The 1987 World Cup winning squad of Australia was finally presented with their medals, 30 years after winning the trophy, during a medal distribution ceremony at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday, at the innings break on the fourth one-day international between Australia and Pakistan.
The Australian side led by Allan Border won the fourth edition of the tournament held in India and Pakistan, after they beat England by seven runs in the final at Calcutta (Kolkata) but never received medals for their success.
"I'm so proud that the players and support staff of our 1987 win have been recognised in this way," Border said.
Allan Border said: "We are grateful to Cricket Australia and the ICC for this being done," quoted ICC.
"Its terrific to get together again as a group, relive those days and have a laugh but also realise what it was we achieved in becoming the first Australia side to win the World Cup. Its an achievement that binds all 17 of us together and something we all look back on with not just pride but also a great deal of satisfaction," he added.
Last year, the ICC decided to award medals to players and support staff of all World Cup-winning squads who did not receive them at the time of their successes.
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