Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with members of the 1996 ... Lankan World Cup-winning side that defeated the Mark Taylor-led Australian team by seven wickets in the final ...

Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he believes Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning side with their aggressive and unique style of batting gave birth to T20 cricket.

Speaking of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph, the side put in an exceptional performance against Australia in the summit clash of the tournament. Both sides faced off in the final of the ...

The 1996 World Cup victory is a sporting ... handing Sri Lanka their only 50-over World Cup title till date. De Silva’s performance in the final match immortalised him, as the all-rounder ...

He met the 1996 WC-winning Sri Lanka team, which won the country their maiden world title by defeating mighty Australians in the final at Lahore.

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Sri Lanka's cricket legends who won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, including Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas ...