India were supposed to host the newly renamed Champions Trophy in 2002 but their government's refusal to relax tax laws saw it switched to Sri Lanka.

Sponsorship rows between the ICC and Sri Lanka and India also had to be settled before they entered full-strength teams.

After all that, a tournament scheduled a few months before the World Cup, in searing heat on slow pitches, and with a new group format, was even more anti-climactic than the previous two.

Fans voted with their feet once again, despite cheaper ticket prices and the looming monsoon season had the final word...