Even though first offcial cricket match was held between Engalnd and Australia in 19th century, it took 100 years for Cricket organisers to conduct a world cup, 45 years after inagural FIFA world cup. Emergence of one day cricket facilitated the conduction of cricket world cup.

Emergence of T20 Cricket casted shadows on the one day cricket.

2011 Cricket World Cup format:

14 teams are divided into 2 groups of 7 teams each. Top 4 teams from each group will reach quarterfinals/knockout round.

Highlights of ICC Cricket World cup:

1. Cricket world cup is conducted once in 4 years.

2. First 3 world cups were held in England and all are 60 over matches.

3. Reliance World cup in 1987 showed commercial potential of  cricket.

First world cup: 1975

Second world cup: 1979

Third word cup: 1983