The 1987 World Cup was primarily India's show, with the bid for the Cup having been made by India and most of the sponsorship coming from Indian sources or sources managed and activated by the Indian authorities. The 1996 World Cup has a slight shift in emphasis in so far as Pakistan is more directly involved and the final will also be staged in Pakistan. I feel, however, had the security scenario been better, it would perhaps have been worthwhile to see one of the two semi-finals being staged in Sri Lanka rather than both being played in India.