Wednesday, December 8, 2010

World Cup tournament

The 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 fourth largest and most viewed sporting event.The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975.

One Day Format- Australia has been the most successful of the five teams to have won the tournament, taking four titles. The West Indies have won twice, while India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have each won once.

T20 Format- In this format only three world cup tournaments have been played. Pakistan, India and England have managed to win once.

wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup


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