ProfBalaa

Indian cricket team's performances in the knockout stages of World Cups As I write this, India reached the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup and will play against New Zealand. India dominated the 2023 World Cup like never before, won almost all the matches, and was the only unbeaten team in the campaign. So it is the right time to go back and recollect our World Cup knockout campaigns from 1987 onwards. 1987 Reliance World Cup: The Indians entered the 1987 Reliance World Cup as favourites, with the tournament being jointly hosted by India and Pakistan. Pakistan hosted one leg of the World Cup while the other was in India, and the final took place in India. During this World Cup, Sunil Gavaskar scored his only ODI century against New Zealand in a crucial match aimed at securing the top spot in the table, presumably to avoid facing Pakistan in the semi-final. Gavaskar's century, achieved in less than 100 balls, improved India's overall run rate. In the semi-final clash betwee