Cricket world cup facts

ICC Cricket world cup trophy

ICC cricket world was being held by International cricket council for every 4 years since 1975. Some of the interesting facts about the world cup are listed below.

• The ICC cricket world cup was formerly known as Prudential Cup.
• The inaugural world cup was hosted in 1975 by England.
• Australia is the only country to win the world cup for 3 consecutive times.
• Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run scorer in world cup history.
• West Indies won the inaugural championship.
• The current world cup was created for the 1999 championship.
•  Australia's Mark Waugh, Matthew Hayden, India's Sourav Ganguly hold the record of scoring 3 centuries in world cups.
• Glenn McGrath is the leading wicket taker in world cups.
• Highest score (413-5) in a world cup game was scored by India against Bermuda.
• Sachin Tendulkar has the most man of the match awards in world cup.

Uses of Doppler effect

• Doppler effect principle is used in RADAR to determine the velocities and movements of submarines and aircrafts

Top 10 largest deserts

1.  Sahara
2. Arabian
3. Gobi

The mystery of Bermuda triangle

One of the most baffling, puzzling and intriguing mysteries that has bewildered the world so far is the famous Bermuda triangle. No other mystery is so well known, yet so little is known about it.

How does a chameleon change its colour?

The upper layer of Chameleon’s skin is transparent but the layer just underneath it has granular yellow, black and red pigments. These granules can easily move from one point in its body to another. When these cells contract, the concentration of the the granules increases at one point turning the colour of the skin into black. And in turn they get scattered throughout the body , other colours are produced. Therefore, the contraction and expansion of its cells change the colour of its skin

FIFA World Cup trophy facts

•  It weighs a little more than 5 kg and it measures 36.5 cm vertically
• It is made of 18 carat gold and has a base of 13 cm in diameter

Differences between plant cell and animal cell

Animal cell

The largest

Largest Land animal – Elephant
Largest animal – Blue whale
Largest Bird – Ostrich

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