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Cricket fans all over the world wait eagerly four years for this exciting and entertaining tournament. Although a lot of cricket tournaments are held throughout the year, none can match up to the amount of anticipation generated by the cricket world cup. The world championship series is organized by the International Cricket Council.  The first World Cup was organized in the year of 1975 in England. The tournament is apparently the fourth most viewed sporting event in the world.  All the nations that have test playing status qualify to take part in the tournament.

Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run getter in the history of world cup with as many as 2278 runs to his name. The title of highest batting average goes to Vivian Richards who has a staggering average is 63.31. 188* is the highest score ever that has been recorded in a world cup match individually, and it has been scored by Gary Kirsten. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid have the highest partnership of 318 runs; while most runs scored in a tournament is 673 by Sachin Tendulkar.

The most successful team in the history of cricket world cup is Australia. The Aussies have won the championship title as many as four times in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007. West Indies (1975 & 1979) and India (1983 & 2011) have won the cup twice while Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been the champions once in 1992 and 1996 respectively.  Next world cup will be held in 2015, to be hosted jointly by New Zealand and Australia. This will be the eleventh world cup organized by the International Cricket Council. There will be an even split of the locations in which the games are to be played.