One of The 10 Greatest Knocks In Cricket World Cup History

Viv Richards (West Indies)

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Kapil Dev (India)

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Brian Lara (West Indies)

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Sachin Tendulkar (India)

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Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

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Kevin O'Brien (Ireland)

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AB de Villiers (South Africa)

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Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

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Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

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Rohit Sharma (India)

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