1996 world cup

1996 Cricket World Cup

1996 Cricket World Cup song: 1996 Cricket World Cup song included cricketers like Salil Ankola, Ajay Jadeja, Vinod Kambli, Clive Llyod and the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. 1996 Cricket World Cup song was filled with excitement due to the presence of the master himself. It seems that 1996 Cricket World Cup song inspired Sachin to score most number of runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
1996 Cricket World Cup matches: 1996 Cricket World Cup matches were mostly played in India and Pakistan. Though Sri Lanka also hosted some of the 1996 Cricket World Cup matches, but India and Pakistan were the major hosts of 1996 Cricket World Cup matches. Sachin Tendulkar was the highest run getter and Anil Kumble was the highest wicket taker in 1996 Cricket World Cup matches.
India at the 1996 World Cup
India were the co-hosts of the 1996 Cricket World Cup along with Pakistan and Sri Lanka and were expected to perform well at home. Changes in format included the re-use of a group format, in which there were two pools of six, after which the top four from each group prgogressed to the quarter-finals. India was placed in Group A with Australia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. With the West Indies beginning to lose their grip on ODI cricket and with the inclusion of two minnows in their group, India were expected to cruise into the quarter-finals.
India's campaign was higlighted by the consistency of Sachin Tendulkar, who managed 50 or more in all but two of his matches. With 523 runs at 87.16, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer in the entire World Cup, with two of his six dismissal due to run outs rather than batting errors. His 137 against Sri Lanka was the 4th highest of the entire tournament and his partnership of 175 with Azharuddin the fourth highest in the tournament.
The Indian Squad of the 1996 World Cup comprised:
• Salil Ankola
• Mohammed Azharuddin (captain)
• Ajay Jadeja
• Vinod Kambli
• Aashish Kapoor
• Anil Kumble
• Sanjay Manjrekar
• Nayan Mongia (wicketkeeper)
• Manoj Prabhakar
• Venkatesh Prasad
• Venkatapathy Raju
• Navjot Singh Sidhu
• Javagal Srinath
• Sachin Tendulkar
India used Srinath and Prasad in each game as opening pace bowlers, with Kumble as the spinner. Depending on the pitch conditions, Raju was used four times as a second spinner, whilst Ankola and Kapoor played in the other matches as a spinner. Mongia, Tendulkar, Azharuddin, Kambli and Jadeja played in all matches, whilst Manjrekar, Sidhu and Prabhakar contested two positions in the team, with Prabhakar used as a fifth pace option.
• India's record: 4−3 (semifinalist)
• Sri Lanka's record: 8−0 (champions, won two matches by walkovers)