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Olonga and Flower make a stand
Two players, one black, one white, risked their lives and careers by wearing black armbands to protest injustice


Overview
Washouts, walkovers, and black-armband protests
Fourteen teams competed in an unwieldy schedule that culminated in a high-scoring, one-sided final
Classic moments
Men of the finals: Ponting pummels India

My first world cup
Robin Peterson
'Being knocked out felt worse in 2011'
Twenty-two-year-old Peterson soaked in the feeling of playing a World Cup at home, even though he only got one game

Kenya's big win
'As soon as we got Lara, we were a different side'
Aasif Karim recalls Kenya's shock win over West Indies in 1996, and his spell that had Australia quivering in 2003

Quiz
Adam Gilchrist walked after being caught off which bowler in the semi-final?
How well do you remember the 2003 World Cup?

My first world cup
Ashish Nehra
'When you're 23, you're fearless'
Neither an injury nor a tournament final could worry Nehra, who still holds the best innings figures by an Indian in a World Cup
Gallery
Unstoppable Australia register third World Cup win

Martin Williamson
Rewind
Shane Warne's World Cup shame
In 2003, taking a tablet given to him by his mother to get rid of a double chin cost him a year of his career

Amrit Mathur
India v pakistan, 2003
The battle of Centurion
The fourth India-Pakistan match in World Cups was anticipated like no other. And when it finally arrived, it was a cracker. An insider relives it all, eight years later to the day
Getty Images When 'little toothpick' Tendulkar saved the game with his maiden Test hundred
ESPNcricinfo Ltd Quote Unquote: who's saying what
VVS Laxman When VVS Laxman turned out to bat for Pudsey Congs
Gareth Copley / © Getty Images The top 20 balls of this century
Michael Steele / © Getty Images Growing up with Murali
Getty Images Who's leading in every format
Chris McGrath / © Getty Images Brisbane 2001: 'For the first time, I saw genuine fear in Australia'
Associated Press Records index
Most runs, most wickets, and a lot more
ICC/Getty Images The many shades of Marlon Samuels
Getty Images 20 cricketers for the 2020s: players we think will dominate the decade
AP Photo Wasim Jaffer's best Mumbai Ranji XI
Your shots: pictures by fans
Getty Images Like father, unlike son
PA Photos/Getty Images Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood
Getty Images Cheteshwar Pujara on Rahul Dravid: 'He taught me there is life beyond cricket'
Getty Images What has English cricket been like for black players?