HISTORY OF ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP
cricket world cup history is also mandatory to know intricacies of the game.
cricket world cup history dates back to the year 1975.
when the ODI biggest tournament was organized for the 1st time in England.
The first World Cup, A.K.A. the Prudential Cup Trophy, had matches of 60 overs per innings.
ICC World Cup is regarded as the premier tournament.
When the inaugural tournament was played on England soil, with the participants being the six Test-playing nations.
With each over comprising of 6 balls.
Cricket is an action packed game that gives a thrill to viewers.
The tournament comprised of day_time matches.
The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England,
And the first three tournaments were held in England.
With eight teams participating Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and New Zealand the six Test nations at the time, with Sri Lanka & a composite team from East Africa.
The World Cup is held in high esteem amongst fans, players, and administrators, unlike many of the myriad of ODI tournaments held around the world each year.
It has been the scene of some of the major developments in the way ODI cricket is played.
The International Cricket Conference decided to make the competition a quadrennial event i.e.
an event that would be held only once in four years.
The next tournament was held in 1983,
hosted by England and won by the Indian team.
The fourth ICC Cricket World Cup was held in 1987,
with India and Pakistan playing the hosts.
The tournament saw a new occurrences, the overs were reduced from 60 to 50 per innings.
Australia & New Zealand hosted the fifth World Cup.
Pakistan emerged as the winner.
This tournament also saw the introduction of white balls, colored clothing and day/night matches.
In the year in 1996 the matches were played in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
And saw Sri Lanka emerging as the winner, defeating Australia by 7 wickets(which The final match was played in Lahore).
HISTORY OF WORLD CUP HELD :
World Cup were held in 1975 in England.
World Cup were held in 1979 in England.
World Cup were held in 1983 in England.
World Cup were held in 1987 in Indian, Pakistan.
World Cup were held in 1992 in Australia, New Zealand.
World Cup were held in 1996 in India, Pakistan & Srilanka.
World Cup were held in 1999 in England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales.
World Cup were held in 2003 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya.
World Cup were held in 2007 in West Indies.
World cup were held in 2011 in Bangladesh, India, Sri-Lanka.
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