Specials – Associate nations at the World Cup, Part 4

Bangladesh’s elevation to Test status in 2000, coupled with the increase in the number of participating teams by two, led to room for four Associates at the 2003 World Cup in Africa. The 2007 edition in the Caribbean was even more inclusive, as an unprecedented six Associates featured in it. Continuing our series on […]

Specials – Recalling the best of the 2007 World Cup

It has been ten years since the ninth edition of the Cricket World Cup, which began in the Caribbean on 13th March, 2007 and featured a record 16 teams. The tournament drew considerable flak from many quarters for its long-drawn format and overpriced tickets, not to mention the embarrassing gaffe by the umpires in […]

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT – A few World Cup curiosities

The cricket World Cup always brings its share of strange and unexpected occurrences that make the average cricket fan sit up and take notice. Here is a list of 20 curiosities that have lent to the history of cricket’s premier limited-overs tournament:- 1) Women one step ahead The inaugural cricket World Cup was […]

RECORD BOOK – India smash the highest World Cup total

The 2007 World Cup in the West Indies was a highly forgettable one for the Indian cricket team. Having finished as runners-up in 2003, expectations were high four years later for the Men in Blue to go one step further. However, the Rahul Dravid-led outfit lost two out of its three games (to Bangladesh […]