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2003 ICC Cricket World Cup - South Africa
ICC Cricket World Cup 2003
Official Logo.
Teams	14  (from 97 entrants)
Host	South Africa
Champions	Australia  (3rd title)
Matches played	52
Attendance	626,845  (12,055 per match)
Top run scorer(s)	SR Tendulkar (673)
Top wicket taker(s)	WPUJC Vaas (23)

The 2003 Cricket World Cup (Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003™) was played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya from February 9 to March 24. For the first time in history, the World Cup was held in Africa. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Wclogo2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman[1]. He holds several key batting records, including the most Test centuries, most ODI centuries and the... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, (born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala), usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer (fast bowler). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cricket World Cup, is the premier international championship of mens One-day International (ODI) cricket. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

The tournament was won by Australia who defeated India in the final.

Participating Nations

Fourteen teams played in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In the first round, they were divided into two groups of 7 teams. The best three of each group qualified for the "Super Six", carrying the results against other qualifiers to that round. The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches played the final.

Test & ODI status

ICC Trophy Qualifiers

Host Cities & Venues

City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Durban (Zulu: eThekwini (IPA: ) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. ... Cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town is the home of Western Province Cricket Club and is also one of the venues at which Test matches are played in South Africa. ... Centurion is a town in Gauteng Province, South Africa, located between Pretoria and Johannesburg, and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. ... Centurion Park, is a cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Bloemfontein at night Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for fountain of Bloem (bloom) or flower fountain is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa. ... Goodyear Park is a multi-use stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. ... Benoni is a town in the South African province of Gauteng. ... Willowmoore Park is a multi-use stadium in Benoni, South Africa. ... The Donkin Reserve Fort Frederick Horse Memorial Port Elizabeth (Afrikaans: Port Elizabeth; Xhosa: Ibhayi) is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at . ... St George’s Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth South Africa is the home of Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and of the Eastern Province Club. ... Potchefstroom is a large academic town with the North-West University, situated on the banks of the Mooi River (literally pretty river), 120 km west-southwest of Johannesburg in the North West Province of South Africa. ... North West Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... Buffalo Park is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. ... City motto: City of Choice Province KwaZulu-Natal Mayor Zanele Hlatshwayo Area   Unknown Population  - Total (1991)   228,549 Established 1838 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 033 Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city of the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. ... Pietermaritzburg Oval is a multi-use stadium in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. ... Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. ... De Beers Diamond Oval is a multi-use stadium in Kimberley, South Africa. ... Paarl Rock Paarl (meaning Pearl in Dutch and Perel in Afrikaans) is the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch) and forms part of the Western Cape Province. ... Boland Park is a multi-use stadium in Paarl, South Africa. ... Harare (pronounced , formerly Salisbury) is the capital city of Zimbabwe. ... Harare Sports Club is a cricket ground in Harare, Zimbabwe. ... The City of Bulawayo is highlighted in this map of Zimbabwe. ... Queens Sports Club is a multi-use stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital city of Kenya. ... Nairobi Gymkhana Club is a multi-use stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. ...

Group Stage Tables & Results

The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus one-fourth of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.^[1]

Pool A Team Pts Pld W L NR T NRR PCF Australia 24 6 6 0 0 0 2.05 12 India 20 6 5 1 0 0 1.11 8 Zimbabwe 14 6 3 2 1 0 0.50 3.5 England 12 6 3 3 0 0 0.82 N/A Pakistan 10 6 2 3 1 0 0.23 N/A Netherlands 4 6 1 5 0 0 −1.45 N/A Namibia 0 6 0 6 0 0 −2.96 N/A

Pool B Team Pts Pld W L NR T NRR PCF Sri Lanka 18 6 4 1 0 1 1.20 7.5 Kenya 16 6 4 2 0 0 −0.69 10 New Zealand 16 6 4 2 0 0 0.99 4 South Africa 14 6 3 2 0 1 1.73 N/A West Indies 14 6 3 2 1 0 1.10 N/A Canada 4 6 1 5 0 0 −1.99 N/A Bangladesh 2 6 0 5 1 0 −2.05 N/A

1. 9 February 2003 South Africa v West Indies - West Indies won by 3 runs. (Pool B)
2. 10 February 2003 Zimbabwe v Namibia - Zimbabwe won by 86 runs. (Pool A)
3. 10 February 2003 New Zealand v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 47 runs. (Pool B)
4. 11 February 2003 Australia v Pakistan - Australia won by 82 runs. (Pool A)
5. 11 February 2003 Bangladesh v Canada - Canada won by 60 runs. (Pool B)
6. 12 February 2003 India v Netherlands - India won by 68 runs. (Pool A)
7. 12 February 2003 South Africa v Kenya - South Africa won by 10 wickets. (Pool B)
8. 13 February 2003 New Zealand v West Indies - New Zealand won by 20 runs. (Pool B)
9. 13 February 2003 England v Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe won by walkover. (Pool A)
10. 14 February 2003 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets. (Pool B)
11. 15 February 2003 Australia v India - Australia won by 9 wickets. (Pool A)
12. 15 February 2003 Canada v Kenya - Kenya won by 4 wickets. (Pool B)
13. 16 February 2003 New Zealand v South Africa - New Zealand won by 9 wickets. (Pool B)
14. 16 February 2003 England v Netherlands - England won by 6 wickets. (Pool A)
15. 16 February 2003 Pakistan v Namibia - Pakistan won by 171 runs. (Pool A)
16. 18 February 2003 West Indies v Bangladesh - no result due to rain. (Pool B)
17. 19 February 2003 Sri Lanka v Canada - Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets. (Pool B)
18. 19 February 2003 India v Zimbabwe - India won by 83 runs. (Pool A)
19. 19 February 2003 England v Namibia - England won by 55 runs. (Pool A)
20. 20 February 2003 Australia v Netherlands - Australia won by 75 runs. (Pool A)
21. 21 February 2003 Kenya v New Zealand - Kenya won by walkover. (Pool B)
22. 22 February 2003 South Africa v Bangladesh - South Africa won by 10 wickets. (Pool B)
23. 22 February 2003 England v Pakistan - England won by 112 runs. (Pool A)
24. 23 February 2003 West Indies v Canada - West Indies won by 7 wickets. (Pool B)
25. 23 February 2003 India v Namibia - India won by 181 runs. (Pool A)
26. 24 February 2003 Kenya v Sri Lanka - Kenya won by 53 runs. (Pool B)
27. 24 February 2003 Australia v Zimbabwe - Australia won by 7 wickets. (Pool A)
28. 25 February 2003 Pakistan v Netherlands - Pakistan won by 97 runs. (Pool A)
29. 26 February 2003 New Zealand v Bangladesh - New Zealand won by 7 wickets. (Pool B)
30. 26 February 2003 England v India - India won by 82 runs. (Pool A)
31. 27 February 2003 Australia v Namibia - Australia won by 256 runs. (Pool A)
32. 27 February 2003 South Africa v Canada - South Africa won by 118 runs. (Pool B)
33. 28 February 2003 Zimbabwe v Netherlands - Zimbabwe won by 99 runs. (Pool A)
34. 28 February 2003 West Indies v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 6 runs. (Pool B)
35. 1 March 2003 India v Pakistan - India won by 6 wickets. (Pool A)
36. 1 March 2003 Kenya v Bangladesh - Kenya won by 32 runs. (Pool B)
37. 2 March 2003 England v Australia - Australia won by 2 wickets. (Pool A)
38. 3 March 2003 New Zealand v Canada - New Zealand won by 5 wickets. (Pool B)
39. 3 March 2003 South Africa v Sri Lanka - tied. (Pool B)
40. 3 March 2003 Namibia v Netherlands - Netherlands won by 54 runs (pool A)
41. 4 March 2003 Zimbabwe v Pakistan - no result due to rain. (Pool A)
42. 4 March 2003 West Indies v Kenya - West Indies won by 142 runs. (Pool B)

Before the South Africa v Sri Lanka game was delayed and ultimately called off for rain, the South African team gave to the batsmen a table showing the equivalent number of runs required after each ball, to equal the Sri Lankan total, for the remainder of the match assuming that rain would conclude the game after that particular ball. One ball before the rain interruption began, South Africa scored the requisite number of runs shown on the table. On the next ball it appeared that the batsmen could take a run but they decided not to take a risk, believing that their table showed the number of runs to win, not to tie. Thus the match ended in a tie, and South Africa lost all mathematical chances of proceeding to the Super Six. Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... 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Super Six Results

Australia, India, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Kenya and New Zealand advanced to the Super Six stage.

Super Six Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	T	NRR	PCF
Australia	24	5	5	0	0	0	1.85	12
India	20	5	4	1	0	0	0.89	8
Kenya	14	5	3	2	0	0	0.35	10
Sri Lanka	11.5	5	2	3	0	0	−0.84	7.5
New Zealand	8	5	1	4	0	0	−0.90	4
Zimbabwe	3.5	5	0	5	0	0	−1.25	3.5

1. 7 March 2003 Australia v Sri Lanka - Australia won by 96 runs.
2. 7 March 2003 India v Kenya - India won by 6 wickets.
3. 8 March 2003 New Zealand v Zimbabwe - New Zealand won by 6 wickets.
4. 10 March 2003 India v Sri Lanka - India won by 183 runs.
5. 11 March 2003 Australia v New Zealand - Australia won by 96 runs.
6. 12 March 2003 Kenya v Zimbabwe - Kenya won by 7 wickets.
7. 14 March 2003 India v New Zealand - India won by 7 wickets.
8. 15 March 2003 Australia v Kenya - Australia won by 5 wickets.
9. 16 March 2003 Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka won by 74 runs.

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Semifinals

18 March 2003 Australia v Sri Lanka - Australia won by 48 runs. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On a difficult, slow pitch at Port Elizabeth, Australia struggled their way to 212 against tight Sri Lankan bowling, thanks mainly to 91 from Andrew Symonds, demonstrating again captain Ricky Ponting's faith in him. Chaminda Vaas, continuing his excellent tournament, took three wickets. Australia's pace attack then ripped through the Sri Lankan top order, with Brett Lee taking three early wickets and Glenn McGrath taking one. By the time rain arrived in the thirty-ninth over, continued tight bowling had squeezed Sri Lanka to 7/123, well behind the target given by the Duckworth-Lewis method. Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer, of West Indian heritage. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, (born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala), usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer (fast bowler). ... Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. ...

20 March 2003 India vs Kenya - India won by 91 runs. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The fairytale finally ended for the Kenyan team, the first and only non Test-playing nation to make a World Cup semifinal to date. Yuvraj Singh, with 83 runs, and Sourav Ganguly with 111 off 114 balls, batted the Kenyans out of the game as India careered to a total of 4/270 off their 50 overs. Under the Durban lights, the newly potent Indian seam attack of Zaheer Khan, the experienced Javagal Srinath, and Ashish Nehra careered through the Kenyan top order, who were never in the hunt and were bowled out for 179. Yuvraj Singh   (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ... Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( ) (the first name occasionally spelt Saurav) also known as Dada is an Indian cricketer. ... Zaheer Khan   (born October 7, 1978, Srirampur, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. ... Javagal Srinath (born August 31, 1969) is an Indian cricketer. ... Ashish Nehra   (born April 29, 1979 in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (left-arm fast medium bowler) who has represented India at the international level since 1999. ...

Final

23 March 2003 Australia v India. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

	Australia 359/2 (50 overs)	vs	India 234 (39.2 overs)	Australia won by 125 Runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Man of the Match: RT Ponting (AUS)
	RT Ponting 140 (121) H Singh 2/49 (8)		V Sehwag 82 (81) A Symonds 2/7 (2)

Australia won the 2003 World Cup.

India won the toss, and Ganguly, slightly strangely, asked Australia to bat, hoping to take advantage of a pitch left damp by dew and rain. On a lively Wanderers Stadium pitch, the Australian openers took advantage of very wayward Indian opening bowlers to get off to a flying start. Bringing up a century opening stand in the fourteenth over, Ganguly was forced to bring on the spinners unusually early. The change of pace brought wickets with Adam Gilchrist, who had been swinging at everything, holing out off a sweep shot from the bowling of Harbhajan Singh leaving Australia at 1-105. Matthew Hayden, looking somewhat better than he had throughout the tournament, soon followed for 37. Captain Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn (playing with a broken thumb) then completed a partnership of 234, an Australian record for one-day cricket. Ponting and Martyn started efficiently, putting away bad balls but mostly keeping the scoring going with good running, then letting loose in the last ten overs, taking 109 from them. Ponting in particular dispatching the bowling over the fence with fearsome regularity making 140 from 121 balls. The final Australian total of 2-359 was their second highest ever in ODI history. Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Stephen Anthony Bucknor, popularly known as Steve Bucknor, was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on May 31 1946. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... David Robert Shepherd (born 27 December 1940 in Bideford, Devon, England) is one of the cricket worlds best-known umpires. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Anthem: Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney Official languages English (de facto 1) Government Constitutional monarchy (federal)  - Queen Elizabeth II  - Governor-General Michael Jeffery  - Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the UK   - Constitution 1 January 1901   - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Harbhajan Singh   (Punjabi: , born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer and Indias most successful off spin bowler. ... Virender Sehwag   (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) also known as Veeru is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). ... Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer, of West Indian heritage. ... Image File history File links AUSTRALIA_WIN_WC03. ... Image File history File links AUSTRALIA_WIN_WC03. ... Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales), nicknamed Gilly or Church,[1] is an Australian cricketer. ... Harbhajan Singh   (Punjabi: , born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer and Indias most successful off spin bowler. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian cricketer. ...

India's colossal run chase was made even more difficult after their trump card, Sachin Tendulkar, was out in the first over after skying a pull shot, Glenn McGrath completing the caught and bowled. Nevertheless, Virender Sehwag's run-a-ball half century gave India respectability as they maintained a high scoring rate. Their only realistic hope—a washout—looked a possibility as the game was interrupted by rain in the eighteenth over. This rain proved fleeting, but Australia had taken few wickets and when more rain looked to arrive India were leaders according to DL method. However, this rain passed by, and India's hopes were dashed when Sehwag was run out by Darren Lehmann for 82. Indian batsmen continued to throw wickets away in the chase as the run rate crept up past 7 an over, they were finally bowled out for 234 giving Australia an emphatic victory by a record margin (in World Cup finals thus far) of 125 runs, underlining their dominance of the tournament. Ponting was named "Man Of The Match", and Sachin Tendulkar, for his demolition of bowling attacks, was named "Player Of The Tournament." Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is a current Indian cricketer who was rated by Wisden (2002) as the second greatest Test batsman ever[1] after Sir Don Bradman. ... Virender Sehwag   (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) also known as Veeru is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). ... Darren Scott Lehmann (born February 5, 1970 in Gawler, South Australia) is an Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998 for the Australian cricket team. ...

Controversies

Indian player sponsorships

There were a number of pre-tournament controversies, including the possible refusal of many Indian players to play due to their inability to promote their personal sponsors (many of whom provide most of the players' income, but whose products clash with those of the tournament sponsor).

Zimbabwe's political situation

Also raised was the security and political situation in Zimbabwe, and the appropriateness of playing there given the misdeeds of the regime of Robert Mugabe. Two Zimbabwean players, Andy Flower and Henry Olonga (the former white, the latter black) wore black armbands for their opening game, and issued a strong statement explaining that they were "mourning the death of democracy in Zimbabwe". Both men subsequently retired from Zimbabwean cricket, and began playing overseas, Olonga stating that to continue "would be condoning the grotesque human rights violations that have been perpetrated - and continue to be perpetrated - against my fellow countrymen." Robert Gabriel Mugabe KCB (born 21 February 1924) is the President of Zimbabwe. ... Andrew Andy Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe and arguably its greatest. ... Henry Khaaba Olonga (born 3 July 1976 in Lusaka, Zambia) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe. ...

England faced a great deal of domestic pressure to boycott their match in Zimbabwe on political grounds, and after some prevarication—initially announcing that they would play—did not play, citing fears for the players' safety. The boycott proved costly as Zimbabwe advanced to the Super 6 just 2 points ahead of England, from the 4 points they achieved from the boycott. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Similarly, New Zealand decided against playing in Kenya because of security fears. This would ultimately cost New Zealand dearly. Had New Zealand played Kenya and won (as was expected), South Africa would have proceeded into the Super 6, and New Zealand would have ended up with 12 points in the Super 6, as they had previously defeated South Africa.

Shane Warne's drug test

Australian star player Shane Warne was sent home from the cup in embarrassing cicurmstances, only the day before their opening game, after a positive drug test in a lead-up competition in Australia revealed that he had taken a diuretic. The leg spinner claimed that he had taken a 'fluid pill' on the advice of his mother. Shane Keith Warne. ... A drug test is a process using dinouruase kind of biological matter taken from an individual to determine previous drug use. ...

See also

• World's biggest cricket bat
• India at the Cricket World Cup

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References

External links

• BBC Cricket World Cup 2003 site
• Cricket World Cup 2003 from Cricinfo
• Cricket World Cup 2003 Scorecardsin CricketFundas