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World Cup 2011: The Cricket World Cup that was!

Words don’t do justice to pure ecstasy but if they do its only fair that I recap India’s victory exactly a month into their reign as world cup champions.  For the first time in two decades (since the 1992 edition ) we had a competition so open that it almost required a magician with a crystal ball to predict the winner right until the final moments of the final. At the end, the prayers of a billion people were answered, India were once again champions of the cricket world after 28 long years. While India winning the tournament justified their "favourite" billing it wasn’t an easy road at all for the home team. So how did each of the 14 teams competing in the world cup fare? Let’s find out: 1.       Kenya:   Kenya looked the weakest and most underprepared of all the sides in the tournament. Their bowling lacked teeth their batting was equally inept. It was painful to watch one of the most promising associate nations of the past slip to such depths. Highs: There weren’