ICC WORLD CUP

• The ICC Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament.
• The tournament is one of the world's most viewed sporting events and is considered the "flagship event of the international cricket calendar" by the ICC.
• The most recent Cricket World Cup was held in 2019 in England and Wales where England was the champion. The next Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in 2023.

Some facts of the ICC World cup

• The first ICC Cricket World Cup was held in 1975 in England and won by the West Indies.
• Since then, the tournament has been held every four years, with the exception of the 1992 edition which was held every five years.
• A total of 14 teams have played in at least one Cricket World Cup, with England and the West Indies being the only teams to have played in every tournament.
• The most successful team in the history of the tournament is Australia, who have won the World Cup five times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015).
• The other winners of the tournament are: West Indies (1975, 1979), India (1983,2011), Pakistan (1992), Sri Lanka (1996), and England (2019).
• The format of the tournament has changed several times over the years. The most recent format, which was used in the 2019 tournament, featured 10 teams playing in a round-robin group stage followed by semi-finals and a final.
• The Cricket World Cup is the third largest global sporting event in terms of viewership, behind the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
• The player with the most runs in ICC Cricket World Cup history is Sachin Tendulkar of India, who scored 2,278 runs across 6 World Cups.
• The player with the most wickets in ICC Cricket World Cup history is Glenn McGrath of Australia, who took 71 wickets across 4 World Cups.
• The player with the most fours in ICC Cricket World Cup history is Sachin Tendulkar of India, who hit 229 fours across 6 World Cups.
• The player with the most sixes in ICC Cricket World Cup history is Ricky Ponting of Australia, who hit 30 sixes across 4 World Cups.
• The player with the most 'Man of the Match' awards in ICC Cricket World Cup history is Sachin Tendulkar of India, who won the award 6 times across 6 World Cups.

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