The Cricket World Cup has thrown up some great memories down the times. We are trying to pick the top 10 iconic moments in the history of the World Cup. ICC organizes the World Cup every four years across the globe. This tournament hosted many moments that were unforgettable from admiration display of skills to huge upsets that define odds. In this article, we provide you with information about the best moments of the ICC Cricket World Cup of all time ranked 10.
| S. No | Best Moments in ICC Cricket World Cup |
| 1 | Australia 3 Consecutive Titles (1999-2007) |
| 2 | Kapil Dev’s 175* against Zimbabwe (1983) |
| 3 | Herschelle Gibbs Dropped Catch (1999) |
| 4 | Lasith Malinga’s 4 balls 4 wickets (2007) |
| 5 | Adam Gilchrist’s 149 (2007) |
| 6 | Ireland’s Miracle Win against England (2011) |
| 7 | The Underdog Story of Bangladesh (2015) |
| 8 | Rohit Sharma’s Five Centuries (2019) |
| 9 | New Zealand’s Super Over Thriller (2019) |
| 10 | Ben Stokes’ Heroics in the Final (2019) |
Best Moments of ICC Cricket World Cup of All Time – Ranked 10
1. Australia 3 Consecutive Titles (1999-2007)
The Australian cricket team is a very dominating team and very serious about their games they have so many talented players who gave them victory in every tournament. Australia has a record of winning 3 consecutive titles in 1999-2007 led by Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist. Australia’s supremacy was at the next level during this time period.
2. Kapil Dev’s 175* against Zimbabwe (1983)
Kapil Dev was born on 6th January 1959. He was a professional Indian cricketer who played for India National Team. Regarded as the greatest all-rounders in history of the cricket. He had a very interesting iconic moment when in the 1983 World Cup India team was at the score of 17/5 and they were struggling too much against Zimbabwe then Kapil Dev came to bat and he scored 175* runs in just 138 balls and set a target of 266/8.
3. Herschelle Gibbs Dropped Catch (1999)
Herschelle Gibbs is known for his best fielding efforts but on 13th June 1999 that was not his day on the field. On this day Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh’s catch in the Super Six clash which was between Australia vs South Africa and this catch cost their team a chance at World Cup victory. In this match, South Africa bat 1st and gave a target of 271/7 and Gibbs scored 101 runs. In the 31st over Klusener delivered a length ball to Waugh’s pad he flicked it towards mid-wicket ball went to Gibbs’s hands he almost caught the ball but unluckily the catch was dropped by Gibbs.
4. Lasith Malinga’s 4 balls 4 wickets (2007)
In ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2007 match between Sri Lanka and South Africa turned most thrilling match of the tournament. South Africa took a step closer to the 210-run target then there was the most iconic performance by Malinga. Malinga bowling his final spell produced 4 wickets in 4 balls. He 1st took the wickets of Shaun Pollock and Andrew Hall on his last ball in the 45th over.
5. Adam Gilchrist’s 149 (2007)
Adam Gilchrist was known for his batting ability and was regarded as the greatest batsman in the cricket world. On the 28th April 2007 match against Sri Lanka Gilchrist crushed Sri Lankan bowling he scored 149 runs in just 104 balls.
6. Ireland’s Miracle Win against England (2011)
In the World Cup of 2011, Ireland pulled the greatest upset in cricket when they defeated England. They chasing a huge target of 328 runs, Kevin O’Brien played a fabulous inning by scoring hundreds in just 50 balls and taking his team to a memorable 3-wicket victory.
7. The Underdog Story of Bangladesh (2015)
In the World Cup 2015, Bangladesh created history when they reached the quarterfinals for 1st time. Their historic win against England in the group stage took them to the knockout stage and they faced tough team India in the quarter-final. By the way, Bangladesh lost the match but their performance and progress built so high.
8. Rohit Sharma’s Five Centuries (2019)
Rohit Sharma is an Indian professional cricket player who is regarded as the best player in the history of cricket. He was known for his hard-hitting ability. In the 2019 World Cup Rohit Sharma made a new record by scoring 5 centuries in a single edition of the tournament. His batting form takes team India to reach the Semi-Finals.
9. New Zealand’s Super Over Thriller (2019)
In World Cup 2019 final between England vs New Zealand this match became the most thrilling match in the history of cricket. After both innings, they finished with an equal score and the match went to super over. Super over also got tied with scores of ENG-15/0, and NZ-15/1. Then England won the match by the highest number of boundaries.
10. Ben Stokes’ Heroics in the Final (2019)
In World Cup 2019, the final match was full of thrillers and emotions reason for the emotion was Ben Stokes. England all-rounder player Ben Stokes played an inning of 84 runs which helped England to tie the match then super over happened. His effort was so much to winning the World Cup for England but unfortunately, they lost the match.
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