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NEWS Cricket World Cup 2007>Sachin Tendulkar set to cross 2000 runs in World Cup 21st Feb 2007 14.05 IST By Agencies Age and injuries might have taken a toll on his reputation as the best batsman in the world but when it come to the Cricket World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar , just shy off 2000 runs in the quadrennial extravaganza, stands above all. On the grandest stage, Sachin proves himself as the greatest batsman scoring a whopping 1732 runs in 33 matches with a staggering average of 59.72 in four World Cups he has played so far.
Among the current lot, Aussie skipper Ricky Thomas Ponting is closest to Sachin having scored 998 runs in 28 matches with an average of 41.58 runs per innings. West Indian skipper Brian Lara also makes his presence felt with 956 runs in 25 matches. Richards, de Silva and Ponting each have had distinction of scoring a century in final of a World Cup for a title-winning cause - a constant reminder to Sachin that something is amiss in spite of his flattering statistics. Sachin is also the leading century-maker alongside Mark Waugh with both batsmen scoring four tons apiece. However, what these statistics don’t suggest is that Sachin also has three dismissals in 90s off 12 half-centuries to his credit. Richards (63.31) tops the averages for the World Cup while Sachin comes second in the list. Sachin has declared himself fit from the back problem that forced him to miss the fourth and last ODI against Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam on February 17. "Its fine", the Master Blaster replied when queried about his 'stiff back' on the sidelines of a campaign to promote responsible sexual behaviour among young men of the country near his Bandra residence on Tuesday. Also View In-Depth Coverage: Cricket World Cup 2007 Team Page: India Team Page: Australia | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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