The Cricket World Cup was started with the introduction of the 1975. The first major cricket tournament was held in England. The World Cup was named after the Prudential World Cup.
History :-
The first Test match between Australia and England was held in 1877. Cricket was included in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Great Britain lost France by 158 runs. [1] The International Olympic Committee subsequently dropped the game.
As the international cricket competition, the first attempt was made to organize a three-nation tournament in 1912. At that time, the test cricket competition with England, Australia and South Africa, in which three Test nations were played, was disrupted due to adverse weather and visitors' absence. 2] Since then, the International Cricket Council The field of teams and competition into bilateral series between the two countries outside the League against or opposed.
In the early 1960s, the English teams in the county cricket were involved in a short version of cricket which was only one day. In 1962, the 4-team midlands knock-out cup [3] and the Gillette Cup began in 1963. In the meantime, one day cricket's popularity grew In 1969, a national league called the Sunday League was organized.
Test match between England and Australia in Melbourne in 1971 was inappropriate for four days due to rain. The one-day international game was organized for the first time on the final day of the final and fifth day. The authorities decided to organize a forty-over game to cope with the overwhelming audience. [4] Was judged.
The international cricket council authorities felt the need to organize the Cricket World Cup in the context of organizing one-day competition in home-based countries in England and other countries, including capitalizing on the success and popularity. [5]
Men's Cricket World Cup competition was held in England in 1975 for the first time. The main reason for this was the availability of adequate facilities as the only test-based country. [6] With the financial support of the Prudential Private Limited company, the first three competitions were known as the Prudential Cup. The games were 60-over and the teams played with traditional style white dress and red balls. All the games are held day-by-day. Australia, England, West Indies, Pakistan, India and New Zealand in the first competition - the six Test nations, and East Africa teams, including Sri Lanka, participate. South Africa can not participate due to the ban on international sports. In the final match, the West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win the trophy.
Prudentail World Cup Trophy
The next two World Cups were held in England in 1979 and again in 1983. The ICC Trophy was introduced for the first time around the World Cup in 1979. [7] In this competition only Sri Lanka and Canada, excluding Test cricket, were nominated for the World Cup. West Indies defeated England by nine runs to win the title again. In a meeting during the World Cup, the ICC decides to host the World Cup every four years.
The 1983 World Cup competition was consistently held in England for the third time. In this competition, the Sri Lankan team takes part as a test-taker. The Zimbabwe team gets the chance to play in the World Cup by winning the ICC Trophy. In the final match, the West Indies defeated the team by 43 runs and won the title for the first time. The probability of winning the World Cup in India at the beginning of the contest was 1:66. [5]