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A repeat of 1996?

A repeat of 1996?

From Nishad Jayasundara, Sri Lanka

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

The domino effect

The domino effect

From Venkataraghavan Srinivasan, India

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Ponting's loss marks the end of an era

Ponting's loss marks the end of an era

From Brad Hinds, Australia

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Dernbach selection reflects forward thinking

Dernbach selection reflects forward thinking

From Matthew Davies, United Kingdom

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

The expensive replacement

The expensive replacement

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Sorry you’ve gone XI

Sorry you’ve gone XI

From Tim Wigmore, United Kingdom

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

How about an all Associates Test team?

How about an all Associates Test team?

From Philip and Alan Sutherland, Australia

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Tendulkar gets one over Madonna

Tendulkar gets one over Madonna

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The World Cup is indebted to England

The World Cup is indebted to England

From James Adams-Pace, United Kingdom

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

World Cup wonders, and Mujtaba sales

World Cup wonders, and Mujtaba sales

4 The number of match-winning ninth-wicket partnerships in World Cup history, of which Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam's 58 to slamdunk England into the losers' basket in Chittagong was the second highest, behind Bichel and Bevan's guiding

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The golden age of poor running

The golden age of poor running

16.6 The percentage of wickets in the 1987 World Cup that fell to run-outs, a tournament record, despite the fact that Inzamam-ul-Haq did not make his World Cup debut until the following competition

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Of little teams, and big dreams

Of little teams, and big dreams

From Neeraj Narayanan, India

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

The forgotten handbook of school cricket games

The forgotten handbook of school cricket games

From Ramsundar Govindarajan, India

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Bradman's kitchen cricket average

Bradman's kitchen cricket average

387 Ross Taylor's strike rate, in runs per 100 balls, during the last 16 balls of his Pallekele Powerblast against Pakistan

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Running out a chub

Running out a chub

9 The most number of times a batsman has been run out in World Cup history

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

A fireman's stat

A fireman's stat

2 The number of Sri Lankans caught at third man in the first over of the momentous 1996 World Cup semi-final in Calcutta

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

A chance encounter with Kambli

A chance encounter with Kambli

From Ashok Sridharan, United Arab Emirates

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

To Associate, or not to

To Associate, or not to

From Srinath S, India

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

A Sultan's folly

A Sultan's folly

13 Legendary 1996 UAE captain Sultan Zarawani's highest World Cup score, an 18-ball encyclopaedia of batsmanship against New Zealand that included the master's only international boundary.

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Gavaskar's ODI double

Gavaskar's ODI double

967 The number of balls Sunil Gavaskar would have had to face to equal Sachin Tendulkar's ODI record score of 200, had he continued batting at the rate at which he scored his infamous 36 not out in the first ever World Cup match at Lord's in 1975.

25-Feb-2013•Andy Zaltzman

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