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MS Dhoni had a previous best of 34 in the World Cup, but he ends up scoring 91 off 79 balls in India's most important match. India's 28-year wait was ended, and in grand style.

Venkatesh Prasad had been a largely peripheral figure until the 1996 WC. At the end of that tournament, he became a household name.

One bit of momentary madness cost South Africa dear in their 1999 World Cup semi-final against Australia.

"You've just dropped the World Cup, Hersh," Waugh was famously quoted as saying to Gibbs immediately after the drop. The quote and the drop catch grew into one of the most iconic WC moments.

In a high pressure India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal, DRS came to India's rescue

Lasith Malinga produced an astonishing display of death bowling against South Africa in 2007, almost helping SL snatch an unlikely victory.

One of the biggest moments in Indian history was made possible by Kapil Dev, who took a terrific catch to send back Viv Richards in the 1983 final.

Adam Gilchrist walked in to bat in a World Cup final with a squash ball in his left glove. What happened next was as beautiful as it was brutal

Jonty Rhodes' stunning dive onto the stumps in the 1992 World Cup made the cricket world sit up and take notice

Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer kick-started the first controversy of the 1999 World Cup by using ear-pieces to exchange tactics during a game.