Also, the worst bowling strike-rates, cricketers named "Scrubs" and "Tufty", and most dismissals on first-class debut

Mistaken identity? Cricket abounds with instances

Also, a first-class baby, Tendulkar's nineties, Murali's ducks, and a triple in the second

Eleven short cricketers who rose to heights they weren't used to

And: Nairobi's record, Compo's football career, nine bowlers in an innings, and more on Bradman's India trip

Players who were head and shoulders above their team-mates

And: Watson's records, a triple with a borrowed bat, and signing off with a double

To date 2621 men have played Test cricket. Here are 11 who might well have but for various reasons didn't

Also: the most sixes in an ODI innings, and players who've scored hundreds in their final World Cup match

Much of the fascination of cricket is interwoven with its numbers and statistics. Here are 11 records that are unlikely to be beaten

Also: stranded on 99, the most hundreds in a World Cup, the most Man-of-the-Match awards, and more

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

Playing for India and Pakistan, Tendulkar's World Cup runs and one-day losses, and eight-ball nostalgia

Cricketers who excelled at other sports

Most sixes in a World Cup innings, unbeaten zeroes, uninterrupted by zeroes, and starting and finishing with ten-fors

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

Six-fors at No. 6, careers without sixes, longest innings at Lord's, and more

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

World Cup's fathers and sons, hogging the strike, birthday scores, and lots of Afridi

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...