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*'''1983:''' Umpire Publius Sextus Quintus Fell entered a controversial race row in an India vs South Africa match, in which Fell allegedly no-balled leg-spinner Ramachandran repeatedly on the ground of "smelling like curry" and for "chucking". He was also accused of muttering swear words in Africaans during the match.  
 
*'''1983:''' Umpire Publius Sextus Quintus Fell entered a controversial race row in an India vs South Africa match, in which Fell allegedly no-balled leg-spinner Ramachandran repeatedly on the ground of "smelling like curry" and for "chucking". He was also accused of muttering swear words in Africaans during the match.  
 
*'''1992:''' Sheikh picks up a five-wicket haul in the finals against England to take the Cup.  
 
*'''1992:''' Sheikh picks up a five-wicket haul in the finals against England to take the Cup.  
*'''1996:''' Jayasuirya, George Chamberlain and Dave "The Rave" Twymann all score huge centuries in the Cup, making it the most exciting tournament since its inaugaration in 1975. *
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*'''1996:''' Jayasuirya, George Chamberlain and Dave "The Rave" Twymann all score huge centuries in the Cup, making it the most exciting tournament since its inaugaration in 1975.  
'''1999:''' James "Watty" Watts was suspended and subsequently expelled from the Cup after allegations of drug-taking and bullying Avi Mayorcas after the latter's stunning catch to dismiss Watts.
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*'''1999:''' James "Watty" Watts was suspended and subsequently expelled from the Cup after allegations of drug-taking and bullying Avi Mayorcas after the latter's stunning catch to dismiss Watts.
 
*'''2003:''' Thomlinson scores a crushing double century in just 120 deliveries to take the Cup in the finals against Sri Lanka. Michael Craddock hits 7 "home runs" (a new record) against New Zealand, but was also accused of singing too much by angry Kiwi supporters.  
 
*'''2003:''' Thomlinson scores a crushing double century in just 120 deliveries to take the Cup in the finals against Sri Lanka. Michael Craddock hits 7 "home runs" (a new record) against New Zealand, but was also accused of singing too much by angry Kiwi supporters.  
*'''2007:''' Sanghon Kim captains the Korean side and leads them to a shock victory over Australia by a narrow margin of 2  
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*'''2007:''' Sanghon Kim captains the Korean side and leads them to a shock victory over Australia by a narrow margin of 2
 
runs, in which Kim achieved bowling figures of 2-8 and scored 56. Jack Owen scores a mesmerising 152* off just 99 balls to gain a 9 wicket victory over Austalia in the finals; England consequently take the cup after surpassing Australia's score of 322-7 in 45.4 overs. Aveenash Sekhar emerges as the leading all-rounder and statistically the greatest in terms of wickets and runs, with over 8000 runs and 300 wickets in ODIs.
 
runs, in which Kim achieved bowling figures of 2-8 and scored 56. Jack Owen scores a mesmerising 152* off just 99 balls to gain a 9 wicket victory over Austalia in the finals; England consequently take the cup after surpassing Australia's score of 322-7 in 45.4 overs. Aveenash Sekhar emerges as the leading all-rounder and statistically the greatest in terms of wickets and runs, with over 8000 runs and 300 wickets in ODIs.
    
==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
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Since Watts's expulsion from the Cricket World Cup, fans have been leading protests against the IPCC and do not wish the competition to be continued. They feel it is a tragedy that such an event happened, and thus far their protests have fallen on deaf ears. The famous pagan feminist Lewis Newburn is rumoured to be leading these protests, and said these words: "What has happened has been a tragedy, and I think that those allowing the competition to continue should really take another look at their priorities in life."
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Since Watts's expulsion from the Cricket World Cup, fans have been leading protests against the IPCC and do not wish the competition to be continued. They feel it is a tragedy that such an event happened, and thus far their protests have fallen on deaf ears. The famous pagan feminist Lewis Newburn is rumoured to be leading these protests, and his frustration over nothing changing in the past eight years has caused much amusement - some have seen him swearing in his anger, which is not a Christian activity.
    
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