ICC CWC History

The ICC Cricket World Cup is the showpiece event of the cricket calendar and takes place every four years, with matches contested in a 50 overs per side format.

There have been ten events so far, with the first tournament taking place in England in 1975.

The last ICC Cricket World Cup took place in 2011 in which was won by India, who hosted the tournament along with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Other winners of the event include Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007), West Indies (1975, 1979), India (1983), Pakistan (1992) and Sri Lanka (1996).

The next ICC Cricket World Cup will be staged in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.