The night the World Cup came home

A victory to remember for India in a campaign where they had a player for every occasion

The last hurrah

Switch Hit: It's Sachin v Murali in Mumbai - who will script the fairytale ending? Plus, will Ponting's presence be a hindrance to new captain Clarke?

Meeting Rahul Bhattacharya

Running Between the Cricket: Gokul and Jaideep meet the author of Pundits from Pakistan, a book on India's historic tour to Pakistan in 2003-04

'SL, India have a slight edge'

Bowl at Boycs: Boycott on the semi-finals, Ponting's future, Shoaib's unfulfilled talent, and his memories of the late Fred Titmus

A Sri Lankan cricket innovator

Running Between the Cricket: Jaideep and Gokul head to Colombo and meet Mahinda Wijesinghe, who is brimming with innovative thoughts on cricket

Great expectations

Switch Hit: The quarter-finals spell the end of the road for England, Australia, SA and WI. What next for Strauss and Co? Plus, we look ahead to the semi-finals

Dhaka bids farewell to the World Cup

Running Between the Cricket: Gokul and Jaideep enjoy some knockout cricket and some knockout comedy on their last stint in Dhaka

'Excited again about 50-over cricket'

Time Out: Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar and Ian Bishop on the trends from the group stage, and what lies in store in the knockouts

Any lives left?

Switch Hit: As England limp through to the quarter-finals, do they have any more to give?

'We want to prove a point every time we play'

How We Won the World Cup: Nathan Bracken relives Australia's dominant 2007 campaign | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Chennai - Great crowd, great matches

Running Between the Cricket: Gokul and Jaideep share their thoughts on the famously knowledgeable Chennai cricket crowd

'No one was more aggressive than Viv'

Ian Chappell on the World Cup performance of a batsman who intimidated even Imran Khan

'No one expected us to go that far'

World Cup Memories: Mahela Jayawardene on the 2007 tournament, where Sri Lanka made it to the final

'Umpires at fault, not the DRS'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on England's troubles, Kamran Akmal's wicketkeeping, the challenge of the batting Powerplay, and questions surrounding the review system

Reliving Kolkata 2001

Running between the Cricket: Jaideep and Gokul relive India's greatest Test on their first visit to the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Dew for departure?

Switch Hit: A wet ball is among the excuses for a defeat that leaves England on the brink. Has six months on tour finally taken its toll?

A bowlers' monday

Harsha's daily: Bangladesh follow up interesting selections with a convincing win, before Umar Gul hit his straps against Zimbabwe

'In adversity, someone always stood up'

How We Won the World Cup: Andy Bichel looks back at Australia's title defence in 2003 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Emotions galore as SA prevail

Harsha's World Cup Daily: South Africa deserved the win and India, once again, are left with lot of questions to answer, but a great game nevertheless

The Friday of fate

Kieron Pollard powers West Indies to a win against Ireland, and Bangladesh create history in a thrilling match against England in Chittagong

'Kapil's innings gave India the confidence to win'

Chappell's World Cup Performances: How India's captain took them from the brink of defeat to the world title

'Australia are never down and cannot be counted out'

World Cup Memories: John Wright looks back at India's World Cup campaign of 2003, where they made it to the final

Harsha's Daily

Ross Taylor's birthday bash

A wonderful win for New Zealand, a performance that almost didn't happen, and Kamran Akmal's struggle behind the stumps