The inaugural Cricket World Cup took place in England in 1975 and consisted of a sequence of one-day matches with 60 overs per team. In 1987, it was staged for the first time outside of England, in India and Pakistan. In the 1987 match, each side's over total was likewise lowered to 50. Australia made history in 2007 when they won the World Cup three times in a row.
International Cricket Council (ICC) Administrator
One Day International Format: First Edition (1975) England
most recent version (2023) India
next edition (2027) Africa
Zimbabwe
Namibia
There are ten teams [1]. (14 starting in 2027)
Australia is currently the champion (6th championship)
most prosperous
Six titles from Australia
most sprints
India Tendulkar Sachin (2,278)[2]
most runs scored
Australia Glenn McGrath (71)[3]
Cricket World Cup website
Just four years had passed since the first ODI cricket match, when the inaugural World Cup was held in England in June 1975. However, a different Women's Cricket World Cup had already taken place two years before to the inaugural men's competition, and as early as 1912, a triangular tournament of Test matches between Australia, England, and South Africa had been staged, featuring numerous international teams.
This page discusses the men's 50-over competition. See Women's Cricket World Cup for the women's 50-over competition. See ICC World Test Championship for the Test competition. See ICC Champions Trophy for the "mini World Cup". See ICC Men's T20 World Cup and ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the Twenty20 competition.
The international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket is called the Cricket World Cup (formally known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup)[4]. Every four years, the International Cricket Council (ICC), which oversees the sport, organizes the event. A preliminary qualification round precedes the finals competition. One of the most watched sports events in the world, the competition is referred to as the "flagship event of the international cricket calendar"
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