Unlike nowadays, only 14 players formed the World Cup squad in 1996. We had an issue in selecting ... So that's what experience does, not just playing matches. You have to back that player.

India-Pakistan matches were the largest in the world ... Pakistan find themselves in a farcical situation: Lahore hosted the 1996 World Cup final, a tournament Pakistan co-hosted with India ...

Chaminda Vaas, who took 760 wickets in 438 matches for Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2009, praised PM Modi's cricket knowledge. "It's a great honour to meet him personally as the 1996 World Cup team.