More ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 News
AB de Villiers Controversy Did Not Affect Proteas Negatively: Faf du Plessis
The South Africa team is in deep trouble in terms of their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign. The situation even got to a point where retired batsman, AB de Villiers attempted to come out of retirement. However, skipper Faf du Plessis hopes that the controversy surrounding his former teammate can serve as a confidence […]
ICC World Cup 2019: Marcus Stoinis Ruled Out Of Pakistan Match Due To Injury
Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of their next game against Pakistan on Wednesday with a side strain.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Lasith Malinga Will Fly Back to Sri Lanka to Attend Mother-in-law’s Funeral
Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga will leave the team following their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match against Bangladesh as his Mother-In-Law has passed away.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Shikhar Dhawan Ruled Out For 3 Weeks Due to Thumb Injury
Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 for at least 3 weeks due to a thumb injury
ICC World Cup 2019: Injury Scare For Shakib Al Hasan; Participation In Doubt
Ahead of their next game against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, Bangladesh faced a big blow as their key player Shakib Al Hasan was taken to the hospital for scans.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: BAN vs SL Head to Head Record
On Tuesday, Bangladesh will square off against the struggling Sri Lanka team during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Both come into the match on the back of mixed results and an abandoned game for the Lankans. H2H record The two teams have met on three occasions and the Lankan Lions have won all 3 […]
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Predictions: BAN vs SL Predictions
Match 16 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 pits Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. The Tigers have had an up and down time, winning just one match and losing the other two. Sri Lanka on the other hand, have won one match, lost another, and hand a 3rd match abandoned due to rain. Team News Sri […]
ICC World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli Gives Credit To The Bowlers For The Win Against Australia
Bowlers did pretty well by restricting Australia within 316 on a batting pitch. Virat Kohli, however, praised the bowlers for their efforts in the win.
ICC World Cup 2019: Nuwan Pradeep Ruled Out Of Sri Lanka’s Next Clash Against Bangladesh
Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out for the next game due to dislocating the little finger of his right hand. He has given a week's rest to get fit.
Rohit Sharma Continues to Break Records at ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Indian opener Rohit Sharma has been in red hot form off late, and the Men in Blue’s latest clash against Australia is proof of it. Earlier, the Indian team’s vice captain completed 2000 runs against Australia in ODI cricket. The good form continued when India and Australia met in their World Cup 2019 encounter at […]
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Gavaskar Suggests India Won’t Make the Same Mistakes as Windies Against Australia
India is set to face Australia in their second match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. India is coming off after a comfortable victory over South
ICC World Cup 2019: Mithali Raj Backs Kohli-Led India Ahead Of The Clash Against Australia
India are all set to take on Australia on Sunday, June 9 in Kennington Oval, London where Mithali Raj backed them before the clash.
About ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
ICC Cricket World Cup History
The ICC Cricket World Cup is a competition that takes place every four years. The tournament is considered one of the world's most viewed sporting events. The first ever ICC Cricket World Cup took place in 1975 in England. Interestingly, the inaugural ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was held two years before the Men's, namely in 1973.
There are no restrictions for playing in the World Cup, but the top eight ranked teams gain automatic qualification, while the remaining seats are fought for in a qualifier tournament. A total of 20 teams have played in an ICC Cricket World Cup game, but the number of participants has dwindled over the years.
For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, only 10 teams will participate, including two qualifiers. This is a far cry from 14 teams that took part in 2015.
The next ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in 2023 for men. In addition to that, the next ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be held in 2021.
Previous Winners
| West Indies | 1975, 1979 |
| India | 1983, 2011 |
| Australia | 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 |
| Pakistan | 1992 |
| Sri Lanka | 1996 |
ICC Cricket World Cup Schedule
The hosts for this year's ICC Cricket World Cup are, England and Wales. The tournament is set to commence on the 30th of May and run until the 14th of July.
Kicking off the tournament will be hosts, England, who will play against South Africa. This year's Cricket World Cup venues will be in London, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Taunton, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Chester-le-Street and Cardiff.
ICC Cricket World Cup Records
Since the tournament began in 1975, plenty of records have been made and broken. India's Sachin Tendulkar boasts of the most runs in the World Cup, having scored 2,278 since his maiden World Cup in 1992 right up till 2011.
The highest team score belongs to the 2015 Australian cricket team, who scored 417 runs against Afghanistan. Australia's Glenn McGrath has taken the most wickets, namely, 71 wickets from 1996 till 2007. The highest individual score goes to Kiwi, Martin Guptill, who had an almighty knock of an unbeaten 237* against West Indies. Finally, Australia also holds the record of winning the most World Cups, with 5 under their belts.
Prize money
Astoundingly, a cash award of $4 million is up for grabs for the eventual winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. In fact, it is the highest prize money on offer in the history of the tournament.
Format
This year, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 follows a round robin format. All 10 teams will play each other once and the top 4 teams will advance to the semi-finals and the winners of the semis will play each other in the final.
Cricket World Cup Tickets
Tickets for the World Cup will be available here. However, a lot of these are selling fast, with just a handful left on the market.
