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This day 37 yrs ago, a historic win for Kapil's boys, iconic Lord's image

India had entered the World Cup with zero expectations and nobody really considered them as a title contender, considering the inexperience the team had of playing ODI cricket

1983 WC win a 'watershed' moment in Indian cricket history: Mohammad Kaif

The Kapil Dev-led side had defeated West Indies by 43 in the finals to win the 1983 World Cup.

Can't let people get away with lies: de Silva on 2011 WC fixing claims

Aravinda de Silva said Sachin Tendulkar, who won his maiden World Cup in 2011, deserve the respect and that's why it's the duty of the Indian government and BCCI to initiate an impartial probe

Vivian Richards recalls how he felt after Clive Llyod lifted 1975 WC trophy

On June 21 in 1975, West Indies won the first edition of the Cricket World Cup. The Clive Lloyd-side became champion after defeating Australia in the final

Sri Lanka govt launches probe into 2011 World Cup final fixing allegation

The sports minister Dullas Alahapperuma has ordered the investigation and asked for a report on its progress every two weeks

Sangakkara demands proof as ex-SL minister says 2011 WC final was fixed

India had won the 2011 WC final by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2 as Sri Lanka lost its second World Cup final in a row

Sachin wasn't enjoying the game in 2007, was ready to give it up: Kirsten

Kirsten revealed Tendulkar wasn't happy with his batting position and was looking to end his career in 2007

On this day 21 years ago, South Africa earned itself the 'chokers' tag

South Africa have come close since but have always tumbled in the knockout stages, earning them the tag of chokers in cricket

This day last year, India defeated Pakistan for 7th time in ODI World Cup

In the match, the Men in Blue displayed a clinical performance against arch-rivals Pakistan. Batting first, India posted 336 runs on the board, owing to Rohit's 24th ODI ton

WATCH: Sangakkara reveals story of 2 tosses during 2011 WC final vs India

I remember calling on the toss and then Mahi wasn't sure what I had called, says Sangakkara

BCCI confident ICC won't commit harakiri by taking away 2021 T20 World Cup

The BCCI was needed to throw light on the tax exemption issue 18 months before the 2021 T20 World Cup which meant the deadline was April

On this day 21 yrs ago, Sourav, Rahul stitched record 318-run stand in ODIs

Ganguly played a knock of 183 runs studded with 17 fours and 7 sixes while Dravid scored 145 runs with the help of 17 fours and one six

On this day 10 years, England lifted its first ICC title, won T20 World Cup

Chasing 148 in the final, Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pieterson stitched a 111-run partnership for the second wicket and guided the side to seven wickets victory over Australia

David Warner hints retirement from T20I after 2021 World Cup in India

We're seeing a lot of guys and talent coming through Australian cricket (and) I think it's important we're leaving those opportunities open there, says David Warner

Virat Kohli reveals his favourite cricket moment apart from 2011 WC final

Kohli, the current India skipper, also admitted the "magical" atmosphere will be missing if the cricket season currently stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic resumes in empty stadiums.

SC upholds tax liability of 1996 WC governing body: Here's the story so far

The apex court said that payments made to the non-resident sports associations for the cricket world cup tournament represented their income which accrued or deemed to have arisen in India

Sometimes less is more: Ganguly on ICC's plan to host World Cup every 3 yrs

The ICC is planning to propose a Futures Tours Programme in which T20 World Cup will be played every year and the 50-over World Cup once every three years

ICC Men's World Cup League 2 to start today; here's the complete schedule

Each of the seven teams will play 36 ODIs over a period of two-and-half-year from August 2019 to January 2022

Failed to deliver when it mattered: Rohit Sharma after WC semi-final defeat

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma acknowledged that his team "failed to deliver when it mattered" in the lost World Cup semifinal clash against New Zealand, saying his "heart is heavy" after the disappointment. Among the pre-tournament favourites, India lost by 18 runs to the Black Caps in a rain-hit low-scoring semifinal here Wednesday. The top three Indian batsmen, including Rohit, managed just one run each in a chase of 240. "We failed to deliver as a team when it mattered, 30 minutes of poor cricket yesterday & that snatched away our chance for the cup. My heart is heavy as I'm sure yours is too.The support away from home was incredible.Thank you all for painting most of uk blue wherever we played," tweeted the opener, referring to the top-order failure which left the scorecard reading 5/3 in the first four overs itself. Earlier, skipper Virat Kohli had blamed the loss on "45 minutes of bad cricket". India might be out of the competition but Rohit continues to top the highest ...

Semi-final 1 highlights: India's ICC CWC 2019 dream over, NZ win by 18 runs

The script was eerily similar to the 2015 CWC semi-final and just like that evening in Sydney, skipper Virat Kohli was once again out cheaply and MS Dhoni (50) was stuck in the middle overs