Few memorable games tho aside from Ind vs Pak2003:
Tendulkar, dravid, ganguly, kumble
Ponting, McGrath, lee, Gilchrist, Symonds, Bevan
Astle, Fleming, cairns
Lara, hooper
Wasim, waqur, Anwar
Jayasuriya, de Silva, Murali
Donald, Pollock, klusenar
Flower brothers, streak
Sa Vs wiFew memorable games tho aside from Ind vs Pak
There was also a spin bowler who missed the tournament after his mother gave him weight loss pills.2011, 2015, 2019 World Cups were entertaining but very few ATG cricketers in those tournaments compared to 2003 World Cup which was literally full of ODI ATGs from every team, maybe only Ambrose and Walsh missed out from that tournament.
Do you know if he amounted to much?There was also a spin bowler who missed the tournament after his mother gave him weight loss pills.
There was a lot of amazing meme value with England's group games and with Pakistan dropping Sachin a dozen times in the SF6. 2011 - I just kind of remember nothing from this tournament other than South Africa choking again and Kevin O'Brien. The tournament itself was fine but it just seemed really lacking in memorable moments and drama.
The ICC brought this on themselves with that Byzantium points carry over system meant to be an extra barrier against any minnows, sneaking through to the super 6es by being the best of the rest.7. 2003 - boycotts and rain affected matches ruined this. There actually was a lot of fun matches played but the potential for a great finals stage was ruined by too many weak teams sneaking their way to the top. And in general the tournament lacked great teams.
Should of/could of been lol.2019 the best.
That Jayasuriya 6 where the ball fell on the dish antennae next building is a forever highlight reel for cricket though.1996 was really good and had some cracking knockouts with very memorable moments.
QFs: Ind v Pak: Jadeja manhandling Waqar and Prasad v Sohail, SA vs WI: One of Lara's best hundreds, Aus v NZ: Epic hundreds from Harris and Waugh
SFs: Ind v SL: Probably one of the most memorable games even though it was a massive defeat. Srinath getting Kalu and Sanath in the first over, de silva counterattack, superb Sachin knock and then Kambli crying. WI vs Aus SF obviously incredible too, and arguably a bigger choke than 99 SA.
and obviously a good final with the Aravinda heroics. The group stage wasn't quite as good though, that's what holds it back from being the best.
This is a really good summary, I could tinker around here or there but it wouldn't change much. I'd have 2003 at the bottom, it was a real farce. Even half the games that were played became so predictable because batting first in day/night games was a huge advantage. England actually had a pretty decent team, they were really the only team that gave the Aussies a battle in Bichel's finest hour.Trying to be impartial....
1. 2019 - you could knock it down for the rain, but the second half of the tournament was out and out incredible. Lots of good group games, and then you had an arguable Top 10 match of all-time in the semi and probably the greatest game of all-time as the final.
2. 1999 - damp squib final sucks but everything else was great. Two ATG matches against the top teams in the world, and one of the best World Cup runs in general. Quality wise lots of teams seemed to peak here.
3. 1992 - probably the tournament that changed ODI cricket forever. Lots of great moments and a lot of great play. As much as it sucks for associates and weak full member nations I think this and 2019 shows why the 9/10-team format works.
4. 1996 - awesome semi-final that was overshadowed by 99 and a great story in Sri Lanka winning. But that format sucks arse, especially back then when the associates were weaker in quality.
5. 2015 - good group stage with a number of memorable moments, and a great semi against New Zealand and South Africa. I think this tournament however showed some really ugly signs about ODI's as a format going forward, and the final was a bit crap other than the Starc/McCullum ball. In fact other than the NZ semi none of the finals were too great.
6. 2011 - I just kind of remember nothing from this tournament other than South Africa choking again and Kevin O'Brien. The tournament itself was fine but it just seemed really lacking in memorable moments and drama.
7. 2003 - boycotts and rain affected matches ruined this. There actually was a lot of fun matches played but the potential for a great finals stage was ruined by too many weak teams sneaking their way to the top. And in general the tournament lacked great teams.
8. 2007 - I will say this much - the group stage was actually kind of fun. Shame about everything else after that, though.
Think the gap between 4th and 5th is quite large. 2007 clearly the worst by some margin too.
Don't know enough about the 70/80's ones to judge fairly, though it does seem like 83 and 87 were corkers at least.
Do you mean 1992 (Pakistan getting a vital NR against England after scoring 74)? Australia won a rain-affected game against NZ in 1987 but would have gone through even if they'd lost it.This is a really good summary, I could tinker around here or there but it wouldn't change much. I'd have 2003 at the bottom, it was a real farce. Even half the games that were played became so predictable because batting first in day/night games was a huge advantage. England actually had a pretty decent team, they were really the only team that gave the Aussies a battle in Bichel's finest hour.
It's only saving grace was that the best team won, but there wasn't much else to be said for it.
!987 would be a tough one to call given that the eventual winners only survived the group stage thanks to rain.
No, they weren't.This is a really good summary, I could tinker around here or there but it wouldn't change much. I'd have 2003 at the bottom, it was a real farce. Even half the games that were played became so predictable because batting first in day/night games was a huge advantage.
England actually had a pretty decent team, they were really the only team that gave the Aussies a battle in Bichel's finest hour.
Yes, Trundler should be along in a while to confirm I was wrong.Do you mean 1992 (Pakistan getting a vital NR against England after scoring 74)?
I wouldn't say all over, it was 86-4 when Symonds came in. It's not like 20-4. But those matches ended up being all over long before the final wicket was taken. It was only the England game which properly went the full 100 overs.No, they weren't.
Pakistan were all over Australia before Symonds played one of the greatest ODI knocks of all time and Bond took 6/23 vs the Aussies (Aus 84/7at one stage). Unfortunately Bevan and Bichel dragged them past 200 and we collapsed against Brett Lee.
was 1987 that baddidn't watch the 1975 and 1979 tournaments
my rankings for the rest...
1983
2003
1992
1996
2011
2019
1999
2015
2007