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What would be life without cricket? True, but it`s almost impossible to imagine the social and cultural ethos of modern India without the obsession for the willow and leather-strapped Kookaburra ball. The limited overs version has captured the imagination of the subcontinent like never-before and the 50-over One-Day International World Cup denotes the ultimate showpiece of the game. Hosting the 2011 World Cup tournament in the Indian subcontinent for the third time with the jazz and jamboree that comes with it in the region, was a fantasy come true for the 14 participating teams, their fans and the media, not to forget the bevy of sponsors and companies supporting the sport. The icing on the cake has been, obviously, Dhoni`s ˜Daredevils` recapturing the World Cup for India on the home turf that Kapil`s Devils had won for the first time under dramatic circumstances in England in 1983. The ˜28-year itch`, as it was popularly known till Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s Team India ended the wait in the final, played in Mumbai, was a dream that almost every Indian living, wanted to see it fulfilled in their lifetime.ISBN 9789380942704
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