Sachin Tendulkar was named Player of the Tournament in 2003 for scoring a record 673 runs, even though India lost the final to Australia.

While Australia won three in a row, the captaincy was split. Steve Waugh captained the 1999 team, while Ricky Ponting captained the 2003 and 2007 sides.

Glenn McGrath recorded the best bowling figures in World Cup history, taking 7 wickets for 15 runs against Namibia in 2003.

Kenya made a historic run in the 2003 World Cup held in South Africa, becoming the first (and only) non-Test playing nation to reach the semi-finals.

Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies to victory in the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979. Ricky Ponting is the only other captain to achieve this (2003, 2007).

In the 2023 World Cup, Virat Kohli set a new record by scoring 765 runs in a single edition, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's previous record of 673 runs set in 2003.

Australia is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the tournament six times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023).

Jonny Wilkinson, the hero of the 2003 World Cup, is famously nicknamed 'Wilko'.

As of 2023, England (2003) is the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to have won the Rugby World Cup.

England won the 2003 World Cup, defeating Australia in the final thanks to a drop goal by Jonny Wilkinson in extra time.