This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Moments in history
Wed, June 25 2014
Gundappa Viswanath’s Abhimanyu-like defiance against West Indies’ Chakravyuha in 1979 World Cup
The flip of the coin becomes a big factor when the wicket has early life in it for the fast bowlers. West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd won one such important toss and asked India to bat first in the opening match of the 1979 World Cup at Birmingham.
Wed, June 25 2014
ICC World Cup 2003: Venkatesh Prasad’s five-for flattens Pakistan
Hostilities between the two nations over the Kashmir issue meant the match was played in a tense atmosphere, with fears of clashes between supporters of both nations. Mercifully, barring minor incidents, off-field hostilities were under control.
Wed, October 07 2015
ICC World Cup 2003: Canadian John Davison’s tour de force stuns West Indies
Herman Melville once said, "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver." Canadian John Davison lived up to that saying at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, smacking the fastest hundred of the World Cup - off just 67 balls - at Centurion’s SuperSport Park.
Thu, January 15 2015
1983 World Cup: Kapil Dev’s 175 vs Zimbabwe scripts memorable win at Tunbridge Wells
Kapil Dev’s script at Tunbridge Wells could have been straight out of Ripley’s.
Wed, June 25 2014
1992 World Cup: Wasim Akram masterminds Pakistan’s finest moment in World Cup history
Pakistan’s first-ever entry into World Cup final was a tale of a battered and bruised team
Wed, June 25 2014
ICC World Cup 2007: Mashrafe Mortaza scripts Bangladesh’s shock win over India
Mashrafe Mortaza came into the 2007 World Cup with a huge reputation