Shane Warne started with India and honestly, there were no surprises. The man, who gave Warne nightmare, Sachin Tendulkar tops the list.
It had been a dream year for Shoaib Akhtar thus far and earlier in the tournament, he had broken the 100 mph mark. At the grand stage of World Cup semi-final, he was eager to prove a point.
Mohammad Yousuf spoke about Inzamam-ul-Haq's appointment as Chief Selector, Pakistan's chances in the upcoming tour of England, Shahid Afridi's international future and sought to explain the reasons behind his strong criticism of Pakistan players.
It was the 50th year of independence for both India and Pakistan. The arch-rivals faced each other in the sixth match of the Independence Cup in 1997. Rameez Raja elected to bat and thereon it was an Anwar-show.
Ganguly was squared off with Pakistani batsman Saeed Anwar in the Cricket Australia GOAT contest.
Imran Khan may have been one of the finest all-rounders Pakistan have ever produced, but Australian legend Shane Warne found it difficult to name him in his best Pakistan XI of last 25 years.
On his day, Anwar was a force to be reckoned with, as India found out when he hit the then-highest ODI score of 194.
Saeed Anwar made Adelaide Oval look like a park ground in 1990.
Afridi was quoted as replying to a fan who asked him about his favourite cricketer.
India went on to register a comfortable win, helped by a blitzing 98 from Sachin Tendulkar