ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015⭐️
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 takes place once in every four years and is the most important event in the International Cricketing Calendar.
The 11th edition of this tournament will be held in 2015 and will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, these 2 countries previously jointly hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in the year 1992.
The event is one of the largest globally, encompassing one-fifth of the world's population. Comprising of more than 400 players and officials, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is expected to have a television audience of more than a billion people.
The first Cricket World Cup was held in England in the year 1975 and was won by the Caribbean power house West Indies. The last ICC Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and was won by the Indian national team.
Defending champions India will take on arch-foes Pakistanin their opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29, 2015.😛
Placed in the relatively easy Pool B, India, who won the 2011 event after defeating Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai, will start their title defence on February 15. Incidentally, India have never lost to Pakistan in any of their five World Cup clashes so far. In the group fixtures, India will play against South Africa in Melbourne on February 22, Qualifier 4 in Perth on February 28, West Indies in Perth on March 6, Ireland in Hamilton on March 10 and the last one against Zimbabwe at Eden Park, Auckland, on March 14.
England and Australia have been drawn in the same group (Pool A) with New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and two qualifiers.
The tournament will open on February 14 with co-hosts Australia and New Zealand playing their first matches in front of their home crowds. New Zealand will square off against 1996 champions Sri Lanka in the tournament opener in Christchurch and later on the same day, under the MCG floodlights, fourtime champions Australia will go head-to-head with arch-rival England.
However, the decision to award an opening Pool A match to Hagley Park in Christchurch appears to be risky as the ground does not yet exist as an international venue and can't be developed as one until it receives the approval of New Zealand's Environment Court.
Christchurch has had no international cricket stadium since the February 2011 earthquake which leveled much of the central city. Local cricket officials proposed developing the existing Hagley Oval as a cricket stadium but local opposition has been strong.
The World Cup final will be played as a day-night match at the MCG on March 29, with the semifinals set for Sydney and Auckland.
"It only seems like yesterday that we won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in front of a passionate and supportive home crowd," said India captain MS Dhoni, who guided the team to the 2011 triumph.😆
"World Cup is a very special event for every cricketer. Having tasted success in Mumbai in 2011, we'll be working very hard to retain it," he said. "I'm confident that we'll do well. Our victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 has provided the team with a lot of confidence, and this experience will help us in our preparations for the World Cup in 2015," said Dhoni.⭐️
| Dates | 14 February - 29 March |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | Australia New Zealand |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Official website | Cricket World Cup |
The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. 49 matches will be played in 14 venues with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosts 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson andWellington.[1] The final match of the tournament will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It will be one of the world's largest international sports tournaments, with 14 competing teams and more than 400 accredited players and officials taking part in it.
The hosting rights were awarded at the same time as those of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, which Australia and New Zealand had originally bid to host, and the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was awarded to England. The 2011 tournament was awarded to the four Asian Test cricket playing countries, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, in a 10 to 3 vote (Pakistan later lost the co-hosting rights due to a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team). The International Cricket Council were sufficiently impressed with the trans-Tasman bid that it was decided to award the next World Cup to Australia and New Zealand.[2][3] This is the second time that the tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand, with the first being the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Sachin Tendulkar has been named as the 2015 Cricket World Cup Ambassador by the ICC for the second time, after 2011 Cricket World Cup where he was the ambassador. [4]😉
While the dates and venues are fixed, which match-up they host is subject to change to accommodate the host countries should they qualify. If Australia qualify for the quarter-finals, they will play in the match on 20 March in Adelaide. If New Zealand qualify for the quarter-finals, they will play on 21 March in Wellington.[37] If Australia qualify for the semi-finals, they will play the game on 26 March in Sydney. If New Zealand qualifies, their semi-final will be played on 24 March in Auckland. In the event of an Australia v New Zealand semi-final, the team that finished higher in Pool A will have home advantage for the match.
A total of 42 matches will be played throughout the group stage of tournament. The top four teams from each pool will qualify for the quarter-finals.
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South Africa
India
Pakistan
West Indies
Zimbabwe
Ireland
United Arab Emirates
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