50 fascinating facts about World Cups

Highest run-getter in World Cups

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During his knock of 52 against the Netherlands in the 2003 World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar surpassed Javed Miandad (1083) to become the highest run-getter in World Cup history. Eventually, Tendulkar finished with 2278 runs in World Cups.
Brothers in arms

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Dayle Hadlee, Richard Halee and Barry Hadlee all played for New Zealand in the inaugural World Cup in England
The Youngest World Cup winner

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Aged 22 years and 3 months, Piyush Chawla was the youngest to taste World Cup success when MS Dhoni's devils defeated Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 2011.
Father-Son combo

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Donald Pringle played for East Africa in the inaugural World Cup, while his son Derek Pringle represented England in the 1987 and 1992 World Cups.
The fury of Botham and Gooch

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Ian Botham and Graham Gooch caused a stir by walking out of the 1992 World Cup final official pre-match dinner after being far from impressed at Australian comedian Gerry Connolly's act. The Queen impersonator joked that the royal family was to be privatised and sponsored by Fosters.
Martyn ignores broken finger to be part of history

Australian batsman Damien Martyn batted with a broken finger and shared a match-changing 234-run stand with Ricky Ponting in the 2003 World Cup final. Martyn finished unbeaten on 88.
The best and worst bowling average

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Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf has the best bowling average (0.00) in World Cup history. Yousuf took the wicket of Zimbabwe's Christopher Mpofu with the very first ball he bowled in the 2007 World Cup. Contrastingly, New Zealand off-spinner John Bracewell has the worst average. Featuring in two World Cups (1983, 1987), Bracewell played seven matches, conceded 310 runs and picked up just 1 wicket, meaning he had an average of 310.
Zimbabwe's black armband protest

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Before the start of Zimbabwe's opening match against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup, the likes of Andy Flower and Henry Olonga wore black armbands "mourning the death of democracy in Zimbabwe."
McGrath turns into Nostradamus

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When Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called the right side of the coin during the toss in the 2003 World Cup final and said that his side would bowl first, Australian pacer Glenn McGrath made cheeky comment in the dressing room saying, "Well, that's the first mistake."
Tendulkar's clever strategy

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During the 2003 World Cup, ever since India changed their opening partnership after their group game against Australia, Virender Sehwag took strike for three successive matches. However, when India took on arch-rivals Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar thought Wasim Akram would have too many tricks up his sleeve for young Sehwag and told him that he will take strike. Eventually, Tendulkar hit a couple of lovely boundaries in the very first over to set the tone for a convincing Indian victory.

Full T20 Leagues shedule

Date	Match Details	Time			Venue		D/N
		GMT	IST	Your Time	Ground	City
Apr 08 - Wed	Kolkata v Mumbai, 1st Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 09 - Thu	Chennai v Delhi, 2nd Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 10 - Fri	Punjab v Rajasthan, 3rd Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium	Pune
Apr 11 - Sat	Chennai v Hyderabad, 4th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 11 - Sat	Kolkata v Bangalore, 5th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 12 - Sun	Delhi v Rajasthan, 6th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 12 - Sun	Mumbai v Punjab, 7th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai
Apr 13 - Mon	Bangalore v Hyderabad, 8th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 14 - Tue	Rajasthan v Mumbai, 9th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Apr 14 - Tue	Kolkata v Chennai, 10th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 15 - Wed	Punjab v Delhi, 11th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium	Pune
Apr 16 - Thu	Hyderabad v Rajasthan, 12th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	Visakhapatnam
Apr 17 - Fri	Mumbai v Chennai, 13th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai
Apr 18 - Sat	Hyderabad v Delhi, 14th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	Visakhapatnam
Apr 18 - Sat	Punjab v Kolkata, 15th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium	Pune
Apr 19 - Sun	Rajasthan v Chennai, 16th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Apr 19 - Sun	Bangalore v Mumbai, 17th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 20 - Mon	Delhi v Kolkata, 18th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 21 - Tue	Rajasthan v Punjab, 19th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Apr 22 - Wed	Hyderabad v Kolkata, 20th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	Visakhapatnam
Apr 22 - Wed	Bangalore v Chennai, 21st Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 23 - Thu	Delhi v Mumbai, 22nd Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 24 - Fri	Rajasthan v Bangalore, 23rd Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad
Apr 25 - Sat	Mumbai v Hyderabad, 24th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai
Apr 25 - Sat	Chennai v Punjab, 25th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Apr 26 - Sun	Kolkata v Rajasthan, 26th Match Indian Premier League 2015	10:30	16:00	16:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 26 - Sun	Delhi v Bangalore, 27th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Feroz Shah Kotla	Delhi
Apr 27 - Mon	Punjab v Hyderabad, 28th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	Mohali
Apr 28 - Tue	Kolkata v Delhi, 29th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	Eden Gardens	Kolkata
Apr 29 - Wed	Bangalore v Rajasthan, 30th Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Apr 30 - Thu	Chennai v Kolkata, 31st Match Indian Premier League 2015	14:30	20:00	20:00	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai