Features of World Cups

2011 Cricket World Cup will have new exciting features like UDRS and 'Super over' in its folds. This is the latest in a series of changes to formats over the years. Did you know the first 3 World Cup events were played with 60-over innings? Did you know that World Cup was played with red balls till 1987? Did you know 30-yard circle was first introduced in the 1983 World Cup? There are so many changes that have taken place over the years as cricket's premier event kept marching ahead. Find out everything about each World Cup in snippets:

1975 World Cup

No. of teams: 8
Winner: West Indies
Tournament duration: 15 days
Format: Two groups and top two in semi finals
Clothing: White clothing and red balls
Overs per inning: 60
Field restrictions: No
Biggest change in format: NA
Highest score: 334/4 by England against India in Group A
Lowest team score: 86 by Sri Lanka against West Indies in Group B
Unforgettable moment: Dennis Amiss making the first ever World Cup century when he scored 137 off just 147 balls. Another unforgettable moment was Sunil Gavaskar scoring 36 off 174 balls while batting out the 60 overs

1979 World Cup

Winner: West Indies
No. of teams: 8
Tournament duration: 15 days
Format: Two groups and top two in semi finals
Clothing: White clothing and red balls
Overs per inning: 60
Field restrictions: No
Biggest change in format: No change
Highest score: 286/9 by West Indies against England in the final
Lowest team score: 45 by Canada against England in Group A
Unforgettable moment: A great knock of 138 by Vivian Richards in the final at Lord's

1983 World Cup

Winner: India
No. of teams: 8
Tournament duration: 17 days
Format: Two groups and top two in semi finals
Clothing: White clothing and red balls
Overs per inning: 60
Field restrictions: 30-yard circle introduced in cricket for the first time. Minimum of 4 fielders inside it throughout the innings
Biggest change in format: Introduction of 30-yard circle
Highest score: 338/5 by Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Group A
Lowest team score: 136 by Sri Lanka against England in Group A
Unforgettable moment: India beating the tournament favourite West Indies in a dramatic final at Lord's

1987 World Cup

Winner: Australia
No. of teams: 8
Tournament duration: 31 days
Format: Two groups and top two in semi finals
Clothing: White clothing and red balls
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: Yes. 30-yard circle
Biggest change in format: Reduction in number of overs from 60 to 50 plus introduction of neutral umpire concept
Highest score: 360/4 by West Indies against Sri Lanka in Group B
Lowest team score: 135 by Zimbabwe against India in Group A
Unforgettable moment: First hat-trick in World Cup history. The honours went to Chetan Sharma of India who removed Kiwi batsmen Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Chatfield in successive balls

1992 World Cup

Winner: Pakistan
No. of teams: 9
Tournament duration: 32 days
Format: Round robin. All teams played each other once and top four went through to the semi finals
Clothing: Coloured clothing and white balls
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: Only 2 fielders allowed outside 30-yard circle in the first 15 overs
Biggest change in format: Day-night matches. Coloured clothing and white balls
Highest score: 313/7 by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe
Lowest team score: 74 by Pakistan against England
Unforgettable moment: South Africa rejoining mainstream cricket after the end of apartheid

1996 World Cup

Winner: Sri Lanka
No. of teams: 12
Tournament duration: 33 days
Format: Two groups and top four in each group through to quarterfinals
Clothing: Coloured clothing
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: 30-yard circle in the first 15 overs. Only 2 fielders allowed outside of it
Biggest change in format: Quarterfinal stage introduced for the first time
Highest score: 398/5 by Sri Lanka against Kenya in Group A
Lowest team score: 93 by West Indies against Kenya in Group A
Unforgettable moment: Sri Lanka scoring over 100 runs in the first 15 overs in 3 matches enroute to winning their first World Cup plus Aravinda de Silva's back-to-back Man-of-the-match awards in the semi final and final. Add to this Kenya shocking West Indies at Poona after bundling out the Caribbean giants for the tournament's lowest total

1999 World Cup

Winner: Australia
No. of teams: 12
Tournament duration: 38 days
Format: 2 groups and top 3 from each group progressed to Super Six. The top 4 from Super Six made it to semi finals
Clothing: Coloured clothing
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: 30-yard circle
Biggest single change in format: Introduction of Super Six
Highest score: 373/6 by India against Sri Lanka in Group A
Lowest team score: 68 by Scotland against West Indies in Group B
Unforgettable moment: Tied semi final match between Australia and South Africa, which allowed the Aussies to go through on better net run rate

2003 World Cup

Winner: Australia
No. of teams: 14
Tournament duration: 43 days
Format: 2 groups and top 3 from each group progressed to Super Six. The top 4 from Super Six made it to semi finals
Clothing: coloured clothing
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: 30-yard circle for the first 15 overs
Biggest single change in format: Nothing notable
Highest score: 359/2 by Australia against India in the final
Lowest team score: 36 by Canada against Sri Lanka in Pool B
Unforgettable moment: First time cricket world cup event went to the African continent. Ricky Ponting's phenomenal 146 off just 121 balls in the final

2007 World Cup

Winner: Australia
No. of teams: 16
Tournament duration: 47 days
Format: 4 groups of 4 teams each. Top two from each group progress to super 8. The top 4 in Super eight progressed to semi finals
Clothing: coloured clothing
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: Powerplay introduced for the first time in World Cup cricket
Biggest change in format: Introduction of Super 8 and powerplay
Highest score: 377/6 by Australia against South Africa in Group A
Lowest team score: 77 by Ireland against Sri Lanka in Super Eight stage
Unforgettable moment: Bangladesh knocking India out in first round and Ireland knocking Pakistan out in the first round. Plus Gilchrist's unbelievable 149 off just 104 balls simply stands out as the greatest World Cup final inning by an individual.

2011 World Cup

No. of teams: 14
Tournament duration: 41 days
Format: 2 Groups with 7 teams in each group. The top 4 in each group go through to the quarterfinals
Clothing: Coloured
Overs per inning: 50
Field restrictions: Powerplay
Biggest change in format: Super Eight removed. UDRS and Super Over introduced

Figure out the Previous World Cups

The tenth edition of the ICC World Cup kicks-off on February 19 with former champions India taking on Bangladesh in Dhaka.

The tournament, jointly staged by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will see 14 teams battle it out for one-day cricket's biggest prize.

Here's a statistical look of the previous tournaments:

Result of finals:

1975 WEST INDIES (291-8) beat Australia (274) by 17 runs - Lord's
1979 WEST INDIES (286-9) beat England (194) by 92 runs - Lord's
1983 INDIA (183) beat West Indies (140) by 43 runs - Lord's
1987 AUSTRALIA (253-5) beat England (246-8) by 7 runs - Calcutta
1992 PAKISTAN (249-6) beat England (227) by 22 runs - Melbourne
1996 SRI LANKA (245-3) beat Australia (241-7) by 7 wickets - Lahore
1999 AUSTRALIA (133-2) beat Pakistan (132) by 8 wickets - Lord's
2003 AUSTRALIA (359-2) beat India (234) by 125 runs - Johannesburg
2007 AUSTRALIA (281-4) beat Sri Lanka (215-8) by 53 runs (D/L method) - Bridgetown

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
413-5 (50 overs) India v Bermuda- Port-of-Spain 2007
398-5 (50 overs) Sri Lanka v Kenya - Kandy1996
377-6 (50 overs) Australia v South Africa - Basseterre2007
373-6 (50 overs) India v Sri Lanka - Taunton1999
363-5 (50 overs) New Zealand v Canada - Gros Islet 2007
360-4 (50 overs) West Indies v Sri Lanka - Karachi 1987
359-2 (50 overs) Australia v India - Johannesburg 2003
358-5 (50 overs) Australia v Netherlands - Basseterre 2007
356-4 (50 overs) South Africa v West Indies - St.George's 2007
353-3 (40 overs) South Africa v Netherlands - Basseterre 2007

HIGHEST TOTALS BY A TEAM BATTING SECOND
313-7 (49.2 overs)Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe New Plymouth 1992 +
301-9 (49.5 overs)England v West Indies Bridgetown 2007 +
294 (48 overs)South Africa v Australia Basseterre 2007
289-4 (47.4 overs)Australia v New Zealand Madras 1996 +
289-9 (50 overs)West Indies v South Africa St.George's 2007
288-9 (60 overs)Sri Lanka v Pakistan Swansea 1983
286 (58 overs)Sri Lanka v England Taunton 1983
276-4 (60 overs)Sri Lanka v Australia The Oval 1975
276-3 (57.5 overs)West Indies v Australia Lord's 1983 +
276-4 (45.4 overs)India v PakistanCenturion 2003 +
275-9 (49 overs)South Africa v West Indies Cape Town 2003
(+ winning totals)

HIGHEST MATCH AGGREGATES
671-16 (98 overs) Australia v South Africa Basseterre 2007
652-12 (100 overs) Sri Lanka v Kenya Kandy 1996
645-13 (100 overs) South Africa v West Indies St.George's 2007
626-14 (120 overs) Pakistan v Sri Lanka Swansea 1983
625-11 ( 99.2 overs) Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka New Plymouth 1992

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
(Completed Innings only)
36 (18.4 overs) Canada v Sri Lanka Paarl 2003
45 (40.3 overs) Canada v England Manchester 1979
45 (14 overs) Namibia v Australia Potchefstroom 2003
68 (31.3 overs) Scotland v West Indies Leicester 1999
74 (40.2 overs) Pakistan v England Adelaide 1992
77 (27.4 overs) Ireland v Sri Lanka St.George's 2007
78 (24.4 overs) Bermuda v Sri Lanka Port-of-Spain 2007
84 (17.4 overs) Namibia v Pakistan Kimberley 2003
86 (37.2 overs) Sri Lanka v West Indies Manchester 1975

LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES
(in result-oriented games)
73-11 (23.2 overs) Canada v Sri Lanka Paarl2003
91-12 (54.2 overs) England v Canada Manchester 1979
138-12 (41.4 overs) Scotland v West Indies Leicester 1999
158-12 (37.4 overs) Ireland v Sri Lanka St.George's 2007
173-11 (58 overs) Sri Lanka v West Indies Manchester 1975
183-11 (42.2 overs) Ireland v Australia Bridgetown 2007
187-16 (65 overs) England v Australia Leeds 1975
190-12 (38.3 overs) Bermuda v Bangladesh Port-of-Spain 2007

HIGHEST RUN RATE IN AN INNINGS
10.05 West Indies 206-3 (20.3) v Canada Centurion 2003
9.12 Australia 181-3 (19.5) v Bangladesh Chester-le-Street 1999
9.08 South Africa 109-0 (12) v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 2003
8.82 South Africa 353-3 (40)v Netherlands Basseterre 2007
8.57 New Zealand 197-5 (23) v Canada Benoni 2003

LOWEST RUN RATE IN AN INNINGS
1.11 Canada 45 (40.3) v England Manchester 1979
1.79 East Africa 94 (52.3) v England Birmingham 1975
1.83 Pakistan74 (40.2) v England Adelaide 1992
1.93 Canada 36 (18.4) v Sri Lanka Paarl 2003

LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
10 wickets India beat East Africa Leeds1975
10 wickets West Indies beat Zimbabwe Birmingham 1983
10 wickets West Indies beat Pakistan Melbourne 1992
10 wickets South Africa beat Kenya Potchefstroom 2003
10 wickets Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh Pietermaritzburg 2003
10 wickets South Africa beat Bangladesh Bloemfontein 2003
10 wickets Australia beat Bangladesh North Sound 2007
257 runs India beat Bermuda Port-of-Spain 2007
256 runs Australia beat Namibia Potchefstroom 2003
243 runs Sri Lanka beat Bermuda Port-of-Spain 2007
229 runs Australia beat Netherlands Basseterre 2007
221 runs South Africa beat Netherlands Basseterre 2007
215 runs Australia beat New Zealand St.George's 2007
203 runs Australia beat Scotland Basseterre 2007
202 runs England beat India Lord's1975

NARROWEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
1 wicket West Indies beat Pakistan Birmingham 1975 (with two balls to spare)
1 wicket Pakistan beat West Indies Lahore 1987 (off the last ball)
1 wicket South Africa beat Sri Lanka Providence 2007 (with 10 balls to spare)
1 wicket England beat West Indies Bridgetown 2007 (with one ball to spare)
2 wickets New Zealand beat England Birmingham 1983 (with one ball to spare)
2 wickets England beat West Indies Gujranwala 1987 (with three balls to spare)
2 wickets Australia beat England Port Elizabeth 2003 (with two balls to spare)
1 run Australia beat India Madras1987 (with two balls to spare)
1 run Australia beat India Brisbane [ Images ] 1992 (off the last ball)
2 runs Sri Lanka beat England North Sound 2007 (off the last ball)
3 runs New Zealand beat Zimbabwe Hyderabad (India) 1987 (with two balls to spare)
3 runs Australia beat New Zealand Indore 1987 (off the last ball)
3 runs Zimbabwe beat India Leicester 1999 (with six balls to spare)
3 runs West Indies beat South Africa Cape Town 2003 (off the last ball)
5 runs Australia beat West Indies Mohali 1996 (off the last ball)

TIED MATCHES
Austalia (213) v South Africa (213) Birmingham 1999
Sri Lanka (268-9) v South Africa (229-6) Durban 2003
Ireland (221-9) v Zimbabwe (221) Kingston [ Images ] 2007

QUICKEST VICTORIES (batting second)
Overs - Score
4.4 | 37-1 Sri Lanka v Canada, Paarl 2003
10.0 | 81-2 Sri Lanka v Ireland, St.George's 2007
10.1 | 70-2 West Indies v Scotland, Leicester1999
12.0 | 109-0 South Africa v Bangladesh, Bloemfontein 2003
12.2 | 92-1 Australia v Ireland, Bridgetown 2007
13.5 | 46-2 England v Canada, Manchester 1979
13.5 | 106-0 Australia v Bangladesh, North Sound 2007

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS
23 for Australia from Lord's v Pakistan 20-06-1999 to Bridgetown v Sri Lanka 28-04-2007
9 for West Indies from Manchester v Sri Lanka 07-06-1975 to Lord's v England 23-06-1979
8 for India from Harare v Zimbabwe 19-02-2003 to Durban v Kenya 20-03-2003
7 for New Zealand from Auckland v Australia 22-02-1992 to Wellington v England 15-03-1992
7 for Pakistan from Perth v Sri Lanka 15-03-1992 to Lahore v Netherlands 26-02-1996

MOST CONSECUTIVE LOSSES
18 for Zimbabwe from Leicester v India 11-06-1983 to Hobart v Australia 14-03-1992
10 for Netherlands from Baroda v New Zealand 17-02-1996 to Bulawayo v Zimbabwe 28-02-2003
8 for Scotland from Worcester v Australia 16-05-1999 to Basseterre v Netherlands 22-03-2007
8 for Canada from Cape Town v Kenya 15-02-2003 to Gros Islet v New Zealand 22-03-2007

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Cricket is considered as a religion in India and people are crazy about Cricket, especially in this part of the world. With ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 coming in the year 2011, the game would rise to new levels. If you are a Cricket fan searching for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule, Cricket World Cup 2011 fixtures, Cricket World Cup 2011 venue and Cricket World Cup 2011 teams, then you need not to go elsewhere as you will get information on Cricket World Cup 2011 fixtures, Cricket World Cup 2011 venue and Cricket World Cup 2011 teams and ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule and every other info about ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be the 10th World Cup. Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, 9 Cricket World Cups have been organized by ICC. Australia have emerged winner on the most occasions – 4. Closely following is West Indies, who won the inaugural and the very next World Cup. All the Indian Subcontinent teams – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won 1 World Cup each. Australia won in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007. West Indies won on 1975 (the first World Cup) and 1979. India won the World Cup in 1983, Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992 and Sri Lanka won in 1996.

TV channels broadcasting ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Live

The Cricket World cup 2011 - jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is the biggest tournament in cricket. There was a big competition for the broadcasting rights. ICC sold the broadcasting rights to ESPNStar for about $2 billion. The cricket world cup will be shown all over the world in about 220 countries. Here are some of the TV channels broadcasting the ICC cricket World cup 2010:

Afghanistan: Ariana Television Network: Lemar TV

Australia: Nine Network and Fox Sports

Africa : SABC and Supersport

Canada : Asian Television Network (ATN)

Europe (excluding UK and Ireland): Eurosport

India: ESPNStar and DD National (Doordarsan)

Middle East (Including Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and all): Arab Radio and Television Network

New Zealand : Sky Sport

Pacific Islands : Sky Pacific

Pakistan: GEO Super and Pakistan Television Network (PTN)

Sri Lanka : Rupavahini Corporation

South Africa : SABC and Supersport

South Asia (Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives): ESPNStar

United Kingdom and Ireland: Sky Sports

United States: DirecTV

West Indies : Caribbean Media Corporation

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Cricket World Cup 2011 venues

Cricket World Cup 2011 venue:

With India as the main host of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Cricket World Cup 2011 venue includes stadiums of cities like Dhaka, Mumbai, Kolkata, Mohali, Colombo, Chennai, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, chittagong and Bangalore. Cricket World Cup 2011 venue also includes new venues like Pallekelle and Hambantota – both being in Sri Lanka.

Cricket World Cup 2011 teams:

Cricket World Cup 2011 teams include 4 times winner Australia, 2 times winners West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, England and Kenya. Groups in which Cricket World Cup 2011 teams are divided:

Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.

Group B – India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.