India, Feb. 7 -- Having expanded its wings from eight teams in the first edition to 11 in the second, the ICC KnockOut Trophy underwent a dramatically transformational change by the time of the third stanza, moving from a direct knockout to a league-cum-knockout tournament featuring 12 sides in 2002. The event was rechristened the ICC Champions Trophy, with Sri Lanka as the hosts.

The teams were divided into four groups of three each, with each pool topper advancing to the semifinals. India were clubbed with Zimbabwe and England, not exactly the Group of Death, though Sourav Ganguly's men were pushed all the way in their Pool 2 opener by the African nation. Powered by a memorable 145 by skipper Andy Flower, Zimbabwe came within 14 runs o...