West Indies Emerge as Favorites for Inaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup
This is a classic article about when West Indies emerged as Favorites for the Inaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup a day before. June 20, 1975: Will it be the experience of Clive Lloyd's West Indians or the toughness and implacable...
Blast from Past – Pakistan Won Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2006
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2006 was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. Karachi fast bowler Anwar Ali grabbed three wickets in his opening over as Pakistan retained the Under 19 (Youth) World Cup...
The Pinnacle of Pakistan Glory in World Cup 1992
The pinnacle of our cricketing glory, the World Cup 1992 win in Australia! The Pakistan team really did the nation proudly. Imran Khan's tigers roared like never before and snuffed out the hopes of the English lion. England lost...
Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 Semi-Final SA vs Eng in Sydney
Of course, South African cricket lovers still have bitter memories of Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 Semi-Final SA vs Eng in Sydney. Rain rule clouds England's joys as South Africa misses World Cup 1992 final place at MCG.
England's...
India v Zimbabwe Match at Ahmadabad 1987 Reliance World Cup
This is a match report of India v Zimbabwe Match at Ahmadabad played on 26 October 1987 in the second round of Reliance World Cup. The obsession with the run rate is not restricted to the media box which abounds...
Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004
Pakistan won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2004 after beating West Indies in a tight finish in the final on March 5 at Dhaka. The West Indians were always up against it after losing the toss and being asked...
Dave Houghton Heroic 142 vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1987
An incredible 142 runs from Vice-captain Dave Houghton fought excruciating humidity and took underdogs Zimbabwe to within three runs of victory against New Zealand. In the early days of the Reliance World Cup 1987, the Zimbabwe batsman almost took...
World Cup 1983 – That, Sir, Was No Fluke!
Following the World Cup 1983 final the Times newspaper which has been known to put cricket on its front page ran up ringing headlines to lead the sports pages. The bewitching hour when an Indian legend was born. No...
Brian Lara Smashed Five Fours to Pat Symcox
In this brief memory of the 1996 world cup when Brian Lara Smashed Five Fours to Pat Symcox. West Indies genius Brian Lara is considered the greatest ever player in the history of the game. He played 17 years...
Cricket World Cup 1975 – India may axe go-slow Sunil Gavaskar
Indian may axe go-slow Sunil Gavaskar. On the June 7th, 1975 match against England. A sun-drenched Lord's was packed to watch England play India in the opening round of the inaugural Prudential World Cup 1975. What they got was...
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Saba Karim – Young Talented Wicket Keeper Batsman
Saba Karim was fourteen at the time of this article in 1981-82. He played for India 35 times (1 Test & 34 ODIs). A...
