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India and Human Development: The HDI (Human Development Index)  for India was 0.640 in 2018, ranking 130th out of 189 countries. Between 1990 and 2017, India’s life expectancy at birth  increased by nearly 11 years, with even more significant gains in  expected years of schooling. Today’s Indian school-age children can expect to stay in school for 4.7 years longer than in 1990. Whereas, India’s GNI per capita increased by a staggering 266.6 percent between 1990 and 2017. However, inequality remains a challenge for India as it progresses economically. The gap between the rich and the poor seems to be widening. An indicator of the level of health enjoyed by Indians is that  in 2017, terrorism claimed the lives of 766 Indians, or 0.007% of all deaths, while health reasons claimed 6.6 million Indians, or 90% of all deaths. In 2017, the last year for which comparable data are available, India’s spending on defence was double its health expenditure, according to the...

The table shows India's win-loss record against the other nations at the ICC ODI World Cup since its inception in 1975. Ties and no-results have been excluded. It is seen that the overall record is 26-26. India has a positive record only against West Indies, Bangladesh and Pakistan. They have not played any ODI World Cup game against Afghanistan so far. Their best record is against Pakistan, against whom they have never lost a game at the World Cup. They have not lost to England and West Indies in this tournament since 1992. India has a negative win-loss record both against New Zealand as well as Sri Lanka. Their worst statistics are against Australia and South Africa - only 3 wins in 11 matches against Australia, and 1 in 4 against South Africa.

Ten Closest Matches in ICC ODI World Cup Over the years, one-day cricket has produced some great matches. A description of ten of the closest and most thrilling ICC ODI World Cup matches is given below. The matches have been arranged in chronological order: 1. 11th June 1975 - Edgbaston - Pakistan vs West Indies. - West Iindies won by 1 wicket This must rank as one of the greatest ODI matches of all time. Electing to bat, Pakistan scored 266/7. Captain Majid Khan was majestic in his innings of 60; he was assisted by contributions or 55 and 58 from Mushtaq Mohammad and Wasim Raja respectively. When West Indies batted, Sarfraz Nawaz ran amuck. West Indies, with a batting lineup that included Greenidge, Kallicharan, Kanhai, Lloyd and Richards, were reduced to 203-9. However, the last wicket partnership of Murray and Robersts stymied Pakistan. West Indies won with 2 balls remaining. Sarfraz, with 4-44, was adjudged the man of the match. If West Indies had lost this match, they mi...

The 12th edition of the ICC ODI World Cup will start in June 2019. Performance of countries in the ICC ODI World Cup: The following list gives the number of times different nations have entered the semi-finals of the tournament. Australia and New Zealand jointly  hold the record for the most number of semi-final entries: Number of entries in semi-finals: Australia 7 New Zealand 7 India 6 Pakistan 6 England 5 West Indies 4 Sri Lanka 4 South Africa 4 Kenya 1 Australia have never lost in the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup. Despite 7 semi-final entries, New Zealand have entered the finals only once. South Africa have never entered the finals. The following list gives the number of times different nations have entered the finals: Number of entries in finals: Australia 7 India 3 England 3 West Indies 3 Sri Lanka 3 Pakistan 2 New Zealand 1 Australia have won the ICC ODI World Cup the most number of times. They are also the defending champions. Despite ...

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