1st world cup 1975

Winning captain of 1st world cup Clive Lloyd







West Indies became the champion of the 2nd world cup





Holding the cup 2nd times as captain Clive

India became the world champion for the 1st time in 1983

The biggest tournament of cricket is known as International Cricket council(ICC) world cup. ICC world cup is started from 1975. It is played every four year . We have experienced 10 world cup so far. This February 11th ICC world cup will be held in Australia. Take a look at some important information about ICC world cup from 1975 to present.The Prudential World cup 1975:The first ever World cup cricket was held in England . In fact first three world cup was held in England.Then the tournament was known as Prudential World Cup . First world cup was held from 7 to 21 june,1975.Hosted country : England.Qualifying teams : Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Srilanka, East Africa.Most Run scorer : Gary Gilmour (333)Most wicket taker: Glenn Turner (11)Champion : West Indies Runner up : AustraliaMan of the final : Clive Lloyd ( scored 102 from 88 balls,12 fours & 2 sixes).Man of the series : Not awardedThe Prudential World Cup 1979:The second world cup(Prudential World Cup) was held in England . It was held from 9 to 23 june, 1979 .The format had remained unchanged.Eight countries participated in the event.Hosted country : EnglandQualifying teams : Australia, England, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Srilanka, Canada.Most Run Scorer : Gordon Greenidge (253)Most wicket taker: Mike Hendrick (10)Champion : West IndiesRunnuer up : EnglandMan of the final : Vivian Richards (138 from 157 balls,11 fours & 3 sixes)Man of the series : Not awardedThe World cup 1983:The world cup(also known as Prudential World Cup) 1983 was the third edition of the biggest cricket tournament.It was held in 9 june to 25 june 1983 in England . Eight countries were participated in the event . The World Cup 1983 was full of drama right from the start.Hosted country : EnglandQualifying teams : Australia, England, New Zealand, Srilanka,Pakistan, India, West Indies, Zimbabwe.Most run scorer : David Gower (384)Most wicket taker: Roger Binny (18)Champion: India Runner up: West IndiesMan of the final : Mohinder Amarnath (took 3 wickets of giving only 12 runs)Man of the series: Not awarded.