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2007 ICC World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 22:25

The Australian supremacy continued as they beat Sri Lanka to win a hat trick of World Cup wins.

2003 ICC World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 22:16

Australia were at their potent best and their world domination in all forms of the game was on display here as they went through the tournament unbeaten.

1999 ICC World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 22:10

It was a scratchy route to the final but Australia stamped their authority in the final against Pakistan. The emphatic win for Steve Waugh's men started a decade of domination for the Aussies.

1996 Wills World Cup

Last updated on: Saturday, 05 February 2011 12:58

Cricket's showpiece tournament returned to the sub-continent again with Sri Lanka as the new co-hosts alongside India and Pakistan. 12 teams participated in this competition with UAE, Holland and Kenya being selected from ICC's qualifying tournament. The teams were divided in two groups of six each.

1992 Benson & Hedges World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 20:57

Return of South Africa to world cricket, the shortcomings of best-scoring-overs method and the introduction of field restrictions to one day cricket were all overshadowed by Pakistan's remarkable victory.

1987 Reliance World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 21:01

The growing influence of sub-continental teams meant that the World Cup moved out of England for the first time and was co-hosted by India and Pakistan.

1983 Prudential World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 20:35

This was the last edition of the Prudential World Cup, hosted again by England, the eight teams were again divided into 2 groups of four each. But unlike the previous two editions, these teams played each other twice in the group stage to determine the four semi-finalists.

1979 Prudential World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 20:22

The second edition of the cricket World Cup was identical to the first in many respects. England hosted the tournament again and it followed the same format of round-robin leading to the semi-final stage contested by eight teams. Canada made their debut replacing East Africa from the first edition.

1975 Prudential World Cup

Last updated on: Friday, 04 February 2011 20:16

With the one-day format just 18 international matches old at the time the inaugural cricket World Cup was hosted by England in 1975, most saw it as a bold but innovative step. Little did they know that this quadrennial tournament was to become the biggest honour in the history of the game.