Kapil Dev’s 175 in the 1983 World Cup is possibly the greatest ODI innings. When it comes to chases, Virat Kohli’s undefeated 133 on Tuesday is right up there. DNA lists five other top ODI knocks by Indians in a winning cause
MS Dhoni (91*)
(World Cup final, Mumbai, 2011)
Captain cool walks in ahead of the in-form Yuvraj Singh. Has he lost it? Isn’t this a World Cup final? India are114/3; the match could go either way. Dhoni, along with Gautam Gambhir, puts everyone at ease and gradually takes control.
Muttiah Muralitharan is made to look insipid. Now seven runs needed, then four. Dhoni (91*) seals it with a six off Nuwan Kulasekara. Breaks India’s 28-year World Cup drought.