Sacking Ponting was tough says Clarke
Australian captain Michael has said he was partly responsible for...The ICC Cricket World Cup is the biggest prize in the sport. Hosted once every four years, the event first took place in 1975. To date, there have been nine editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup, with Australia capturing the title a record four times. It has won the last three editions of the event in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
In ICC Cricket World Cup 1996 at Cuttack, Sachin Tendulkar smashed an unbeaten 127 as India beat Kenya by 7 wickets
The narrowest margin of victory in an ICC Cricket World Cup match - Australia beat India by 1 run at Chennai in 1987 and at Brisbane in 1992
| Country | Rank | Ratings |
| Australia | 1 | 129 |
| India | 2 | 116 |
| South Africa | 3 | 116 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 113 |
| England | 5 | 111 |
| Name | Rank | Ratings |
| Hashim Amla | 1 | 854 |
| AB de Villiers | 2 | 828 |
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 765 |
| MS Dhoni | 4 | 756 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 738 |