Pick your favorite 90s ODI WC team!

[zen]

The contenders:

 

NZ (1992) - The innovating M Crowe & his entertaining team

Pak (1992) - The cornered tigers

SL (1996) - The blazing Lankans 

Aus (1999) - The tough OZ; S Waugh: “You dropped the World Cup, son”

SA (1999) - The Klusener show

 

Vote and discuss!

Edited September 4, 2024 by zen

[singhvivek141]

Personally for me it's the SA of 1999, everything was going well for them, except for the last 2 games vs Australia...one had Steve Waugh scoring 130* something, in the next Donald lost his marbles, after multiple ups and downs (Warne's magical delivery to Gibbs and then Klusener's fightback).

[Gollum]

SL 1996

 

SL was torn by civil war, tiny third world island country (less population than some of our metros that time) which wasn't as cricket crazy as rest of SC, new entrant to cricket, they way they bulldozed everyone is the stuff of legend. Not the best on paper (among the options in poll) but they had amazing self belief, positivity, intent. Beating mental beasts Aus in a WC final deserves extra points IMO, toughest feat in this sport. 

 

Greatest story in cricket is Lanka's rise in the 90s. 

Edited September 5, 2024 by Gollum

[zen]

Gone with the Kiwis for M Crowe’s batting and captaincy: 

 

* Superb batting. For the first time, I had seen such impactful consistent batting in a big tournament. 
* Innovative captaincy where an off spinner, Deepak Patel, opened the bowling and the Kiwi openers were going bang bang in the power play. 
* The atmosphere that used to change when M Crowe was at the crease. The commentary used to be entertaining as well! Not to forget the use of coloured clothing and white balls for the first time in a World Cup.
 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2024 by zen

[Nikhil_cric]

Australia 1999

[Chaos]

Australia 2003, 2007. What a team!

[Chakdephatte]

I can't recall most playing XI from 2011 with certainty. Have to see old scorecards. How you guys pick teams from so long ago 

Edited September 5, 2024 by Chakdephatte

[Lord]

22 minutes ago, Chaos said:

Australia 2003, 2007. What a team!

 

The title is 90s ODI team, idiot

[Chaos]

10 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

The title is 90s ODI team, idiot

didnt read that lodu

[Chaos]

5 hours ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Australia 1999

yep that team anyday, just below that team was SA. Little luck they could have gone all the way.

[Majestic]

SA 1999 

[Lord]

15 minutes ago, Chaos said:

didnt read that lodu

 

Then read before replying dumbass

[Chaos]

Just now, Lord said:

 

Then read before replying dumbass

got it moron

[singhvivek141]

8 minutes ago, Aiden said:

All neutrals would say Pak. Indians will say Aus.

Most here were too young to see the 92 WC.

My vague memory of 96 wc is (minus the highlights)

 

1. Caught and bowled by Kumble

2. Miandad runout & then 50:50 ad.

3. Kambli

 

99 WC was the one from when I became a regular watcher. 

[zen]

14 minutes ago, Aiden said:

All neutrals would say Pak. Indians will say Aus.

For a change, let someone other than a Pakistani say that

[Lord]

South Africa.