Finest 3 Knocks From 3 World Cups For India

Cricket is religion in India and world cup is like the biggest festival of this religion. And since this festival is nearing let's have a look at some of the great knocks ever played. What makes these knock even greater is the situation in which they were played.

#1 Kapil Dev's 175 against Zimbabwe(1983)

A must win match, cold condition, swinging ball and India's score just 9 runs for 4 down which further went on to 17 for 5 when Kapil walked in. Then came the collosal knock of skipper scoring 175 of just 138 comprising of 16 fours and 6 sixes. He went on to batting with tailenders without hitting a lofted shot till he reached 80 run mark. And yes India won the match by 31 runs. What makes this inning more rare is the fact that this match was not telivised neither recorded, regretting aren't you?

2. Gautam Gambhir's 97 in the Finals(2011)

Well, Gautam is known for the innings he played in two finals, one of which came in 2011 in Wankhede. Stage was set so was the target of 275. Crowd cheering to the fullest but 2 early wickets put the host on Backfoot and Lankans were going gung-ho. That's when Gautam and Virat build partnership. Further Gambhir and Dhoni went on to yet another partnership of 109 runs. Gambhir got out on unfortunate 97 but only when he turned the table. Had not been Gautam it would have been very difficult for Dhoni to "finish things off in style".

3. Yuvraj's 70 against Kangaroo's (2007)

Right from the start of the tournament Yuvraj was threat to every team playing against India. It was again on him to prove himself in semi-final. Australia has always been favourite side for this young man. There was a incident of sledging when one of the opponent said "Every day is not Sunday"(here refering to 6 sixes against England), smiled Yuvraj and rest is history. These 70 runs came of just 30 balls with 5 gigantic hits and 5 classy strokes.