Which countries have won the ODI World Cup without losing a single match?
1 year, 2 months ago

Which countries have won the ODI World Cup without losing a single match?

The Hindu  

Winning an ICC ODI World Cup title is considered the pinnacle of one-day cricket. West Indies - 1975 Clive Lloyd, West Indies cricket team captain, collects the Prudential World Cup One-Day International Cricket Tournament from Duke of Edinburgh after defeating Australia in the finals at Lord’s. | Photo Credit: COLORSPORT/The Hindu West Indies emerged as the first-ever ODI World Cup winner when it won the title in 1975 in England. | Photo Credit: PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES West Indies would continue its domination in the World Cup in 1979, defending its title and emerging out of the tournament unbeaten yet again. | Photo Credit: AP Just like West Indies, the Aussies would repeat the trick, winning the ODI World Cup without suffering a defeat, once again.

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India TV Sports Wrap on October 30: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year, 2 months ago

India TV Sports Wrap on October 30: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

Team India continued its unbeaten run in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with another magnificent win by 100 runs against the defending champions England in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29. Top 10 Trending Sports Stories India beat England by 100 runs, notch up first win in World Cup 2023 by defending a total Team India notched up their …

Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs ENG | India becomes No. 2 in World Cup wins
1 year, 2 months ago

Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs ENG | India becomes No. 2 in World Cup wins

The Hindu  

India surpassed New Zealand with its 59th win to become the second-most successful team in the ODI World Cups, only behind Australia. Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Ben Stokes recorded their first World Cup ducks in the match. Rohit Sharma became the fifth Indian to complete 18000 international runs behind Tendulkar, Kohli, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. India reached its …

AUS vs NZ: Australia becomes first team to play 100 ODI World Cup matches
1 year, 2 months ago

AUS vs NZ: Australia becomes first team to play 100 ODI World Cup matches

The Hindu  

Australia became the first team to play 100 matches in the ODI World Cup with its game against New Zealand in Dharamsala on Saturday. LIVE | Australia vs New Zealand ODI World Cup score and updates The side’s World Cup started with two successive losses to India and South Africa, but it bounced back with three wins on the trot. …

India equals New Zealand’s record for most successive ODI World Cup wins while chasing
1 year, 2 months ago

India equals New Zealand’s record for most successive ODI World Cup wins while chasing

The Hindu  

India secured its fifth consecutive win of the ongoing ICC World Cup after it beat New Zealand in Dharamshala on Sunday, to go top of the points table. The win also was India’s fifth successive win coming off a run chase in the ODI World Cup, equalling New Zealand’s record from the 2015 edition. India’s wins in 2023 World Cup …

Cricket World Cup 2023 ENG vs AFG | The tournament, despite its ‘early days’ caveat, has finally come alive!
1 year, 2 months ago

Cricket World Cup 2023 ENG vs AFG | The tournament, despite its ‘early days’ caveat, has finally come alive!

The Hindu  

World Cups are not entirely about who triumphs in the end. India’s rousing 1983 World Cup win is all the more sweeter because it came at the expense of the then reigning champion — the West Indies. More than 10 days since the first ball was bowled in the latest ICC World Cup, it is now Afghanistan’s turn to stun …

England become first team in history to achieve unwanted World Cup record after shock loss vs Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

England become first team in history to achieve unwanted World Cup record after shock loss vs Afghanistan

India TV News  

What is a World Cup without upsets, or without the lower-ranked teams showing everyone that they belong? So, Afghanistan decided to pull one out of the hat on Sunday, October 15 in Delhi as they beat the defending champions England in one of the most stunning outcomes in ICC Cricket World Cup history. With this 69-run loss, England became the …

World Cup Winners From 1975 till Date
1 year, 3 months ago

World Cup Winners From 1975 till Date

Deccan Chronicle  

ICC Men's World Cup 2023 kicked off on October 5 at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. While the current edition of the World Cup is in full swing, let us have a look at previous title holders: - 1975 and 1979: The West Indies, led by the likes of Vivian Richards and Clive Lloyd, dominated the early years …

DC Edit | Sumptuous World Cup in offing
1 year, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Sumptuous World Cup in offing

Deccan Chronicle  

It is time for: Lights! Fasten seat belts and await the action would be our advice for India’s billion-plus crazy cricket fans even as the event aims to capture global attention that may place it next in the popularity charts to the soccer World Cup in terms of sustained viewership. The excitement building up over the event is such this …

World Cup nostalgia: The other India vs West Indies 1983 banger starring Yashpal Sharma, Roger Binny
1 year, 3 months ago

World Cup nostalgia: The other India vs West Indies 1983 banger starring Yashpal Sharma, Roger Binny

Hindustan Times  

It was classic David vs Goliath. India had won just one of six World Cup encounters, going winless in the previous edition when they were beaten even by Sri Lanka, still to attain Test status at the time. Except that… Roger Binny dismissed three West Indies batters including Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd. Yashpal Sharma alone of the specialist batters …

ICC World Cup Factbox: How India have fared in quadrennial showpiece event over the years
1 year, 3 months ago

ICC World Cup Factbox: How India have fared in quadrennial showpiece event over the years

Firstpost  

Having not won the World Cup since 2011 and an ICC title since 2013, the Indian cricket team will look to end the drought this time around as the World Cup takes place at home. Titles: 2 World Cup recap: India’s financial might in world cricket hasn’t really translated into World Cup titles but they are still the joint-second most …

An ODI World Cup without West Indies provides a grim pointer to sport’s ruthless jabs at destiny
1 year, 6 months ago

An ODI World Cup without West Indies provides a grim pointer to sport’s ruthless jabs at destiny

The Hindu  

Sports fandom at the highest level is often love soaring at extreme levels. And from Saturday night, it was time to nurse a bleeding heart as the West Indies failed to qualify for the ICC World Cup scheduled to be held later this year in India. First time And 40 years later, the West Indies, twice champion in the World …

ICC World Cup 2023 | West Indies tumbles out of tournament for first time since inception
1 year, 6 months ago

ICC World Cup 2023 | West Indies tumbles out of tournament for first time since inception

The Hindu  

Two-time champions West Indies on July 1 crashed out of the race to qualify for the upcoming 2023 50-over World Cup in India, after Scotland shocked them by seven wickets in a Super Six match of the qualifier, in Harare. The champions of 1975 and 1979 editions, this is the first time in the 48 years of tournament history that …

WTC Final: Australia beats India by 209 runs to win World Test Championship, first team to win all ICC titles
1 year, 6 months ago

WTC Final: Australia beats India by 209 runs to win World Test Championship, first team to win all ICC titles

The Hindu  

Australia beat India by 209 runs to win its maiden ICC World Test Championship title at the Kennington Oval in London on Sunday. Australia had ended its T20 World Cup title drought during the 2021 edition held in the United Arab Emirates, beating New Zealand in the final under the leadership of Aaron Finch. Meanwhile, India succumbed to its fourth …

India a win away from creating historic ODI first in 39 years in West Indies
2 years, 5 months ago

India a win away from creating historic ODI first in 39 years in West Indies

Hindustan Times  

The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian side are on the cusp of creating history. Since they started playing bilateral ODI series in West Indies in 1983, India have never managed to whitewash the two-time ODI World Cup champions in a series comprising three or more matches. They have clean swept West Indies in India earlier this year but if they manage to …

On this day in 2007: Australia stitched hat-trick of World Cup wins, Adam Gilchrist starred with 149
2 years, 8 months ago

On this day in 2007: Australia stitched hat-trick of World Cup wins, Adam Gilchrist starred with 149

Firstpost  

Australia has been the most successful side in the history of the ODI Cricket World Cup. Australia won their maiden World Cup in 1987 but the world witnessed the cricketing giants dominate global cricket from 1999 to 2007. On 28 April 2007, Australia successfully bagged a hat-trick of World Cup triumphs by beating Sri Lanka in a rain-curtailed final at …

ICC Cricket World Cup facts with list of winners and host countries
3 years, 2 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup facts with list of winners and host countries

India Today  

The ICC Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International cricket. The Women's Cricket World Cup started off in 1973, two years before the first men's tournament, and has been held every four years since then. The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the first one held outside England. The very first century in the Cricket World Cup …

West Indies were the best sports team: Clive Lloyd on '75, '79 WC winning teams
4 years, 6 months ago

West Indies were the best sports team: Clive Lloyd on '75, '79 WC winning teams

India TV News  

Cricket West Indies on Sunday saluted the heroes of the famous World Cup triumphs of 1975 and 1979. June 21 marks 45 years since the West Indies won the inaugural cricket World Cup at Lord's. Speaking on behalf of CWI, President Ricky Skerritt said: "This particular World Cup victory by Clive Lloyd and his legendary teammates brought a great deal …

New Zealand have won just 1 out of 7 World Cup semi-finals
5 years, 6 months ago

New Zealand have won just 1 out of 7 World Cup semi-finals

India Today  

The first semi-final of the World Cup 2019 will be a match-up between two teams who haven't faced each other in the competition right now. Kane Williamson's New Zealand will be looking to better their last-four record this time when they get ready to face Virat Kohli's Team India for the first time in a World Cup semi-final. PRUDENTIAL WORLD …

Cricket World Cup preview – Australia v England: Will rain spoil the oldest rivalry?
5 years, 6 months ago

Cricket World Cup preview – Australia v England: Will rain spoil the oldest rivalry?

Op India  

The oldest rivalry in cricket will lock their horns at Lord’s, one of the most iconic stadium in the world. Australia has won 5 World Cup titles whereas England couldn’t win one. Australia’s openers have always started well in the tournament, so Jofra has to break their opening partnership in the first few overs, and that would put pressure on …

How host countries have fared on their first day of the World Cup
5 years, 7 months ago

How host countries have fared on their first day of the World Cup

The Hindu  

Each team participating in the World Cup has the expectations of the entire nation. FOLLOW LIVE | ENG v SA 1979 World Cup — England While India and West Indies started the proceedings in the 1979 edition, England took on Australia on the same day at Lord's. Read | The 1983 World Cup win in Kapil Dev's words 1987 World …

World Cup: How India performed in all matches from 1975 to 1996
5 years, 7 months ago

World Cup: How India performed in all matches from 1975 to 1996

The Hindu  

The 2019 World Cup will be the 12th edition of the big-ticket event. India vs Sri Lanka, Manchester, June 16-18, 1979 Result: Sri Lanka won by 47 runs TALKING POINT: Sri Lanka’s first World Cup win, in the second World Cup it participated in. 1983 World Cup India vs West Indies, Manchester, June 9-10, 1983 Result: India won by 34 …

ICC World Cup 2019: How host countries performed in the 11 preceding editions
5 years, 7 months ago

ICC World Cup 2019: How host countries performed in the 11 preceding editions

The Hindu  

In the ICC World Cup history, only on three occasions the co-hosts have won the trophy. RELATED | Meet Hardik Pandya, Team India's soft-hearted killer England, 1975 England was the host of the inaugural edition of the World Cup and started the campaign with a bang by beating India by 202 runs after scoring 334, batting first. RELATED | Dhoni, …

World Cup Countdown: 1975 - Slow Sunny, a broken foot and 4000 pounds within 5 days
5 years, 7 months ago

World Cup Countdown: 1975 - Slow Sunny, a broken foot and 4000 pounds within 5 days

India Today  

Trick question: What year was the 1st ever Cricket World Cup played in? We take a look at some of the interesting facts and figures from the 1975 World Cup: 8 teams, 5 days and 4000 Pounds Besides the 6 Test playing nations - Australia, New Zealand, England, India, Pakistan, West Indies - 2 more participants were accommodated in the …

Cricket World Cup and India: The 1983 and 2011 highs
5 years, 8 months ago

Cricket World Cup and India: The 1983 and 2011 highs

The Hindu  

India’s tryst with the World Cup started as a diversion that had to be endured in the 1970s. But once Kapil Dev held aloft the Prudential World Cup at the Lord’s balcony on June 25 in 1983, cricket’s leading silverware became an obsession with Indian fans. In the first ever match in World Cup history, played at Lord’s, England dismantled …

Anshuman Gaekwad talks about Team India's lack of preparation in 1975 and 1979 World Cup
5 years, 8 months ago

Anshuman Gaekwad talks about Team India's lack of preparation in 1975 and 1979 World Cup

The Hindu  

There is nothing great to talk about regarding the 1975 World Cup. There was hype around the Indian team going for the World Cup. READ| 1975 World Cup: When Alvin Kallicharran took Dennis Lillee to task We beat East Africa, but they were struggling anyway. READ| Team West Indies for World Cup 2019: Gale force once, huffing and puffing now!

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