ICC Cricket World Cup Match Schedule, Tickets, Dates and Live Score
The icc cricket world cup is an official tournament held after gap of four year. The tournament is organized by International cricket council, which is sport’s governing body of cricket. Here, teams from all over the world took part to play premier international championship of men’s one day international cricket.
Altogether 14 teams including 10 test playing teams, ODI playing nations together with other team, qualified through the world cup qualifier tournament took part in this mega event. Till now, Australia has won four titles of world cup, two by West Indies and one-one time by India, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka.
The back of icc cricket world cup matches in the land of Indian subcontinent, where game is more than a religion would catch great moment of excitements. In theses three countries, cricket is moreover than any other event. Hence people would not miss a chance to be part of this tournament.
After a longer gap of 15 years, Indians are ready with his neighbors, Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka to host catchy moments. Meantime blue billions are in aggressive form and sweeping out every team one after other.
The cricket world cup schedule curtains will pull on 19 February, where India will take charges against Bangladesh in intention of revenge of last world cup defeat. The war of trophy would go on till 2nd April, where best two would show last effort of do or die.
Altogether 49 matches scheduled in the tenth world cup. 14 teams parted into two groups of seven each, would first play against one another in the round-robin league. The best four from each group would get ticket of second round of quarter final. The winner of knock out matches of quarter final would qualify for semifinal followed by final.
Being a fourth gala event of sports, covered in larger part of world, which is associated with numerous crowd, cricket world cup tickets are available online. It could be purchased through official websites of ICC.
From last three world cup, Australia has begged the cup beating Sri-Lanka, India and Pakistan in final. The last cricket world cup was held in West Indies in 2007. 12 teams participated in this tournament. Before West Indies, 2003 world cup was held in South Africa. In the year 1999, the world cup of cricket was held in its origin land of England. Australia was successive winner of these three world cup by beating south Asian countries, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka in final respectively.
The first battle of icc cricket world cup was held in the year 1975. England was proud honor of organizing the inauguration trophy of world cup cricket. After four years gap, in the year 1979, second tournament of world cricket was played again in England. Both of the trophies were won by West Indies by beating England and Australia in final match.
The twist of world cup began in the year 1983. The England got the honor of organizing world cup tournament of cricket consecutively three times. Recovered from earlier performance, India astonished all and won the title by defeating West Indies in final. It brought the trophy in Indian subcontinent; hence India got the responsibilities of organizing tournament for 1987. Co-hosted with Pakistan, adds as a raise in popularity of game in south Asian countries. Australia was the winner of Title in this cup.
Year 1992 was Australian year of organization. Pakistan won championship title by defeating England in Final. Again world cup came to the land of Indian subcontinent. The mega event held in 1996, which was won by Sri Lanka by beating Australia in final game.
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