50 Magic Moments

The old faithful cranks it up one last time

When it all came together, thrillingly, dangerously, solidly, for a team, a country, that needed it badly

At the home of cricket, a young South African makes a statement

With a wave of the wand, Warne takes his boys home

The man who made every ball compelling

World Cup 2007: the wild-haired slinger nearly does a coasting South Africa in

In the heat of battle, Fred shows he cares

With a shot for six over midwicket, the most improbable scoreline in cricket comes to pass

In the creeping dark, a miracle spreads radiance

With a perfect square-cut, an epic is sealed

An Australian giving his wicket away? At the World Cup? Truth is often stranger than fiction

First came a six, then a four, then divine magic

Against the old enemy, the old buzzard times it to a nicety

A brattish upstart brings the tone of Lord's down a notch or two

Lionheart grits his teeth and shoulders the load

Thorpe steers the ship home in the gloom

India's go-to guy steps up and answers the doubters

India get hit midships by the Rawalpindi Express

It was heartbreak for India, but the crowd at the Chidambaram Stadium saw it differently

Two titans at the height of their powers come up against each other