ICC Champions Trophy: Some interesting factoids

ICC Champions Trophy factoids

* Sri Lankan pacer Farveez Maharoof's figures of 6-14 vs West Indies at Mumbai in 2006 is a tournament record

* This will be Alastair Cook's first ICC Champions Trophy, having not played any ODI cricket from Nov. 2008-Feb. 2010

* Former Sri Lankan skipper and now a minister, Sanath Jayasuriya has played 20 ICC Champions Trophy matches-more than anyone else

* New Zealander Brendon McCullum is yet to score a half-century in the ICC Champions Trophy, but boasts four scores in the 40s

* Retired West Indian Steve Bucknor has umpired a record 21 ICC Champions Trophy matches

* Former Sri Lankan cricketer Ranjan Madugalle has refereed a record 23 ICC Champions Trophy matches

* Lankan spin-king Muttiah Muralidaran's 24 wickets are the most by any bowler in the ICC Champions Trophy

* South African Graeme Smith is the only man to captain his side whilst being the youngest player (v NZ in 2006)-aged 25

* Former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene's 13 catches in the field are the most in ICC Champions Trophy history

* Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has made a record 28 dismissals in the competition

* Jacques Kallis was the first player to take five wickets in a match, with 5-30 against WI in the 1998 final in Dhaka

* Jamaican star Chris Gayle is the leading run-getter in ICC Champions Trophy history with 695 runs

* Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has hit 17 sixes in the ICC Champions Trophy - the most in the event's history

* There have been 35,130 runs and 1998 wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy so far. There have been 43,663 balls bowled

* England has used 53 players in the ICC Champions Trophy - more than any other team

* Sri Lanka's bowlers have bowled 58 maidens in the ICC Champions Trophy - more than any other team.

* England vs West Indies at Ahmedabad in 2006 featured 59 fours - the most in the competition's history

* The best eighth-wicket stand in the event was worth 70 between Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee against West Indies in 2009

* New Zealand has taken 74 catches in the event's history, most by any team

* Fastest 100 in the event's history came in 77 balls. This was scored by Virender Sehwag against England in 2002

* The only instance of teams sharing the trophy was in 2002 when India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners after rain interrupted the final in Colombo

(With inputs from ICC)