Cricket World Cup is certainly the biggest ICC event. Fans eagerly wait for this event as this provides an opportunity to teams around the world to clinch the coveted title and prove their supremacy in cricketing world for next four to five years. This post will help you know world cup winners so far since its first edition in 1975 that was played in England. We will try keep this post short, precise and to the point!
Following are the details on cricket world cups played so far along with the winning team:-
In the first three editions West Indies dominated the other teams. They clinched the world cup trophy twice but failed to make it for the third time when India defeated them in 1983.
Since then if we sum up, Australia have dominated the other editions with five world cup wins so far.
Following are the details on cricket world cups played so far along with the winning team:-
Cricket World Cup Winners So Far |
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Year
|
Hosts
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
|
1975
|
England
|
West Indies
|
Australia
|
|
1979
|
England
|
West Indies
|
England
|
|
1983
|
England
|
India
|
West Indies
|
|
1987
|
India, Pakistan
|
Australia
|
England
|
|
1992
|
Australia, New Zealand
|
Pakistan
|
England
|
|
1996
|
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
|
1999
|
England, Wales
|
Australia
|
Pakistan
|
|
2003
|
South Africa
|
Australia
|
India
|
|
2007
|
West Indies
|
Australia
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
2011
|
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
|
India
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
2015
|
Australia, New Zealand
|
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
In the first three editions West Indies dominated the other teams. They clinched the world cup trophy twice but failed to make it for the third time when India defeated them in 1983.
Since then if we sum up, Australia have dominated the other editions with five world cup wins so far.
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