The A to Z of World Cup Cricket

The A to Z of World Cup Cricket

'A' for apple is history. 'B' for ball stays. And, 'C' for cricket is what it’s all about. Learn the new language of cricket's biggest event with us. MSN India introduces to you 'The A-Z of World Cup Cricket.'

A-Aamir Sohail losing it to Venkatesh Prasad in the 1996 Quarterfinals. Probably the first time when Venky uttered a four letter word...and no, it was not 'LOVE.'

B-Bob Woolmer's mysterious death. The most shameful moment in World Cup history.

C-Coloured clothes, white ball, floodlights used for the first time in cricket. The dawn of a new age.

D-Diuretic. Warnie tried to do a 'Fatboy Slim.' In the end he blamed all of it on poor mum.

E-Earphone. Woolmer and Cronje connected using an earphone during the 1999 WC match against India. The ICC didn't like the buzz in Cronje's ear and the device was a goner

F-Fan fury. Kolkata fans performed a mock funeral with Ganguly's effigy when the Indian campaign was in tatters at the 2003 World Cup. The gods though, were with Ganguly.

G-Gilchrist used squash balls in his gloves to pummel the Lankans in the final. Now, Jayawardene wouldn't even have a squash game with Gilly.

H-Herschelle Gibbs 666666 against Netherlands. Dan van Bunge was the lucky bowler. Lucky why? Because he fixed his name in World Cup history and our most esteemed list.

I-Isaac Newton. For a moment in the 1992 World Cup Jonty Rhodes flew and broke the stumps and with it Newton's Law of Gravity.

J-Javed Miandad's frog-leap in the 92' match against India is a first-ever for the mankind on a cricket field. Can you jump a little 'More?'

K-Kambli crying. The most lasting image of Kambli. Can't be more tragic for a cricketer

L-Leprechaun. A mythical character from Irish folklore. Usually dressed up in green colour clothing along with a tall hat. A mischief monger. No wonder Ireland did all the mischief against Pakistan in 2007

M-Mandira Bedi. The start of style over substance in cricket broadcasts.

N-No prize money for Prudential WC. What a shame.

O-Oldest player to feature in WC: Nolan Clarke. At the age of 47 he played for Netherlands in the 1996 World Cup

P-Protest: Andy Flower and Henry Olonga wore black armbands protesting against the regime of Robert Mugabe.

Q-Queue:That's what you will see at the ticket counters during the World Cup.

R-Run-out: A moment of madness from Allan Donald cost South Africa a place in the 1999 World Cup final. That's when the chokers tag was sewed into SA cricket.

S-Sultan Zarawani. And what a dressing sense the UAE captain had! He bravely walked out to bat without a helmet against Allan Donald. It was as if the bull had been shown a red rag. Donald promptly delivered a bouncer and the Sultan was felled.

T-Twenty-one runs. The 1992 semifinal saw South Africa needing 21 runs of 1 ball, thanks to Mr. Duckworth and Mr. Lewis. If the duo would have been anywhere around the SA dressing room they would have been shot.

 

Australia captain Ricky Ponting and Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene talk with umpire Steve Bucknor after bad light suspended play in their World Cup cricket final in Bridgetown.

U-Umpire goof-up 2007 World Cup final. The end of one of the bleakest World Cup was in near darkness. And that summed it up all.

V-Vivian Richards. The only player to have taken part in a Cricket and a Football World Cup campaign. Richards played qualifiers for Antigua in 1974.

W-West Indies going down to Kenya. The match was played in Pune. And thus to use a tweaked version of a common Indian phrase for the West Indian debacle. 'Puna mein laga chuna.'

X-'X-factor.' MS Dhoni's luck with the coin. Never saw a man have so much money but a complete failure with a coin. Why don't you share some of it with me MSD? Me too from Jharkhand!

Y-Yashpal Sharma: Yashpal's 89-run knock took India to 262 runs against the West Indies in their first match of the 1983 World Cup. The score was India's highest-ever World Cup total then.

 

An Ireland cricket fan watches the World Cup cricket Super Eights match between Ireland and Bangladesh in Bridgetown.

Z-We spend enough time racking our brains on the 25 alphabets, so why don't you readers try doing the same for the letter 'Z.' If you have something on your mind, sign in and spill it out in the feedback section below.

Source: India Syndicate