It is commonly known how much Indians love playing cricket. People also become drunk when it comes to the Cricket World Cup.
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Cricket World Cup Winners: History
In 1975 the first Cricket World Cup was claimed in England as a series of one-day 60 overs per team.
Held outside England, in India, and Pakistan, for the first time in 1987.
The 1987 competition also saw the number of overs per team drop to 50.
In 2007 Australia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cups.
And at present, so far Australia has won the World Cup 5 times in total, this is the record of winning the World Cup title for the most number of times by a team in the Cricket World Cup.
Below is the list of the winners of the cricket world cup ( One -Day )......
Below is the list of the winners of the cricket world cup ( One -Day )......
| Year | Winner | Runner up | Host | Stadium |
| 1975 | West Indies | Australia | England | Lords Cricket Ground, London |
| 1979 | West Indies | England | England | Lords Cricket Ground, London |
| 1983 | India | West Indies | England | Lords Cricket Ground, London |
| 1987 | Australia | England | India & Pakistan | Eden Garden, India |
| 1982 | Pakistan | England | Australia & New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Australia | India ,Pakistan& Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium |
| 1999 | Australia | Pakistan | England | Lords Cricket Ground, London |
| 2003 | Australia | India | Australia | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridge town |
| 2011 | India | Sri Lanka | India | Wankhede stadium,Mumbai |
| 2015 | Australia | New Zea Land | Australia | Melbourne Cricket ground |
| 2019 | England | New Zea Land | England | Lords Cricket Ground, London |
| 2023 | --------- | India |
Cricket World Cup Winner: Present time winner
The event is organized by the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with qualifying rounds leading up to a final tournament.
The current format includes a qualifying round, which takes place over the previous three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase.
In the Tournament Stage, 10 teams, including the automatically qualifying host country, compete for the title in venues in the host country for approximately one month.
During the 2027 edition, the format will change to accommodate a final competition extended to 14 teams.
A total of twenty teams have participated in the eleven editions of the tournament, with ten teams competing in the recent 2019 tournament.
England is the defending champions after winning the 2019 World Cup.
The next tournament will be held in India in 2023 and the next The 2027 World Cup will be held jointly in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
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Cricket World Cup Winner: About the trophy
The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy is awarded to the winners of the World Cup.
The current trophy was created for the 1999 tournament and was the first permanent award in the tournament’s history.
Previously, different trophies were created for each World Cup.[61] The trophy was designed and manufactured in London by a team of Garrard & Co craftsmen over two months.
Today’s trophy is silver and gold plated and features a gold ball supported by three silver pillars.
The log-shaped pillars and balls represent the three basic aspects of cricket: batting, bowling, and pitch, while the globe is a cricket ball.[62] The seam is angled to symbolize the earth’s axial tilt.
He is 60 cm tall and weighs about 11 kg.
The names of previous winners are engraved on the bottom of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions.
The ICC keeps the original trophy.
A copy that differs only in the entries will be awarded to the winning team.
Cricket World Cup Winner: Awards given in the tournament
At the end of each final round of the ICC Cricket World Cup, several awards are presented to players and teams who have excelled in various aspects of the game.
- Man of the Tournament
- and Man of the Match:
. Below are the details.
Man of the tournament
- Man of the tournament - the title of Man of the Tournament was first given in 1992 when it was started….
- First winner – Martin Crowe ( Newzealand)- performance details-456 runs
- In (Latest 2019 ) -Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – performance details। 578 runs and 2 wickets
Man of the match
Before 1992, there was no man of the Tournament awards, but Man of the Match awards was still given per game.
As of the 2019 tournament, the prize has always been awarded to a member of the winning team.
The man of the match for the final of the competition was .
- Frist 1975 Clive lowered for 102 runs
- Latest 2019 Ben stokes for 84 not out and 0/20
Records:
• Most runs India Sachin Tendulkar 2,278 (1992–2011)
• Highest average (min.
10 inns.) [82] South Africa Lance Klusener 124.00 (1999–2003)
• Highest score New Zealand Martin Guptill v West Indies 237* (2015)
• Highest partnership Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels (2nd wicket) v Zimbabwe 372 (2015)
• Most runs in a single world cup India Sachin Tendulkar 673 (2003)
• Most hundreds India Rohit Sharma
• India Sachin Tendulkar 6 (2015–2019)
6 (1992–2011)
• Most hundreds in a single world cup India Rohit Sharma 5 (2019)
Balling,Records-
• Most wickets Australia Glenn McGrath 71 (1996–2007)
• Lowest average (min.
400 balls bowled) Australia Mitchell Starc 14.81 (2015–2019)
• Best strike rate (min.
20 wickets) India Mohammed Shami 18.6 (2015–2019)
• Best economy rate (min.
1000 balls bowled) Cricket West Indies Andy Roberts 3.24 (1975–1983)
• Best bowling figures Australia Glenn McGrath v Namibia 7/15 (2003)
• Most wickets in a tournament Australia Mitchell Star 27 (2019)
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Cricket World Cup Winner: ICC 20-20 World Cup
The first-ever T20 Cricket World Cup was held in India and India won the first-ever 20 overs World Cup in 2007.
Below is the list of ICC World Cup winners and runners-up in T20.
The ICC T20 World Cup was originally planned for 2020 but was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic situation.
Also, due to bio bubble restrictions and COVID protocols, the tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates instead of India.
Cricket World Cup Winners: T-20 Winner List
Below is a list of T-20 winners (men).
| year | Winner | Runner up | Host |
| 2007 | India | Pakistan | South Africa |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | England |
| 2010 | England | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | West Indis | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | India | Bangladesh |
| 2016 | West Indies | England | India |
| 2020 | --------- | --------- | Australia |
| 2021 | Australia | New Zealand | India |
| 2022 | --------- | ------------ | Australia |
Cricket World Cup winner: Women’s ICC WORLD CUP WINNERS ( One Day )-
| Year | Winner | Runner up | Host | Venue |
| 1973 | England | Australia | England | Edgbaston |
| 1978 | Australia | England | India | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 1982 | Australia | England | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Chritchurch1988 |
| 1988 | Australia | England | Australia | Melbourne |
| 1993 | England | New Zealand | England | London |
| 1997 | Australia | New Zealand | India | Eden Garden |
| 2000 | New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand | Bert Sutcliffe, Oval, Sydney |
| 2005 | Australia | India | South Africa | Supersport park |
| 2009 | England | India | Australia | North Sydney, Oval |
| 2013 | Australia | West Indies | India | Brabourne stadium ,mumbai |
| 2017 | England | India | England | Lord's stadium, London |
| 2022 | -------- | ------ | New Zealand | ------- |
ICC women’s T- 20 world cup winner -
| Year | Winner | Runner up | Host | Venue |
| 2009 | England | New Zealand | England | North Sydney, Oval |
| 2010 | Australia | New Zealand | West Indies | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Saint Kitts |
| 2012 | Australia | England | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium,India |
| 2014 | Australia | England | Bangladesh | Sher-E-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka |
| 2016 | West Indies | Australia | India | Eden Garden, India |
| 2018 | Australia | England | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium |
| 2020 | Australia | India | Australia | Melbourne stadium |
| 2022 | ------ | ------ | South Africa | -------- |
Q 1.How many World Cup India won?
Answer-the India have won three ICC World Cups so far. They are two-time Cricket World Cup winners, doing so in 1983 and 2011. India also won the inaugural edition of the 2007 World T20.
Q2. Who will host the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
Answer- The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the men's Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India during October and November 2023. This will be the first time the competition is held entirely in India. Three previous editions were partially hosted there – 1987, 1996, and 2011.
Q3-. Who is the father of cricket?
Answer-William Gilbert Grace MRCS LRCP (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players.
Q4. Where is the headquarter of the ICC?
Answer-Dubai ,United Arab Amirates
Q5. Who is No 1 cricket team in the world?
Anwer-Australia
