With nine straight World Cup wins under their belt, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni—led India stand only second to Ricky Ponting’s Australian side that registered 24 consecutive victories in the showpiece event.
India now stands second alongside Clive Lloyd’s West Indies in terms of consecutive victories in World Cup. The eight-wicket win against Ireland was India’s ninth in the quadrennial extravaganza, the run starting with the victory over the West Indies in the previous edition.
