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ICC Men's ODI World Cup is the biggest event in the cricket world which would be keenly followed by all sports enthusiasts. This event is organized by International Cricket Council (ICC) which happens once in every four years' time, starting from 1975.
Initially, 1975, 1979 & 1983 WC were hosted by England, and notably, the finals of all these three WC editions happened at the Lord's. The first three editions of the ODI WC were played with 60 overs per side.
The 1987 WC was hosted by both India and Pakistan and in that edition, a major change was made with the match being reduced to 50 overs per side from 60 overs per side.
The 1992 WC also saw a lot of changes with the game being played with a white ball instead of the red ball and all teams playing with colored jerseys instead of playing in Test jersey. Day/Night matches also were played and that WC edition was hosted by both Australia and New Zealand.
The 1996 WC was hosted in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Later, the WC returned to England in 1999 after missing out on hosting three consecutive World Cups in 1987, 1992 & 1996.
The 2003 WC was hosted in South Africa for the first time and the 2007 WC was hosted in West Indies for the first time. During the 1999-2007 period, Australia ended up winning a hat-trick of ODI WC titles.
The 2011 WC was hosted by India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. India became the first team to win a WC final on their home ground and since 2011, the teams hosting ODI WC have gone on to win the World Cup that year.
The 2015 WC was hosted by both Australia and New Zealand and again the 2019 WC returned to England. 2023 WC is all set to be hosted by India in Oct-Nov window.
Here in this article, we will have a look at teams to win the ODI WC, captains to lift the ODI WC trophy, and players who won the Man of the Match award in the WC Final and more.
ICC Men's ODI World Cup Winners:
1975 - West Indies
1979 - West Indies
1983 - India
1987 - Australia
1992 - Pakistan
1996 - Sri Lanka
1999 - Australia
2003 - Australia
2007 - Australia
2011 - India
2015 - Australia
2019 - England
In the 1975 WC final, West Indies defeated Australia by 17 runs and in the 1979 WC final, West Indies defeated England by 92 runs.
In the 1983 WC final, India defeated the defending champion West Indies by 43 runs and in the 2011 WC final, India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
Australia in the
1987 WC final defeated England by 7 runs.
1999 WC final defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets.
2003 WC final defeated India by 125 runs.
2007 WC final defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs (D/L).
2015 WC final defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets.
In the 1992 WC final, Pakistan defeated England by 4 wickets.
In the 1996 WC final, Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 7 wickets.
In the 2019 WC final, the match got tied and England won the trophy in super over (boundary count rule).
Teams with the most ICC Men's ODI WC titles:
Australia - 5 (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
West Indies - 2 (1975, 1979)
India - 2 (1983, 2011)
Pakistan - 1 (1992)
Sri Lanka - 1 (1996)
England - 1 (2019)
Most times ending as runners-up in ICC Men's ODI WC:
England - 3 (1979, 1987, 1992)
Australia - 2 (1975, 1996)
Sri Lanka - 2 (2007, 2011)
New Zealand - 2 (2015, 2019)
West Indies - 1 (1983)
Pakistan - 1 (1999)
India - 1 (2003)
ICC men's ODI WC winning captains:
Clive Lloyd - 2 (1975, 1979) for WI
Kapil Dev - 1 (1983) for IND
Allan Border - 1 (1987) for AUS
Imran Khan - 1 (1992) for PAK
Arjuna Ranatunga - 1 (1996) for SL
Steve Waugh - 1 (1999) for AUS
Ricky Ponting - 2 (2003, 2007) for AUS
MS Dhoni - 1 (2011) for IND
Michael Clarke - 1 (2015) for AUS
Eoin Morgan - 1 (2019) for ENG
Clive Lloyd and Ricky Ponting are the only two players to win two ODI WC titles as captains.
Player of the Match in Men's ODI WC finals:
1975 - Clive Lloyd for 102(85) & 1/38
1979 - Viv Richards for 138*(157)
1983 - Mohinder Amarnath for 3/12 & 26(80)
1987 - David Boon for 75(125)
1992 - Wasim Akram for 3/49 & 33(18)
1996 - Aravinda de Silva for 107*(124) & 3/42
1999 - Shane Warne for 4/33
2003 - Ricky Ponting for 140*(121)
2007 - Adam Gilchrist for 149(104)
2011 - MS Dhoni for 91*(79)
2015 - James Faulkner for 3/36
2019 - Ben Stokes for 84*(98)
Player of the Series in Men's ODI WC:
1992 - Martin Crowe (456 runs)
1996 - Sanath Jayasuriya (221 runs & 7 wickets)
1999 - Lance Klusener (281 runs & 17 wickets)
2003 - Sachin Tendulkar (673 runs & 2 wickets)
2007 - Glenn McGrath (26 wickets)
2011 - Yuvraj Singh (362 runs & 15 wickets)
2015 - Mitchell Starc (22 wickets)
2019 - Kane Williamson (578 runs & 2 wickets)