ICC World Cup Cricket History,
The Cricket World Cup was first
held in 1975 in England, with
eight teams participating:
Australia, England, the West
Indies, Pakistan, India, and New
Zealand (the six Test nations at
the time), with Sri Lanka and a
composite team from East Africa.
The first three tournaments were
held in England. N. K. P. Salve,
President of the BCCI (Board of
Control for Cricket in India)
recounts the awarding of hosting
rights for the 1987 World Cup in
his book The Story of the
Reliance Cup. According to
Salve, he was given two tickets
for the 1983 World Cup final at
Lord's. When India unexpectedly
qualified for the final, he
requested two additional tickets
from the MCC for friends who
had just arrived from India. The
MCC refused his request.
Following this rebuff, Salve
campaigned heavily amongst
associate members of the
International Cricket Council to
form a bloc of voters, who
ultimately awarded the hosting
of the 1987 World Cup jointly to
India and Pakistan.
Since 1987, the hosting of the
World Cup been shared by the
major cricket playing regions of
the world - England, the Indian
subcontinent, Australasia,
Southern Africa and the West
Indies. The tournaments have
been based mainly in the local
superpowers, though matches
are held in all regional cricketing
nations.
The World Cup is held in high
esteem amongst fans, players,
and administrators, unlike many
of the myriad of one-day
tournaments held around the
world each year. It has been the
scene of some of the major
developments in the way one-
day cricket is played.
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