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World Cup Countdown: A history of the 1987 Reliance World Cup

In purely sporting parameters, the Reliance World Cup of 1987 was more pivotal than 1983.

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Australia’s 1987 World Cup winning squad honoured with medals

In June last year the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee decided to award medals to players and support staff of all World Cup-winning squads who did not receive them at the time of their successes.

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11 Man-of-the-match awardees in the ICC Cricket World Cup finals

For days, the teams battle it out to reach the grandest stage of them all – the World Cup finals. For how they fare here determines the rest of their lives.

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14 unsung heroes in the history of World Cup finals

The names of man-of-the-match in the World Cup finals have been etched in the annals of cricket forever, but there were players who rose on the day of the mega event and contributed with gems and cameos for their side – some unselfish, some less spectacular, some in cause of a triumph and some in defeats.

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ICC World Cup 2015: Australia vs India in past World Cup matches

Australia have played six semi-finals so far, winning all of them, while India have won three of the five they have played. On Thursday, the previous stats will not matter much but Australia, playing at home, hold the edge.

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Australia vs Pakistan in past World Cup encounters

Pakistan lost their first two games in this tournament but came back well by winning their next four matches. They are an unpredictable side and can best the best on their day, just like they upset South Africa at Auckland, a couple of days back.

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17 players who have appeared in at least five World Cups

Mahela Jayawardene and Shahid Afridi are the latest entrants to the prestigious five-World Cup club come the ICC World Cup 2015. In doing so, they will became the 16th and 17th cricketers to have played in at least five World Cups.

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ICC World Cup 2015: New Zealand vs Australia in past World Cup matches

Australia and New Zealand are two top contenders of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Though Australia have beaten New Zealand six out of the eight times in World Cup games, New Zealand get their best chance to outclass their neighbours on Saturday.

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ICC World Cup 2015: Pakistan vs West Indies in past World Cup matches

Pakistan and West Indies have been both champion sides in the past and share an uncanny similarity of being volatile at times. And both have lost their first match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia vs England in past World Cup matches

There’s a full house of around 100,000 expected when the cricket’s traditional rivals – Australia and England square off on the first day of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

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