Cricket History and Facts

Ricky Ponting captained Australia when they won the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, defeating India in the final. Steve Waugh had been captain earlier but was not captain for the 2003 World Cup victory.

Sanath Jayasuriya was awarded Man of the Series in the 1996 World Cup. He scored 221 runs and took 6 wickets in the tournament, playing a key role in Sri Lanka's first World Cup victory. Aravinda De Silva was Man of the Match in the final, not the series.

Martin Crowe (New Zealand) was the leading run-scorer in the 1992 World Cup with 456 runs. He captained New Zealand to the semifinals and was the tournament's standout batsman. Wasim Akram was a bowler, Javed Miandad and Sidhu were batsmen but scored fewer runs.

Saeed Anwar scored 194 runs against India at Chennai in May 1997. This was the highest individual score in ODIs at that time and stood as a record for several years. The innings came at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, not Chennai.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup, becoming the first player to surpass 500 runs in a single World Cup tournament. Allan Border and Ricky Ponting are Australians, while Aravinda De Silva is from Sri Lanka - none achieved this milestone first.

Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets in a single Test innings against Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi in 1999. This is one of cricket's rarest achievements. Eden Gardens is in Kolkata, and Chinnaswamy Stadium is in Bangalore.

Kevin O'Brien scored the fastest World Cup century in 50 balls against England in 2011. Matthew Hayden, Sachin Tendulkar, and Sourav Ganguly all scored World Cup centuries but none matched O'Brien's record pace.

Suresh Raina captained the Indian team for this T20 match on June 4, 2011, as regular captain MS Dhoni was not playing. Raina led India in this specific game during the West Indies tour. Harbhajan, Kohli, and Pathan were team members but not captain for this match.

S Badrinath was declared Man of the Match for his performance in this T20 game on June 4, 2011. The middle-order batsman contributed significantly to India's performance in this match against the West Indies.

Duncan Fletcher was appointed as the new coach of the Indian cricket team in 2011, taking over from Gary Kirsten. This T20 match against West Indies was one of the first under his coaching tenure. Fletcher had previously coached England and Zimbabwe.

Darren Sammy was the captain of the West Indies team for this T20 series against India in 2011. Sammy led the West Indies side in this format during this period. Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, and Marlon Samuels were key players but not the captain.

Robin Singh was the head coach of Mumbai Indians during IPL 2011 (Season 4). Shaun Pollock, Jonty Rhodes, and Mukesh Ambani were not the head coach in that season.

Geoff Marsh was the head coach of Pune Warriors (Sahara Pune Warriors) in IPL 2011. Gary Kirsten, Shaun Marsh, and Geoff Lawson were not their coach that season.