3 match Final - both team won one each before the decider. That winter, it was unique weather for Dhaka for a week - temperature in single digit, almost whole day in mist & a sort of slight drizzle dripping whole week. Now, PAK was put in under such condition & Saeed/Ijaz took PAK to 314 or so in 48 overs. It was a day match, but due to weather, they decided to use lights if required. Sheikh Hasina was at the ground for almost entire match & everyone knew that organizers will try to continue the match as long as possible for a direct result.
IND started chasing, till 47th over, they were behind the rate, in case of a premature end of the match. From around 25th over, it started to drizzle, very mild & steady - just not enough to stop the match, but it was indeed hampering the fielding side. So, umpires had a chat in between & they had a chat at middle of the wicket with Match Referee as well. I was at VIP pavilion & I knew that the match won't be halted, because once they leave the field, no way this match can restart.
There was BIG movements around Indian dressing room - Gawkewad was Coach, probably Madan Mal (?) or Shukla or someone else was Manager, Azhar was Captain & almost everyone got busy - they had chats with Match referee, BCB officials, 3rd Umpire & even the journalist, because they knew if the match is called off, India is losing. And, everyone in that Ground, apart from PAK team knew that Sheikh Hasina won't like to award PAK Captain the Independence Cup, therefore the match won't be called off unless it's impossible to continue ..........
In that whole period, this idiot Haroon Rashid, the then PAK Manager/Coach kept himself busy in gossiping, laughing, joking with his players & he was expecting that the rain will get heavy & he didn't move from his seat for a moment (I know, because next day he said exactly this - we didn't expect the match to go full distance as the rain was expected to get heavier) & PAK will win the title on DWL. IND kept their nose just in the game till 46th over, when Saqui went for 15 or so & the DWL tilted to India's favor for the 1st time - eventually IND won it on penultimate ball, taking 10 in last 5 balls with 6 wickets down.
The next day, PAK Manager, in his press briefing said some of the dumbest words I have heard in my life time - we didn't expect the match to continue as the rain was getting heavier; Saqline went for plenty because how can a spinner bowl in wet condition? The match shouldn't have gone such which cost us because we kept Saqline for last overs & he had to bowl with wet ball; no body told us that the match will continue till result - it was unfair to PAK team; the light wasn't good enough for playing & it hampered our fielding ......... eventually, ..... I don't think PAK would have been a popular winner .....
It doesn't matter if Hasina is anti Pakistani or not, for one to be smarter - and I do expect, people like Misbah to understand that, instead of these half literates.
- that's why I said it's the worst attack for PAK in 90s. 
