The number of cricket fans is not in lakhs or crores but in billions. This game has got very famous all over the world. Whenever the Cricket World Cup is held, cricket enthusiasts watch it with great fervour. Today we are going to tell you the complete history of ODI Cricket World Cup. In which you will know when the first World Cup was held and who has been the winner of all the ODIs since the first World Cup?

West Indies captured first and second World Cup

Both the first and second World Cup was named by the West Indies. The first World Cup was held in 1975 and the second World Cup was held in 1979. In the first World Cup in 1975, the Windies beat Australia by 71 and in the second World Cup final, the West Indies beat the 'father of cricket' ie England by 92 runs.

Australia captures World Cup 5 times:

Australia is the most successful team in ODI World Cup history. Australia has named the World Cup at most 5 so far. For the first time, Australia defeated England in 1987 and made the World Cup. Australia showed its strength by occupying three consecutive World Cups in the years 1999, 2003 and 2007. Whereas in 2015, Australia was successful in winning the World Cup for the 5th time by defeating New Zealand.

1983 and 2011 cup won by India 

Indian cricket team created history by winning the World Cup for the first time in 1983. India captained the World Cup for the first time under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. India had to wait long for 28 years to win the second World Cup. 28 years after 1983, that is, in 2011, India won the ODI World Cup for the second time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In 1983 India defeated the West Indies and Sri Lanka in 2011 final.

Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England each won Cup once

Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England have also been successful in winning the World Cup once. Pakistan achieved this distinction by defeating England by 22 runs in the 1992 World Cup. The 1996 World Cup was won by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka defeated Australia during this period. 'Father of cricket' means that England has also won the World Cup once. England won their first ODI in 2019 by defeating New Zealand by Duckworth Lewis Rules.

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