1999 world cup

Cricket World Cup 1999

et’s get a decade back with ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 section of our website. This section of ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 brings back the glory of the famous ICC Cricket World Cup 1999. ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 would always be remembered for Cricket World Cup 1999 semi final that reached to the pinnacle of excitement. Also, it would be remembered for the one sided Cricket World Cup 1999 final.
Cricket World Cup 1999 final: In the Cricket World Cup 1999 final, Australia defeated Pakistan in the most one sided final, as it got over in 4 and a half hours. Pakistan batted first and managed to score only 132in 39 overs. Australia scored the needed runs in a mere 20.1 overs and lifted ICC Cricket World Cup 1999.

India at the 1999 World Cup

The 1999 Cricket World Cup in England was one in which India were not expected to perform too well. Despite having the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, they weren't having too much of a good run. India was placed in Group A in the pool rounds against South Africa, Zimbabwe, hosts England, reigning champions Sri Lanka and minnows Kenya.

Despite being eliminated and being forced to play a dead rubber there were some plus-points for the Indian team leaving the world cup. The consistency and effectiveness of batting trio: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly was yet to be fully experienced. Despite not making the semi-finals, Rahul Dravid, being involved in two mammoth partnerships, was the leading run-scorer of the entire tournament with 461 runs at 65.85. The top 3 highest scores of the tournament were that of Indians, with Sourav Ganguly's 183, Rahul Dravid's 145 and Sachin Tendulkar's 140* higher than any other scores in the tournament.
The Indian Squad for the 1999 World Cup comprised:
• Ajit Agarkar
• Mohammed Azharuddin (captain)
• Nikhil Chopra
• Rahul Dravid
• Sourav Ganguly
• Ajay Jadeja
• Amay Khurasiya
• Anil Kumble
• Debashish Mohanty
• Nayan Mongia (wicketkeeper)
• Venkatesh Prasad
• Sadagoppan Ramesh
• Robin Singh
• Javagal Srinath
• Sachin Tendulkar
• India's record: 4−4 (Super 6, 6th place)
• Australia's record: 7−2 (champions, tied semifinal match)