Best team to not win the World Cup

Pakistan enjoyed a good run in the 2011 World Cup before falling to arch-rivals India in the semi-finals.

South Africa's team composition ticked all the boxes required for a world beating team. That they still did not cross the finishing line was a major disappointment.

In 1996, when the Aussies came back to the sub-continent with an eye on the cherry atop the cake - they had the cake; unfortunately, someone else ate it.

The Martin Crowe-led New Zealand team went on a seven-game unbeaten run before their World Cup campaign came to an abrupt end.

England continued to be the perennial bridesmaid, losing to arch-rivals, Australia, in the 1987 World Cup final.

Ian Chappell's Australia contained a host of match-winners but fell agonizingly short in the 1975 World Cup final

West Indies were still that unstoppable force they were during the 1975 and 79 World Cup when they landed in England searching for a treble of World Cup triumphs... Then, India happened; twice!