The 1990s — Changing of the Guard

The arrival of pay TV, commercialization, improved player development and a new generation of stars.

Australia's attempts to finally defeat the West Indies in a Test series, plus other close matches.

Players who became specialists in ODI cricket and helped transform the limited-overs game.

Great partnerships between two players and how combinations could transform matches.

The changing international hierarchy and the emergence of new rivalries.

Extraordinary individual batting and bowling performances.

The final years and retirements of some of the great players of the previous generation.

Fierce player-versus-player battles that became defining cricket moments.

A new generation of players whose influence changed matches and even aspects of the game itself.

Individual brilliance and remarkable performances during cricket's increasingly professional era.

The importance of captains and leadership in the 1990s.