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1999 World Cup

Australia’s 1999 World Cup kit voted fan favourite, team to go retro against New Zealand

The 1999 kit won 67 per cent of the more than 80,000 votes that Australian fans gave.

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A dark gloomy day for India

All Venkatesh Prasad had to do was fend off the last ball and leave it for the better batsman Kumble, but he was wrapped on the pads and Peter Willey’s dreaded finger went up.

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Lance Klusener: 9 interesting facts about South Africa’s 1999 World Cup Hero

Lance Klusener almost took his team to glory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup with his aggressive all-round cricket.

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When a Sourav Ganguly-inspired India sent World Cup 1999 host England out of the competition

Chasing 233, wasn’t going to be easy for England as the clouds came in the way of the bright sunshine.

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England and World Cup Cricket — the same old story: Part 2 of 5

At one point England seemed certain to qualify for the Super Sixes — before everything started to go wrong.

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VIDEO: World Cup 1999, India vs Pakistan

While the Kargil was on in full flow, India and Pakistan met at Old Trafford, Manchester for their third clash in ICC Cricket World Cup. Barring the minor disruption, the match went on without a trace of violence, though the intensity never waned.Live Scorecard: ICC World Cup 2015, India vs Pakistan Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul...

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Sachin Tendulkar resigns from Indian captaincy in 2000

The tipping point for him was the defeat in home series against South Africa which made him very upset and nervous.

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Steve Waugh: The eternal ‘Iceman’

The picture on the left is of Steve Waugh in 1987 World Cup final at Calcutta

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ICC World Cup 1999: West Indies send Scotland packing before lunch

Scotland were bowled out for 68 before West Indies sealed things up. The match got over before lunch.

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ICC World Cup 1999 semi-final: New Zealand find Shoaib Akhtar too hot to handle

Shoaib Akhtar took 3 for 55 as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 9 wickets.

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