Cricket World Cup- TRIVIA

*South Africa's AB de VCricketilliers holds the record for the fastest fifty, hundred and 150 in ODI cricket.
*Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq has never scored a century in an ODI. His highest score is 96 (not out).
*Pakistan's Shahid Afridi has 30 ducks in ODIs and is second to Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya (34 ducks) in the overall list.
*Afghanistan clinched their maiden World Cup win on February 26, 2015 when they beat Scotland by 1 wicket in Dunedin, New Zealand.
*Shaiman Anwar became the first UAE batsman to score a century in a World Cup match. His knock came against Ireland on February 25, 2015.

• Apart from travelling all over the world for cricket, Delhi-born Shikhar Dhawan spends his time shuttling between India and Australia to be with wife, Ayesha, who lives in Melbourne.
• Chris Gayle's 215 against Zimbabwe on February 24, 2015 is the first double century in World Cup history.
• Chris Gayle hit 16 sixes in his innings of 215 against Zimbabwe, equalling Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers' ODI record and registering a new World Cup record for the most number of sixes in a match.
• Chris Gayle smashed 215 in 138 balls against Zimbabwe - the quickest double century in ODI history.
• Australia's Mark Waugh scored 3 centuries in the 1996 World Cup, becoming the first batsman to achieve the feat in a single edition of the tournament.
• 2.60 - The number of innings Virat Kohli takes to get a fifty-plus score in ODIs.
• Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi learnt the game in exile, playing as a 10-year-old in a refugee camp in Pakistan.
• Kingsgrove Sports Centre, Sydney: Steve and Mark Waugh worked here as salesmen for 5 years when their cricketing future was taking shape.
• The 1999 World Cup saw the first tied match in the history of the tournament - in the iconic semi-final between Australia and South Africa at Edgbaston.
• Australia's Geoff Marsh became the first cricketer to lift the World Cup both as player and coach.
• Scotland conceded 59 extras against Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup - the most by a team in a World Cup match.
• In the 2015 World Cup, 75% of all matches will be day-night.
• The 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was the only World Cup in which no bowler took a five-wicket haul.
• The 1987 World Cup was the first to be held outside England. It was jointly hosted by India and Pakistan.
• Australia's Ricky Ponting has hit 31 sixes in World Cups - the most by any batsman.