Cricket World Cup

Abstract play b tout ensemble form is the biggest international hithertot of play. The phase modulation(prenominal) Cricket existence form was contend during 1975 in England (www. wikipedia. org). The starting time common chord touches were also recognized as Prudential cupful with the sponsorship of prudential plc, it is a pecuniary services company. Till the1992 Cricket earthly concern transfuse, only 8 ag multitudes apply to participate in the tourney. Later on, the number of groups change magnitude and in Cricket solid ground form2007, 16 squads had participated. But in 2011 Cricket dry land Cup 14 teams are fighting(a). IntroductionCricket is a sport that has been contend almost the arena for more than eight centuries. It is one of the most well-loved and feverishly watched sports in the humanness. It involves deuce teams with 11 players on distributively side. The captain who wins the toss decides whether his team bats or bowls jump. If they bat fi rst, their aim is to score a lot of runs and make sure the otherwise team does not touch that score. Cricket is played in many settings, but the most general are prove cricket And One Day cricket. In exam cricket game goes on for 5 days, with each team hit twice if time permits.One Day is the most popular format, with each team getting 300 b all(prenominal)s to score runs. And the other team tries to offscore them at heart the aforesaid(prenominal) number of balls. One-day cricket primarily began amongst English County teams in the 1960s. The first one-day international was played in Melbourne, Australia, in 1971, with the quadrennialCricket creation Cupbegan in 1975. The Cricket founding Cup is organized by the sports governing body, the internationalist Cricket Council (ICC). The tourney is the worlds fourth-largest and fourth-most-viewed sporting event. HistoryThe first undertake at any kind of world championship was in 1912, when a three- way series was arrange d between the whence current outpouring playing nations, Australia, England and southward Africa. No kindred events were held again until 1975. The first ICC World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup) was in1975, hosted by England (see full list of host countries). This tournament included the six Test-playing nations (England, Australia, new-fangled Zealand, West Indies, India and Pakistan), who were joined by Sri Lanka and eastside Africa. Following the success of this tournament, it was repeated in 1979 and 1983 in England.After this, the tournament travel to be played in other countries, maintaining a four-year cycle. 60 overs were used for the first three world transfuses. This was reduced to 50 in 1987 and has been that way since. Women also participate in another Cricket World cupful since 1975. Cricket World Cup Hosting Nations England, 1975 This was the first ever Cricket World Cup, officially called the Prudential Cup, and was held from June 7 to June 21, 19 75 in England. The tournament was held in England as it was considered the only nation at the time that had the resources to stage an event of much(prenominal) magnitude.The matches played consisted of 60 overs per team. Unlike today, all players wore a traditional vacuous uniform and red balls were used. there were also no night games. There were 8 participating countries o Australia o England o India o sweet Zealand o Pakistan o West Indies o Sri lanka o East Africa (composed of players from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) The advance matches were played in 2 groups of 4 teams. The illuminate two teams from each group played the semifinals, and the winners of these played the final.The final was played at the Lords ground, between West Indies and Australia, with the favorites the West Indies winning by 17 runs. The West Indies scored 291 runs in 60 overs at a privation of 8 wickets. In result Australia make 274 runs in 58. 4 overs all out. England, 197 England, 1979 T his was the bet on Cricket World CUP (called the Prudential Cup), held in England between June 9 to June 23, 1979. The format of games was the same as in the 1975 World Cup (preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 teams, with the top two teams in each group playing the semifinals, and the winners of these playing the final). The final was played at the Lords cricket ground in London between the West Indies and England. The West Indies won by 92 runs. They batted first and do 286 runs in 60 overs at a leaving of 9 wickets. In reply, England do 194 runs before being all out after 51 overs. in the raw Zealand and Pakistan were the other semifinalists. There were 8 participating countries o Australia o England o India o New Zealand o Pakistan o West Indies o Sri lanka o Canada This tournament saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy, a competition used to determine which non-Test playing teams serve for the World Cup.England, 1983 This was the 3rd gear Cricket World C up (Called the Prudential Cup). The tournament was held in England for the third consecutive time, between 9 and 25 June 1983. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each as in the previous two tournaments, though this time each country played the other teams in its group twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semifinals, and the winners of this played the final The final was played between India and the West Indies at the Lords ground in England. India scored 183 runs in 54. 4 overs all out.In reply, the West Indies made 140 runs in 52 overs all out, with India winning by 43 runs. There were 8 participating countries o Australia o England o India o New Zealand o Pakistan o West Indies o Sri lanka o Zimbabwe (http//www. sportscanon. com/2011/01/25/1983-cricket-world-cup-summary/) India & Pakistan, 1987 This was the fourth World Cup event (called the Reliance Cup) It was held jointly in India and Pakistan, held from October 9 to November 8, 1987 It was the first World Cup held outside of England. The format was unaltered from previous World Cups, except for a eduction in the number of overs a team played from 60 to 50. The final was played between Australia and England at the Eden tends stadium in Calcutta India. Australia made 253 in their 50 overs with a loss of 5 wickets. In reply, England came up just short, making 246 in their 50 overs for a loss of 8 wickets. Australia winning by 7 runs. Australian David Boon was man of the final match, and the winning captain was Allan throttle There were 8 participating countries o Australia o England o India o New Zealand o Pakistan o West Indies o Sri lanka o ZimbabweAustralia and New Zealand, 1992 This was the fifth World Cup event and the first tournament held in the southern hemisphere. It was also the first tournament to feature an African Test nation, sulfur Africa. This was the first time day/night matches were used and the first tournament to use white cricket bal ls and colored team uniforms. The lead story run scorer of the tournament was Martin Crowe of New Zealand with 456 runs. The leading wicket taker of the tournament was Wasim Akram of Pakistan with 16 wickets The format for this tournament changed from previous geezerhood.All teams were in one group and played each other once, rather than in two groups. The top four qualified for the knockout stage which was contested in similar fashion to the previous events. The final was played between Pakistan and England in Melbourne, Australia. Pakistan made 249 runs in 50 overs for 6 Wickets, compared to Englands total of 227 runs in 49. 2 all out. Pakistan won by 22 Runs. India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, 1996 At the World Cup in 1996, Australia and West Indies refused to play their matches against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka due to security concerns, causing both(prenominal) matches to be awarded to Sri Lanka by default.Also, Sri Lanka was awarded a victory for their semi-final by default agai nst India because of throng riots. This aided their campaign which eventually led to them winning the final. The final was played between Sri Lanka and Australia in Lahore, Pakistan. Australia made 241 runs in 50 overs for a loss of 7 wickets. In reply, Sri Lanka made 245 runs in 46. 2 overs losing only 3 wickets on the way. The final result Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. Eden Garden Stadium (Kolkata) (http//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/1996_Cricket_World_Cup) England, 1999 The 1999 event returned to England after sixteen years. Some matches also held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. This tournament has a similar group stage format as 1996, though there was a dramatic change in the second stage, where a Super Six round replaced the quarter-finals. One of the greatest matches in the ICC World Cup history was the Australia and South Africa tied game in their semi-final. The final was played between Australia and Pakistan at Lords, London. Australia made 133 runs in 20. 1 overs for 2 wickets in reply Pakistan made 132 All out in 39 Overs. Australia won by 8 Wickets. (http//breakingnewsonline. et/cricket/6923-1999-cricket-world-cup-at-glance. html) South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya, 2003 The 2003 World Cup was held between 9 February and 24 March 2003, in Southern Africa (co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya). The number of teams participating in the event increased from twelve to fourteen. Because of security concerns, Zimbabwe and Kenya won their matches against England and New Zealand by default. The Final was played between Australia and India on 23 March in Johannesburg, South Africa. Australia batted first and made 359 runs in 50 overs losing only 2 wickets.In reply India made 234 after being all out in 39. 2 overs. Australia was laurelled champions after beating India by 125 runs. Wanderers Stadium (South Africa) (http//breakingnewsonline. moolah/cricket/6966-2003-cricket-world-cup-at-glance. html) West Indies, 2007 The 2007 ICC World Cup o f Cricket was held in April 2007. It was the 9th World Cup tournament, and the first time it had been held in the West Indies. The tournament consisted of 16 teams, including all 10 Test playing nations and 6 qualifiers. The 10 Test match playing countries plus Kenya qualified automatically.The other five teams qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy. The eye socket of sixteen teams is the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup. The 16 teams were allocated into four groups of four. inwardly each group, the teams played each other in a round-robin format and the top two teams advanced to a Super 8 round. These eight teams then played in a round-robin format, except that they did not play the other team that advanced from their respective group. The top four teams from the Super 8 round advanced to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals then ompeted in the final, held at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, on 28 April. The first hat-trick plus one (4 wickets in 4 balls) in Worl d Cup history was by Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga against South Africa (Super Eights South Africa v Sri Lanka at Providence, March 28, 2007) Bangladesh, India & Sri Lank a, 2011 The 2011 Cricket World Cup was held in Bangladesh, India & Sri Lanka. It was World Cup tournament, and the first time it had been held in the Bangladesh. Pakistan was originally going to co-host this event but due to security concerns in the years leading up to the event Pakistans hosting rights were revoked. The format of the tournament has been revise from previous events, and 14 teams will participate instead of 16. The new format ensures that each team gets to play a minimum of six matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats. pic Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. Mirpur, Dhaka (Outside Part) (http//dhakadailyphoto. blogspot. com/2011/02/dhaka-set-for-world-cup-cricket-2011. html) Cricket World Cup Firsts 1. The first world cup was held in 1975 in England. 2. The first world cup held outside England was in 1987 in India and Pakistan 3. The first time day/night matches was used was in 1992. . The first tournament to use white cricket balls and colored team uniforms was 1992. 5. The first tournament to feature an African Test nation, South Africa, was in 1992. 6. The first team to remain undefeated throughout the whole tournament was Australia in 2003. They repeated this feat in the 2007 tournament. 7. The first hat-trick at the World Cup was by Indian Chetan Sharma in a game against New Zealand in 1987 www. images. google. com Chetan Sharma Trophy The current Trophy awarded to the winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup was created for the 1999 championships.It is the first permanent prize in the tournaments history. The trophy was developed by a team of craftsmen from Garrard, the Crown Jewelers. It was designed and produced in London within two months. Cricket World Cup Trophy The trophy is 60 cm high, made from silver and gild and features a golden glo b held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, demonstrate the three fundamental aspects of cricket batting, bowling and fielding, while the globe represents the world and a cricket ball. The trophy is designed so that it can be instantly recognized from any angle. The trophy weighs approximately 11 kilograms and has the call of the previous winners inscribed on its base. There is still room for a further ten teams to have their name inscribed on the base. The true(a) trophy is always kept by the International Cricket Council. A replica is presented to the winning team, which is identical in all aspects apart from the lettering of the previous champions. (http//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup_Trophy) Cricket World Cup awards Since 1992, one player has been state as Man of the Tournament at the end of the World Cup finals Year Player Performance details 1992 Martin Crowe 456 runs 1996 Sanath Jayasuria 221 runs and 7 wickets 1999 Lance Kl userner 281 runs and 17 wickets 2003 Sachin Tendulker 673 runs and 2 wickets 2007 Glen McGrath 26 wickets 2011 Yuvraj Singh 362 runs and 15 wickets (http//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup_awards) ConclusionCricket World Cup is the most premier international championship of mens One Day International Cricket. It has huge fan following in the world, especially in South Asia. In South Asia cricket is like religion . When ever world cup comes to the people of this region gone mad. Successive World Cup tournaments have generated increasing media attention as One-Day International cricket has shape more established. 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