Australia-based cricket historian Kersi Meher-Homji's compilation of the best and worst in 2011...

What a year! 2011 had it all. There were statistical milestones and unique feats, jail sentence to three Test players, mystery surrounding the passing of a high profile columnist, thrillers including a near tied Test, dramatic debuts by bowlers, spectacular hitting by Shane Watson and Virender Sehwag in ODIs, England belting Australia and India to reach the no 1 ranking in Test cricket, Australia shot out for 47 after being 9 for 21 in the Cape Town Test and incredibly the last four Netherlands batsmen getting run out for ducks off four successive balls against Ireland at Kolkata in the World Cup.


India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hits the winning runs during World
Cup final against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium on April 2. Pic/Getty
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Let's start with the good; milestones and unique feats in international arena.

* India won the World Cup in April in Mumbai, the first time a country has won at home.