ICC Cricket World Cup
|
|
Administrator
|
International Cricket Council
|
Format
|
One Day International
|
First
tournament
|
1975, England
|
Last
tournament
|
2011, India, Bangladesh andSri Lanka
|
Next
tournament
|
2015, Australia and New Zealand
|
Tournament
format
|
multiple
(refer to article)
|
Number
of teams
|
19
|
Current
champion
|
India (2nd title)
|
Most
successful
|
Australia (4
titles)
|
Most
runs
|
Sachin
Tendulkar(3,278)
|
Most
wickets
|
Glenn
McGrath (79)
|
The ICC
Cricket World Cup is the
premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is
organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with preliminary qualification
rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years. The
tournament is the world's third-most-viewed sporting event. According to the ICC, it is the most
important tournament and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport. The first Cricket World Cup contest
was organised in England in June 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World Cup has been held every four years since
1973.
The finals
of the Cricket World Cup are contested by all ten Test-playing
and ODI-playing nations, together with other nations
that qualify through the World Cup Qualifier.Australia has been the most successful of the
five teams to have won the tournament, taking four titles. The West Indies and India have
won twice, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka have each won the title once.
All the
countries except for Kenya who
have qualified for semi-finals have been full members.
The 2011
edition was the first one to not to have a "Super 6" or "Super
8", instead it had two groups and the four toppers of each group met in
the quarter-finals.
The 2011 Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka from 19 February to 2 April 2011. 14
countries participated in the tournament. India won
the cup by defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai on 2 April and became the first team
to win the World Cup final on home ground.
Tournament History
Nineteen nations have qualified for the
finals of the Cricket World Cup at least once (excluding qualification
tournaments). Seven teams have competed in every finals tournament, five of
which have won the title. The West Indies won the first two tournaments, and Australia has won four, India has
won two, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka have each won once. The West Indies (1975 and 1979) and Australia (1999, 2003and 2007) are the only nations to have won
consecutive titles.Australia has played in 6 of the 10 final matches (1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007). England has
yet to win the World Cup, but has been runners-up three times (1979, 1987, 1992). The best result by a non-Test
playing nation is the semi-final appearance by Kenya in
the 2003 tournament; while the best result by a non-Test playing team on their
debut is the Super 8 (second round) by Ireland in
2007.
Sri Lanka,
who co-hosted the 1996 Cricket World Cup, was the first host to win the
tournament, though the final was held in Pakistan. India won the 2011 as host and was the
first team to win in a final played in their own country. Other countries which have achieved or
equalled their best World Cup results while co-hosting the tournament are New
Zealand, semi-finalists in 1992; Zimbabwe, reaching the Super Six in 2003; and
Kenya, semi-finalists in 2003. In
1987, co-hosts India and Pakistan both reached the semi-finals, but were
eliminated by Australia and England respectively.South Africa,
who co-hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup, was the first (and to date only) team
to get out in the first round.
Nunmber of teams in tournament
| Year | Number of teams |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2019 | yet to be known |
Winners
|
year
|
winner
|
runner-up
|
| National team | Final appearances | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 | 1975, 1996 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1983, 2011 | 2003 |
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1975, 1979 | 1983 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1996 | 2007, 2011 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1999 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1979, 1987, 1992 |
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