ICC ODI World Cup 2007 was hosted in several places like Jamaica, Port of Spain (Trinidad), Antigua, Guyana, Barbados, Grenada, etc. from 13th March to 28th April with a total of 16 teams participating in four different groups.
Indian team made a shocking group stage exit after losing their opening match to Bangladesh at Port of Spain and they failed to win the must win match against Sri Lanka, becoming the most forgettable World Cup tournament for the Men in Blues.
India in the 2007 Men's ODI World Cup:
Played - 3
Won - 1
Lost - 2
Team India's results at the 2007 ODI World Cup:
Lost to Bangladesh by 5 wickets in Port of Spain
Beat Bermuda by 257 runs in Port of Spain
Lost to Sri Lanka by 69 runs in Port of Spain
ICC ODI World Cup 2007 Points Table (Group-B):
Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Top-2 two sides from this group, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh qualified for the super eight stage of WC 2007. India made an exit from this ODI World Cup after playing just three games and last time this happened was way back in 1979. (India played 8 games in 1992 WC)
India's squad for the 2007 ODI World Cup:
Rahul Dravid (C), Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh (VC), MS Dhoni (Wk), Dinesh Karthik (Wk), Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Munaf Patel, Sreesanth
Most runs for India in 2007 WC:
Virender Sehwag - 164 (3 inns)
Sourav Ganguly - 162 (3 inns)
Yuvraj Singh - 136 (3 inns)
Most wickets for India in 2007 WC:
Zaheer Khan - 5 (3 inns)
Munaf Patel - 4 (3 inns)
Ajit Agarkar - 4 (3 inns)