Bengaluru, May 16: There are players in history who chose the ICC Cricket World Cups as the stage of their best performances. Since the inaugural edition in 1975, there have been several instances when cricketers excelled at the business end to carve a niche for themselves in the quadrennial extravaganza. From the late Gary Gilmour of Australia to Grant Elliott of New Zealand as the recent-most example, the list is endless. Here we look at certain individuals who came up with magical performances in both the semifinals and finals of a World Cup in its 44-year history. Gary Gilmour (Australia), 1975 The left-arm pacer with golden hair played just two games in the World Cup and they were the semifinal and final of the 1975 edition held in England. Gilmour destroyed hosts England with 6 for 14 in the semifinal (he also chipped in with the bat when Australia faced trouble chasing just 94) and then in the final, he took 5 for 48 against the West Indies although Australia finished second-best on that occasion. Gilmour was the man of the match in the semifinal. Viv Richards (West Indies), 1979 The Caribbean king had batted England out in the 1979…