Rahul Dravid's Indians made a horror start, losing to minnows Bangladesh in their opening match despite having exciting batsmen in Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh and the captain himself. It was one of the biggest upsets in the Cup history, eventually leading to India's ouster and leaving millions of fans back home disappointed.
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Records
See also: 2007 Cricket World Cup statistics
| Record | Performance | Player | Country |
| Most runs |
| 659 | M Hayden | Australia |
| 548 | M Jayawardene | Sri Lanka |
| 539 | R Ponting | Australia |
| Most wickets |
| 26 | G McGrath | Australia |
| 23 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka |
| S Tait | Australia
|
Most dismissals
(wicketkeeper) |
| 17 | A Gilchrist | Australia |
| 15 | K Sangakkara | Sri Lanka |
| 14 | B McCullum | New Zealand |
Most catches
(fielder) |
| 8 | P Collingwood | England |
| G Smith | South Africa |
| 7 | H Gibbs | South Africa
|
| E Morgan | Ireland
|
| M Hayden | Australia
|
| R Ponting | Australia |
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