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India's cup of joy overflows

It was a day when the common man felt he was part of something special. A day when cherished dreams were realised

03-Apr-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

Jayawardene's moment, and Sreesanth's theatrics

Plays of the day from the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai

02-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Finally, the moment of truth

Everyone involved in the World Cup final cannot escape the passing thought about how everything that they have done till now - picking up a bat or a ball, their first century, their first five-for - has telescoped into these hours

01-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mumbai

Advantage Sri Lanka in World Cup match-ups

The seven World Cup matches between India and Sri Lanka have been mostly dramatic, with Sri Lanka having the numerical edge

01-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan playing the Jayasuriya role

Scoring runs up front, taking wickets and contributing in the field; Tillakaratne Dilshan's impact in this World cup has been similar to Sanath Jayasuriya's in 1996. And he's had to work harder for his success

31-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga

Every fan an actor on the biggest stage

Nagraj Gollapudi sat in the stands along with Wahab Riaz's family and thousands of Indian and Pakistani fans. The journalist inside him found it difficult to remain neutral in the charged-up atmosphere

31-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the PCA Stadium

Fielding clangers and Wahab's big day

Plays of the Day from the second World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali

30-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin and Sharda Ugra at the PCA Stadium

A fine but not flawless captain

Ricky Ponting's eight years in charge of Australia brought miserable lows but also unparalleled highs. It's those peaks that deserve to be remembered

30-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Emotions run high in tight game

You felt sorry for New Zealand, you felt happy for Sri Lanka. You felt sport

29-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

The mayhem of an India-Pakistan game

On the day of every match, for countrymen on either side, along with the cricketers, history, culture, war, and geopolitics also walk out to the middle. It is a completely unfair notion but has stoked a six-decade rivalry

29-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

A visceral leader of men

Shahid Afridi has been a true leader of men, with them on bad days and good days, taking Pakistan ultimately to a place few expected them to reach

29-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Mohali

Malinga's magic and Ryder's Leverock moment

Plays of the day from the 1st semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

29-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Murali's fitting run across the home stretch

Muttiah Muralitharan's final spell at home ended in fairytale fashion, much like his Test career in Galle last year. Just like back then, it would have been incredibly contrived had it not been for real

29-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

The joy of cricket

ESPNcricinfo's senior editor says the Pakistan team is a reminder that cricket has room for diverse kinds, that it's all about fun

29-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Clarke is as ready as he'll ever be

Few captains have enjoyed an apprenticeship as lengthy as Michael Clarke's, and the coming months will reveal whether the apprenticeship has been as thorough as it has been longwinded

29-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

An awesome pair and the battle of flashiness

ESPNcricinfo looks at the key contests in the semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

28-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in colombo

Nathan McCullum wants to topple another giant

New Zealand are not a team of superstars, they're a team of working-class heroes, like Nathan McCullum, who have built a reputation of being scrappers and in the scrap of their lives sent South Africa out of the tournament

27-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Sri Lanka put Premadasa chasing fears to rest

The last time 230 was chased at the Premadasa was six-and-a-half years ago. It was fitting then that on the big day the home side lost the toss, and put in a supreme performance to comfortably chase and win

26-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga at the Premadasa

Of broken bats and the man with nine lives

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth quarter-final between England and Sri Lanka in Colombo

26-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga at the Premadasa

England seek to defy the odds

England have done the first half of Pakistan 1992 right, now comes the hard bit

25-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

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