World Cup 2003: Ponting overcomes early hurdles, drugs bust, to win cup

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World Cup 2003: Ponting overcomes early hurdles, drugs bust, to win cup

The World Cup 2003 started with drama when Shane Warne was sensationally booted out after failing a drugs test on the eve of the cup. Ponting overcame these early hurdles to score a match winning hundred in the final against India.

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2003 ICC World Cup Semi F ... 2003 ICC World Cup Semi F ... 2003 ICC World Cup SAF v ... 2003 ICC World Cup AUS v ... 2003 ICC World Cup Final ...

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2003 ICC World Cup

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Warne, Shane K Ponting, Ricky T Pollock, Shaun M Ganguly, Sourav Chandidas Bichel, Andrew J Symonds, Andrew

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Kingsmead New Wanderers Stadium St George's Park

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