The Best moments of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015..::..

Best moments of ICC Cricket World Cup 

2015...::..!

The World Cup 2015 has been a tremendous success and has featured some of the most scintillating cricket we have ever witnessed. A few performances however stand out from the rest and will be cherished by the neutral audience for some time to come. As we bid adieu to this edition of the World Cup waiting for the winners to lift the trophy, let's take a look at some of the best moments from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

1. India And South Africa Going Down Valiantly In the Semi-Finals

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Grown men crying on the field, hopes dashed and a golden chance squandered. These were the scenes when India and South Africa lost their semi-final bouts against Australia and New Zealand respectively. Dhoni, who is generally quite calm and composed couldn't stop himself, moisture brimming in his eyes, the poor guy had been on national duty since 6 months and it all ended in heartbreak. Such was the spirit with which India and South Africa played that they won many a hearts even though they lost to better teams on the day, and left with a promise to come back stronger.

2. Virat Kohli's Century Against Pakistan

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No Indian had scored a century against Pakistan in the World Cup in 11 editions earlier. But Virat Kohli changed that when India met Pakistan in Adelaide and defeated them for 6 straight times in the World Cup. It was a sublime century by India's best batsman and also one for the history books.

3. Mitchell Starc's Sensational Bowling Against New Zealand

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Mitchell Starc will remember this World Cup till eternity because it has been solely due to his performance that Australia has reached the final. He has a bountiful kitty of 20 wickets at an average of 10 in this World Cup and if the trend continues, he may lead Australia to its fifth World Cup win in 12 editions. His spell against India in the semis and New Zealand in the group stages is one of the top moments in this World Cup.

4. Indian Bowlers Turn Up The Heat

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Mohammed Shami, UmeshYadav and Mohit Sharma woke up from deep slumber to kickstart India's World Cup campaign. They were stunning in the run-up for their deliveries and the aggression in their bowling was refreshing. Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav in particular bowled consistently above 145 Kmph to produce some of the better spells anyone has seen from Indian seamers. However, they failed in the Semis but that does not take away all good that they produced leading up to that moment. 

5. Double Hundreds By Gayle And Guptill

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This World Cup will be remembered for not one but two World Cup double hundreds. Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill were welcome additions to what was an Indian's only club prior to their feat. Gayle stripped the ball naked with his hard hitting score of 215 and Guptill became the first international batsman to score a double hundred in the knockout game scoring 237 against West Indies.

6. 10 Wins A Row For India And Dhoni In World Cups

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Dhoni is probably the best Indian captain of all times and the record speaks for itself. He led India to ten consecutive wins in the World Cup and dragged the team to the semifinals when there were very low expectations of crossing the group stage. His trophy cabinet is star studded with Champions Trophy, World Cup Trophy, and T20 Trophy. And it will take a fair bit of work for the next captain to break his captaincy records.

7. 4 Hundreds In A Row By Kumar Sangakkara

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Sangakkara retired from international cricket after the loss against South Africa in the Quarter-finals and surely it was heartbreak. But he did go on a high! Scoring four centuries in a row in the World Cup is no easy task. He will be remembered for this streak for a long time to come. Legend. Salute!

8. Afghanistan Winning Their First World Cup Game

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Afghanistan is not a great team but they surely played like one to beat Scotland and register their first World Cup win. The image of Samiullah Shenwari flying past the batsmen to win it for Afghanistan would be one of the most powerful images in the history of World Cup.

9. The Big Upsets - Ireland Beat West Indies/Bangladesh Knocks England Out Of The Cup

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Ireland beat West Indies and England once again failed to turn up at the biggest stage and crashed out of the world cup after losing to minnows Bangladesh. It was one of those moments which would shine through the mist of all that's important and Bangladesh would have been proud to make it to the Quarters of such a big tournament.

10. Shikhar Dhawan's Comeback Against South Africa

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Shikhar Dhawan was in the firing line for not scoring outside Asia. And then he made one of the most famous comebacks in the World Cup, scoring a blistering 137 against South Africa and winning the important game almost single-handedly. It will be remembered as one of those moments in a big game where 'Gabbar' made his mark.