ICC Champions Trophy
1998-99 Bangladesh
Winners: South Africa
Runners-up: West Indies
Teams: 9

The tournament’s all matches were played at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, but the slow and low pitches produced some poor cricket.

All matches were attended by massive crowds which flocked to games, even though Bangladesh were not invited to their own party.

The knock-out format, with eight matches compressed into nine days, fuelled the locals' excitement.

South Africa won the first ICC Champions Trophy defeating the West Indies in the final.

2000-01 Kenya
Winners: New Zealand
Runners-up: India
Teams: 11

The second event included Bangladesh - on the verge of joining the Test-playing countries - and hosts Kenya.

The format remained a straight knock-out - and the Nairobi Gymkhana, which had received a million-dollar refurbishment ahead of the event, hosted all games. But unlike Dhaka, local interest was poor and crowds were dismal.

New Zealand surprisingly beat India in the final, thanks to Chris Cairns's 102, but it was a one-off success - their next 13 ODIs produced 11 defeats and just one win.

2002-03 Sri Lanka
Winners: India/Sri Lanka
Teams: 12

The tournament was held when the World Cup was just less than five months away. It did not attract people due to poor organisation and a revised format and they stayed away despite low ticket prices.

The ICC also decided to use the tournament to experiment with technology (Pakistan's Shoaib Malik became the first victim of an lbw decision deferred to the third umpire). While it was useful for lbws (where the only referral was whether the ball pitched outside leg stump) it proved almost useless for disputed catches. The ICC abandoned the trial soon after.

Sri Lanka and India only sent full-strength sides after contract disputes were settled at the last minute, but Sri Lanka made it to the final after a popular win over an unpopular Australia. However, they shared the trophy with India when both attempts to finish the final were washed out by tropical storms.

2004 England
Winners: West Indies
Runners-up: England
Teams: 12

The continuation with the format that had been so flawed in Sri Lanka did not help, and the inclusion of the USA - a ragbag of past-its and never-weres - just added to the feeling that this was a pointless exercise.

Apart from the final and India's matches, attendances were again dire. It is not easy to apportion blame precisely for this fiasco, but between them the two governing bodies constituted a deadly combination.

The final, which witnessed a remarkable comeback by the West Indies to defeat England in almost pitch darkness, offered scant consolation after such a poor competition.

2006-07 India
Winners: Australia
Runners-up: West Indies
Teams: 10

The fifth edition, held five months before the World Cup, will be best remembered for Australia's eventual capturing of the one piece of silverware that had previously eluded them.

High-priced tickets kept Indian fans away, Diwali season was also a distraction. With the termination of the monsoons just prior to the tournament, the pitches had not settled, and provided bounce and lateral movement - something the Australian bowlers utilised to the hilt.

Though USA and Kenya did not feature from the previous tournament, a qualifying round meant the number of matches increased from 15 to 21. The steady performances of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and West Indies took them to the semi-finals. Events in the lead-up to the final between Australia and West Indies were forgettable at best.

Nonetheless, Australia's took the crown in style, winning by eight wickets under the D/L method.