Lesser-known Facts: Cricket World Cup

We are well aware of the glory that cricket brings to the country and what enthusiasm Indians hold when it comes to cricket. Be it in any corner of the world, Indians have a thing for cricket and are always a step ahead to support its Indian Cricket Team players by being present in the majority.

Here are some amazing cricket facts that will blow your mind:

·        Did you know the first World Cup was organized in England in the month of June 1975?

·        England has been in the top stories with its triumphant victory in World Cup this year and you would be surprised to know that) it has also hosted the highest number of World Cup tournaments.

·        Australia holds the majority by taking the cup home four times in the ICC Cricket World Cup tournaments. India and West Indies are the two-time winners of the cup. Pakistan and Sri Lanka were the winners for the World Cup tournament one time each. These are the stats concluded out of the twelve editions that have taken place till now.

·        Chetan Sharma reserved the spot for the World Cup hat-trick man for the record he holds in the ICC World Cup. In 1987, Sharma was the first one to take a hat-trick in the history of the game. He clean bowled Ian Smith, Ewen Chatfield, Ken Rutherford of New Zealand with consecutive balls.

·        Gray Kirsten from South Africa is the player who scored the maximum scores, not-out with 188 runs against UAE in 1996.

·        Kepler Wessels has represented two countries in the history of  ICC World Cup. He represented Australia from 1982 to 1985, and later represented South Africa in 1991.

·        Nolan Clarke, a player from the Netherlands, was 47 when he played for the World Cup in 1996 and became the oldest player.

·        In the long history of the very interesting matched held between India and Pakistan, India has never lost a match against Pakistan.

·        In the 1999 World Cup match, Hansie Cronje and Allan Donald of South Africa used earphones to communicate with their coach. Later, Sourav Ganguly’s appeal was considered, and the earpieces were withdrawn.

·        Sri Lankan team has been lucky enough to win two of their league matches without playing a single ball. Sri Lanka was the host of the 1996 ICC World Cup tournament, and due to security reasons, Australian and West Indies players refused traveling to Sri Lanka. Ultimately, the host nation turned out to be the winner in both the games.

These are the amazing cricket facts that every cricket fan would always be eager to know about. These players did some great job and etched their names in history.

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