Was 1996 WC win greatest cricketing triumph?

[Trichromatic]

https://www.icc-cricket.com/video/1923089

[zen]

It does have a case

 

• An underdog won the competition by remaining unbeaten (steamrolled many teams) 
• Innovative use of power play 
• Reputation of being able to chase anything, which made other teams tremble to take wrong decisions (Ind in SF) 
• Broke new ground by being the first host (co host w/ Ind & Pak) to win 
• Also first team to win chasing a total in the final 

[Trichromatic]

1 minute ago, zen said:

It does have a case

 

• An underdog won the competition by remaining unbeaten (steamrolled many teams) 
• Innovative use of power play 
• Reputation of being able to chase anything, which made other teams tremble to take wrong decisions (Ind in SF) 
• Broke new ground by being the first host (co host w/ Ind & Pak) to win 
• Also first team to win chasing a total in the final 

 

Also it established SL as force. They became full time test nation only 15(?) years before 1996 WC and by late 90s they were good team.

[zen]

11 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

 

Also it established SL as force. They became full time test nation only 15(?) years before 1996 WC and by late 90s they were good team.

 

While the 1979-92 Pak side is probably the most consistent ODI Asian side at world events: 1979 WC SF, 1983 WC SF, 1985 B&H WCC F, 1987 WC SF, 1989 Nehru Cup winner, and 1992 WC winner .... the 1996 SL can claim to be the best one 

Edited December 26, 2020 by zen

[putrevus]

No 1983 still is greatest triumph. 1983 WI team would be one of the greatest odi teams in any generation.

[Serpico]

96 team has better legacy because they continued to be quite strong for over a decade after that. But purely talking about world cup win story, you can't beat 1:66 odds victory in 83. Unless Afghanistan wins next edition

[Khota]

Kapil Dev's team achievement was the greates truimp. No one was in particualr great but they worked flawlessly as a team. Can you imagine Mohinder, Madan lal and Sandhu doing it all for bowling. These were not tearaway bowlers but were experienced and knew their limitations. The best ever.