Under hvis kaptajn indien kunne medbringe to verdensmesterskaber?
India at the Cricket World Cup
På trods af en middelmådig turnering var der mange positive punkter for Indien. Turneringen markerede starten på dominansen af de tre store indiske slagmænd, nemlig Tendulkar, Dravid og Ganguly, som alle udviste en bemærkelsesværdig konsistens. Dravid, som indtil starten af VM blev kritiseret for ikke at være god nok til endags-cricket, var involveret i to kæmpestore partnerskaber og blev den førende run-scorer i hele turneringen med 461 runs i et gennemsnit på 65,85. De tre højeste scoringer i turneringen var fra indere, nemlig Gangulys 183, Dravids 145 og Tendulkars 140 not out. Efter VM blev Azharuddin, der havde haft en ligegyldig turnering, dog fyret som kaptajn og blev også smidt ud af holdet.
India at the Cricket World Cup
Despite having a mediocre tournament, there were many plus-points for India. The tournament marked the start of the domination of the Big 3 of Indian batting viz. Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly, all of whom showed remarkable consistency. Dravid, who until the start of the World Cup was criticised for not being good enough for one-day cricket, was involved in two mammoth partnerships and was the leading run-scorer of the entire tournament with 461 runs at an average of 65.85. The top 3 highest scores of the tournament were from Indians, which were Ganguly's 183, Dravid's 145 and Tendulkar's 140 not out. However, following the World Cup, Azharuddin, who had an indifferent tournament, was sacked as captain and was dropped from the team too.
India at the Cricket World Cup