The 1987 World Cup, hosted jointly by India and Pakistan, marked several significant changes in limited-overs cricket. Most notably, overs per innings were reduced from 60 to 50, which became the standard format for decades. Uniquely, this tournament did not award a 'Man of the Series' - the only World Cup in history without this honor. While colored clothing and white balls were introduced later, they were not features of the 1987 tournament, and floodlights were not used in this World Cup.