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Australia v India: the famous five

A look-back at memorable Australia-India encounters in World Cups

Deivarayan Muthu
25-Mar-2015
Steve Waugh enjoys a beer after the World Cup final, Australia v England, World Cup, final, Kolkata, November 8, 1987

1987, Chennai: In what was widely considered a gracious act, Kapil Dev concurred with Australia's insistence that one of Dean Jones' strikes, which was initially given as four, had cleared the boundary. That turned out to be the difference as Australia edged past India by one run. India began their chase of 271 strongly, but a middle-order meltdown left them needing six off the last over with only one wicket in hand. Mandinder Singh snuck a couple of twos off the first and third balls, before his off stump was sent cartwheeling by Steve Waugh.  •  Getty Images

Deivarayan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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