The ICC Cricket World Cup is taking place between 19 February and 2 April, hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The last winners in 2007 were Australia [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 8 Feb 20118 Feb 2011
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The World Cup was supposed to be co-hosted by Pakistan, but in the wake of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan were stripped of their hosting rights due to security fears [GALLO/GETTY]
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The first World Cup was held in 1975 in England with six Test playing teams of that time (Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies) and Sri Lanka and East Africa. The Windies, captained by Clive Lloyd, beat Australia by 17 runs in the final [GALLO/GETTY]
Nineteen nations have qualified for the World Cup finals at least once, seven teams have competed in every tournament, Australia, West Indies (who won the first two tournaments), India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and New Zealand. Pakistan won in 1992 [GALLO/GETTY]
The highest World Cup score was in 2007 with India v Bermuda, with India scoring 413/5 as Virender Sehwag knocked 114 of 87 balls at Queen(***)s Park Oval [GALLO/GETTY]
Oh Canada! They currently hold the record for the lowest team score in 2003 scoring 36 all out against Sri Lanka in Boland Bank Park, Paarl, at the tournament hosted by Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe [GALLO/GETTY]
Sachin Tendulkar, ambassador of the 2011 World Cup, has hit more fifties, hit more centuries and scored more runs than any other cricketer in World Cup history. He currently holds most runs record of 1796 and most runs in a tournament in 2003 (673 runs) [GALLO/GETTY]
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Australian legend Glenn McGrath dominates the bowling records, having played in four World Cups. He has taken more wickets at a higher strike rate, at a better economy rate than any other bowler, and has the best bowling figures in the history of the tournament [GALLO/GETTY]
Australia has been the most successful of the five teams to have won the tournament, taking four titles. The West Indies have won twice, while Pakistan, India (who won in 1983) and Sri Lanka have each won once [GALLO/GETTY]
An Australian treble - winners in 1999, 2003, 2007 and have featured in the six of the nine final matches (1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007). But who will take the title this year? [GALLO/GETTY]
