Congratulations to India - Winners of the 2011 Cricket World Cup
I know that cricket may not be everyone's cup of tea, but here are some interesting stats:
- The nations that competed in the tournament comprise 26% of the world's population. That makes some sports competitions pale into insignificance, including anything involving baseball, basketball, american football and ice hockey whose biggest competitions each only involve about 5% of the world's population. Take that USA (and Canada).
- The winning nation, India, represents over one sixth of the world's population.
- This is the largest population to have become world champions in a major sport - ever. India doesn't just play cricket - it is an obsession in that country. It could be argued that no final in sporting history has made more people happy. How about that?
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