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1987 World Cup
Thu, March 07 2019
World Cup Countdown: 1987 – Lamb stars as England edge past West Indies in last-over thriller
Allan Lamb scored an unbeaten half-century to keep England's hopes alive before finally taking them over the line.
Sun, January 22 2017
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.
Wed, July 27 2016
Happy Birthday, Allan Border! Australian great turns 61
Border scored 11,174 runs at an average of 50.56 in Tests, and 6524 runs in ODIs.
Wed, July 06 2016
Australia beat India by 1 run, the narrowest margin in WC history
India fell agonisingly short of victory against Australia by just 1 run, a loss that hurt not just the team, but the entire nation. It is till date the smallest margin of victory in a World Cup game.
Wed, February 04 2015
Reliance World Cup Cricket 1987: Facts, figures, and statistics
Batsmen with solid techniques thrived under the conditions in the 1987 World Cup.
Fri, February 06 2015
Reliance World Cup Cricket 1987: A history, matches, numbers, trivia, and key players of 4th cricket World Cup
Australia’s win was scripted by their exceptional top-order in the 1987 World Cup.
Mon, January 19 2015
Steve Waugh: The eternal ‘Iceman’
The picture on the left is of Steve Waugh in 1987 World Cup final at Calcutta
Sat, October 18 2014
Kapil Dev: It took me 25 years to understand that India had won the World Cup
Kapil Dev won the 1983 World Cup for India.
Sun, December 29 2013
Happy Birthday, David Boon!
Sat, August 23 2014
Sachin Tendulkar would be missed by the Wankhede ground-staff
Sachin Tendulkar was felicitated by the ground staff at the Wankhede Stadium in their own small ceremony before the maestro’s farewell Test. For these unsung heroes, Tendulkar was a big part of their lives. Nishad Pai Vaidya spoke to Ramesh Mhamunkar, one of the curators at the Wankhede about the meeting of the groundsmen with Tendulkar before the game.