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ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY  2006 in INDIA - HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT
 


 
    2004, ENGLAND [ ICC Champions Trophy ]
      After traveling to Asia and Africa, the ICC Champions Trophy finally came to the home of cricket. It was the first major tournament to be held in England since the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, and it was for the first time that the world's richest nation USA took part in it. The format was no different than the previous edition. The only difference was the outcome. more...
Host   England
Number of Teams   12
Runner up  England
Winner  West Indies
Highest Wicket-taker A.Flintoff (9)
Highest Runs-scorer M.T'cothick (261)
Points Table | Match Results


2002, SRI LANKA [ ICC Champions Trophy ]

 
     In 2002, the ICC Knockout tournament returned to Asia as Sri Lanka volunteered to host the tournament after its neighbour India, who were scheduled to host the tournament, backed down owing to the 'no tax free' policy of its government. This event would see the ICC Knockout tournament being rechristened as ICC Champions Trophy. more...
Host  Sri Lanka
Number of Teams  12
Runner up  -
Winner  Sri Lanka / India
Highest Wicket-taker M.M'tharan (10)
Highest Runs-scorer V.Sehwag (271)
Points Table | Match Results

2000, KENYA [ ICC KNOCKOUT TROPHY ]

    
After Bangladesh hosted the inaugural event in 1998, it was now the turn of Kenya to embrace the ICC Knockout tournament. Though the basic concept of knock-out remained intact there were a few changes. more...

Host  Kenya
Number of Teams  11
Runner up  India
Winner  New Zealand
Highest Wicket-taker V.Prasad (8)
Highest Runs-scorer S.Ganguly (348)
Match Results

1998, BANGLADESH [ WILLS INTERNATIONAL CUP ]


        The inaugural ICC Champions Trophy took place in 1998 at Dhaka, Bangladesh and was called the ICC Knockout tournament as it was held on a knockout basis. The two bottom-ranked teams New Zealand and Zimbabwe played against each other to determine the final team for the quarter-final stage. All other teams gained direct entry into the quarter-finals. more...
Host  Bangladesh
Number of Teams  9
Runner up  West Indies
Winner  S. Africa
Highest Wicket-taker J.Kallis (8)
Highest Runs-scorer P.Wallace (221)
Match Results
 

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