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All play and some work

Cricketers, especially in the past, had to earn livings separately in order to be able to pursue their love for the game

The games cricketers play

Cricketers who excelled at other sports

They didn't play cricket, did they?

You'd do a double take on seeing these names on a scorecard

A quizzer's delight

Sehwag's five, Ponting's four, Joyce's two, Bracewell's 310, and other lesser-known World Cup facts

The unforgettables

Mention a particular World Cup, and what's the first image that springs to mind? Here are a few personal memories which might set off a few flashbacks of your own...

You don't say!

Facts about the World Cup that you may not have known unless you are a trivia junkie

Scandals on the big stage

Armbands in Harare, fires in Kolkata, and other incidents that didn't show the tournament in good light

By the skin of their teeth

World Cup matches that went down to the wire

Small fish, big teeth

Minnows who showed up their stronger rivals

I put a spell on you

Great World Cup bowling performances, from Pigeon, Big Bird, Waz, Warnie and others

Back from the dead

Eleven of the most improbable comebacks in World Cup history

The lone rangers

Eleven solo performances that took the World Cup by storm

How did that happen?

World Cup games that produced unexpected results

Short, sweet and sensational

Eleven of the most memorable cameos in World Cup history

Big billing, small deeds

Players who didn't live up to their reputations in the World Cup

Pop and fizzle

Players who shone at the World Cup, but only briefly

Excess baggage

Cricketers who sent the needle flying on the bathroom scales

From exotic lands

Test cricketers who were born in countries where the sport wasn't even a fifth-choice past-time

You've been triple-whammied

Teams who inflicted three innings losses on their opponents in one series. No prizes for guessing who features most on the list

Harry Sobers and the King of Spain

Even the most eagle-eyed proofreaders sometimes slip up. Here's a collection of cricketing misprints that made it to the final page

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