World Cup-2011 Bits

1.     The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was held in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka.

2.    The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was won by India.

3.    The man of the match in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final is Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

4.    The man of the tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is Yuvraj Singh.

5.    The number of teams participated in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup 14.

6.    The official event ambassador for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is Sachin Tendulkar.

7.     The official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Stumpy.

8.     The official song of the 2011 World Cup "De Ghuma Ke" was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

9.     The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony was held in Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.

10.  The prize money of 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team $ 3 million.

11.     The First match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was held between India and Bangladesh.

12.    The top run scorer in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Tillakaratne Dilshan.

13.  The top wicket taker in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Shahid Afridi and Zaheer Khan.

14.      The Final match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was held between India and Sri Lanka.

15.      The Final match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was held in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

16.     2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was held in West Indies.

17.   2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in Australia & New Zealand.

18.   The number of matches played in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is 49.

19.   Kevin O'Brien hit the fastest century of World Cup Cricket.

20.  Kemar Roach claimed the first hat-trick of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 against Netherlands.

21.   Lasith Malinga was the first bowler to take 2 hat-tricks in Cricket World Cup.

22.  India won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 by defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.

23.  2019 ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in England.  

24.  Ireland made the highest successful run chase in World Cup history beating Sri Lanka's 313 in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

25.  Nitish Kumar became the youngest player to make a debut in World Cup cricket.

26.   ICC headquarters located in Dubai.

27.   The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters located in Mumbai.

28.   First Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975.

29. The tenth Cricket World Cup was held in 2011.

30.    West Indies won first World Cup Cricket tournament held in England in 1975.

31.    Australia has won the World Cup Cricket title most number of times.

32.    The leading run-scorer in World Cup Cricket history is Sachin Tendulkar. 

33.    The world's most famous sports reference book is Wisden.

34.    India became the first nation to win a World Cup final on home soil.

35.    Gary Kirsten is the coach of the Indian cricket team in 2011 Cricket World Cup.