2011 World cup

28 years after Kapil Dev lifted the Prudential World Cup, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni did the honours in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This after he led the chase for 275 runs as India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup final by six wickets.

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With Twenty20, the three-hour, 20-overs-a-side version, One-Day internationals and Test matches, cricket is the second most popular sport in the world. The ICC World Cup is the world’s second largest single sporting event, drawing a cumulative television audience of five billion.

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God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar height may not be that big, but his stature is the biggest in the Cricketing world. Runs : 32647 (14692 T + 17955 O ), 200s : 7(6 T + 1 O), 100s : 99(51 T + 48 O), 50s : 152(59 T + 93 O)

God of Cricket

Muttiah Muralitharan - The record machine

The highest number of wicket in International Cricket in both format Test and One day. 134 Tests: 800 wickets, 337 one day: 515 wickets. The most 5 wickets: 67times a world record. The world record for 10 or more wickets in a test: 22 times.

Muttiah Muralitharan - The record machine

Yuvraj Singh Runs and Records Cricket World Cup 2011

After Kapil Dev Yuvraj Singh is the second indian player who took more than 10 wickets and scored above 300 runs. Before this Indian all rounder legend Kapil Dev took 12 wickets and scored 303 runs in 1983 cricket world cup.

Yuvraj Singh Runs and Records Cricket World Cup 2011

Australia and their record

The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the equal oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877. Australia won the Cricket World Cup 4 times in total; 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007.

Australia and their record

Pakistan Cricket Team in 2010

In 2010, Pakistan practically lost every series it took part in. The team was in the news more for its off-field antics than their on-field performances.

Pakistan Cricket Team in 2010

England World cup history

England was the most consistent performer at world cups until 1992. It lost to West Indies, Australia and Pakistan in the finals of 1979, 1987 and 1992 world cups respectively.

England World cup history

Ricky Ponting Resign is captain

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Ricky Ponting has step down as Australia's captain in Tests and ODIs following their quarter-final way out from the World Cup but will be obtainable for selection as a batsman in both formats. Ponting made the statement at the SCG on Tuesday, and backed Michael Clarke to take over the leadership of the team.
Ponting said the World Cup exit had encouraged his decision and that "no one has tapped me on the shoulder asking me to go." "I have resigned as captain of both the Test and one-day Australian teams. I will carry on playing and am presented for selection in both the one day and Test teams," Ponting said. "I have consideration long and hard about what Australian cricket needs.
Now is the right time for the next captain to take for granted the liability for both the Test and one-day teams? We have to be doing everything we can to win back the Ashes in 2013-14 and the World Cup in 2015. It is highly improbable that I will be still playing so it is the right decision for Australian cricket that the next captain now be appointed. This will give him the chance to create his own direction and legacy.
"Today is a new start for me and I am very eager about the future. I will give my complete hold up to our new captain and continue to do my best to set the best likely example for my team-mates and rising cricketers alike." Ponting spoke his desire to travel to Bangladesh for three limited-overs matches next month. The team for the tour will not be named waiting Wednesday, but Ponting's declaration should allow Clarke to assume the captaincy on the tour, before difficult assignments against Sri Lanka and South Africa later in the year.
On his entrance home from an ineffective World Cup defence, Ponting had said he was ready to give up the captaincy and also move down the batting order if it was in the wellbeing of the Australian team. With the benefit of a day's mirror image, he determined that now was the best time to go. At 36, Ponting believed he can still enjoy the type of rebirth that has continued Sachin Tendulkar in recent times.
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied/Draw
NR
Win %
Test
77
48
16
13
0
62.33
ODI
227
163
50
2
12
76.27
Twenty20
17
7
10
0
0
41.17
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