Cricket World Cup

Publication date: 05 Sep 2022

About the Cricket World Cup

The Cricket World Cup is the most prestigious international cricket tournament for men’s national teams which is held every four years. 10 teams from different countries participate in the championship. The International Cricket Council (ICC) organizes this sporting event. The broadcast of this tournament is watched in most of the countries of the world. Moreover, according to statistics, more than 1 billion tickets for the championship matches were sold in 2015.

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2027 Cricket World Cup

The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the world’s largest cricket tournament. The tournament will be held under the auspices of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and promises to be one of the most spectacular events in the world of cricket.

Where and when will the 2027 Cricket World Cup be held?

The 2027 World Cup will be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. These countries already have experience of hosting major cricket tournaments: South Africa hosted the 2003 World Cup, and Zimbabwe was also a co-organizer of that tournament. Namibia will host matches of this level for the first time.

The exact dates of the tournament have not yet been announced, but, as a rule, the Cricket World Cup is held in the spring or autumn. The matches are expected to be held at the largest cricket stadiums in the region, including Newlands in Cape Town and Wanderers in Johannesburg.

Format and expected participants

The 2027 World Cup will return to the 14-team format used until 2011. This change will increase the number of matches and allow more teams to compete for the title.

Expected participants:

Automatically qualified teams – the host countries (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia) and the top teams in the ICC world rankings.
Best teams from the qualifying tournaments – among the contenders are teams from Asia, Europe and America.

The traditional favorites of the tournament are India, England, Australia, Pakistan and New Zealand. However, the teams of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and even the West Indies may also spring surprises.

What is already known about the 2027 World Cup?

The organizers promise an increased prize fund, new technologies in refereeing and broadcasting matches, as well as improved infrastructure at the stadiums of the host countries. The International Cricket Council is also developing logistics to ensure teams and fans can travel easily between the three host countries.

History of the Cup

The history of cricket as a sport, dates back to the distant 19th century. The first international match was between Canada and the United States in 1844. And in the first test match met the teams of England and Australia 33 years later.

In 1900, cricket was added to the list of Olympic Games in Paris. It was the only time athletes at the Olympics competed in the sport.

Over time, test cricket began to grow in popularity and the number of countries that participated.

The first Cricket World Cup event was held in 1975 in England. 8 teams competed in this tournament: Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and a team from East Africa. The winner of the first championship was the team from West Indies, ahead of the Australian team.

England also hosted the next two championships whilst Sri Lanka became the host nation for the test championships.

Team Australia has won the championship five times. India and West Indies have 2 wins each to their credit. England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were victorious in the championship once each.