ICC Cricket World Cup Prize / Trophy

Prize money

Champion 3 million (US$),

Runner up 1.5 million (US$),

3rd-4th placers 750,000 (US$),

5th-8th placers 370,000 (US$).

Trophy

Height : 60cm,

Weight : 11kg,

3 columns inspired by stump,

Represent 3 pillars of cricket : batting, bowling and fielding,

Made of silver and gold.

2003 ICC Cricket World Cup

The 2003 World Cup not only about Australia's triumph over adversity, but also about protests, boycotts, a drug-ban and some big player's farewells.

Australia suffered a blow even before the show had begun when leg-spinner Shan Warne was ruled out of the tournament after failing a drugs test.

England boycotted their match in Zimbabwe and New Zealand refused to play in Kenya on safety and political grounds.

The tournament was jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya and had a record 14 teams, divided into two groups of seven eac. Three top sides from each group advanced to the Super Six, but the boycotts and a few rain-marred games meant a couple of big teams were eliminated before the semi-finals.

The washots virtually eliminated Pakistan vs Zimbabwe and the West Indies vs Bangladesh, while Shaun Pollock's South Africans bowed out afrer a miscalculation during their rain-hit match againest Sri Lanka.

The west Indies began impressively when they beat South Africa, courtesy of Brian Lara's masterful century.

Kenya made a surprise semi-final appearance but did not have the resources to stretch India who qualified for the final.

Sourav Ganguly's India who qualified for the final.

Australia marched on relentlessly despite losing Warne and then in-form paceman paceman Jason Gillespie to an injury after early matches.

Ponting (140 not out) hijacked the final with a gem of a knock. He received valuable support from Damien Martyn (88 not out) to virtually put the match beyond India's reach as his team set a stiff 360-run target.

Fast bowler Glenn McGrath rocked India with the prize wicket of Tendulkar (four) in his opening spell. India seemed to be chasing a mirage thereafrer despite Virender Sehwag's 82 and were bowled out for 234.

2007 ICC World Cup

The 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean had what every glamorous event Would like to avoid the death of a coach, a final completed in darkness, early exits of favourites and only a few close matches.
The 47-day event was not even a one-week old when Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room in jamaica. He was initially thouht to have been murdered before it was announced he died of natural causes.
The former England batsman's death came hours after Pakistan's shock defeat against debutants Ireland, the loss eventually leading to the exit of the 1992 champions.
Rahul Dravid's Indians made a horror start, losing to Bangladesh in Their opening match despite having exciting batsmen in Sachin Tendulkar, Surav Ganguly, Yuvraj Sing and the captain himself.
It was one of the biggest upsets in the Cup history, eventually leading to India's ouster and leaving millions of fans back home disappointed.
Bangladesh and Ireland exceeded expectations by adbancing to the second round, England and the West Indies failed to make the last-four.
Disappointment was also in store for spectators in Bridgetown when the rain-hit final between Australia and Sri Lanka ended in semi-darkness.
The offcials believed that 36 overs had to be completed in Sri Lanka's innings, apparently forgetting a minimum of were needed to obtain a result.

1999 ICC Cricket World Cup

1999 ICC Cricket World Cup

Steve Waugh's Australians held their nerve in testing conditions to lift the 1999 World Cup in England, while South Africa continued to wrestle with their fate.

South Africa failed to qualify for the final despite not losing their semi-final againest Australia-they tied tied the game before bowing out on inferior net run-rete to Australia in the super six.

Twelve teams were now divided into two groups, with the top three advanced to the Super Six.

Australia advanced to the super six without a point as they had lost to fellow-qualifiers Pakistan and New Zealand in group games. Just one slip at this stage could have sent them back home.

It nearly came against South Africa at Headingley chasing a siff 272-run target.

Steve Waugh was on 56 when he offered a simple catch to South African century-maker Herschelle Gibbs, who held the ball before dropping it in premature celebrations.

The Australian captain needed just that slice of fortune to steer his team to a crucial win with an unbeaten century.

The final was an anti-climax, with Australia thrashing Pakistan by eight wickets. Leg-spin magican Shane Warme grabbed four wickets.

Lance Klusener, with his amazing big-hitting, emerged as one of the stars along with Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar, who was involved in fascinating duels with batsmen.

India broke the monotony of low-scoring games, with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid adding a record 318 against Sri Lanka, and Dravid and Saching Tendulkar putting on 237 for the third wicket against Kenya.

The tournament was also not withour surprise results, with Zimbabwe beating South Africa and Bangladesh defeating Pakistan in group matches.

India Win ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

India, championsin 1983 in England, runners-up in 2003 in South Africa and semi-finalists at home in 1987 and 1996. have the resources to triumph despite injury worries over some of the players. This year India back in to 1983 and win ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. In this time India win final aginest Sri Lanka. After 28 years India became the new ICC cricket world champion. Yuvraj Singh was declared man of the tournament. India has also break the tradition of the host country of not winning the world cup. India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Dhoni scored the winning runs by hitting a six.

2011 World Cup players :

Mahendra Sing Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel Piyush Chawla, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Yusuf Pathan, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan.

Gary Kirsten (Coach)

1987 ICC Cricket World Cup

When the 1987 World Cup arrived in the sub-continer, Australia were definitely not the favourites to win it in fornt of 70000 spectators at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta. The unthinkable happend when Allan Border's young side posted a stunning seven-run victory over Mike Gatting's Englishmen in the final.

1987 ICC Cricket World Cup

The format was the same as that previous cdition, with four teams in two groups playing cach other twice in the league and the top two from cach group advancing to the semi-finals. The tournament was the first to see neutral umpires and the matches were not confined to take the game to the masses. The live television world continue to play a major role in the development of the game in coming years.

Australia opend the tournament with a one-run win over India at Madras (now Chenni). It Was not the tournment for the hosts who had left the party in the semi-finals, leaving millions of fans in India and Pakistan disappointed.

Australia paceman Craig McDermott stopped Pakistan with a five-wicket haul to lead his team to victory at Lahore. India were in the mourning the following day at Bombay when England's Graham swept the host's spinners on way to a superb century which led to his team's win in the other semi-final.

Australia enjoyed the crowed support at the neutral Eden Gardens venus after England had knocked out the hosts. Australia rode on David Boon's 75 to post 253-5, a total which never looked safe during the Bill Athey-Mike Gatting partnership. England were strongly placed at 135-2 before disaster struck.

Gatting (41) attempted a revers-sweep off his counter-part Border, an occasional left-arm spinner, only to give wicket-keeper Greg Dyer a simple catch. England eventually fell short in their second appearance in the final.

1983 ICC World Cup History

1983 ICC World Cup

West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd was poised to hold aloft the World Cup for a third time, to see Kapil's 'Devils' from India snatch it away in one biggest surprises. The 17-day event was bigger than the previous ones as there were 27 matches instead of 15, with each side playing against the other twice in the four-team group.

The tournament began on a sensationl note, with India shocking the West Indies in a group match at Old Trafford and minnows Zimbabwe upsetting Australia on the strength of a superb all-round performance by Duncan Fletcher, who later coached England.

Australia were to face to the West Indies fury in the next match as they were dismissed for 151 chasing a 253-run target. The West Indies won their remaining four group matches before putting it across Pakistan in the semi-final.

India faced many anxious moments, lossing to the West Indies in their second group encounter and then to Australia before finding themselves in a deep trouble against Zimbabwe. They were 17-5 when Dev played a brilliant innings at Tunrbidge Well, a blazing 175 not out off just 138 balls.

India beat Australia in the last group match to set up a semi-final clash with England. They proved their all-round ability to defeat the hosts by six wickets.

It looked a three-in-row for the West Indies when India managed only 183 in the final aginst a formidable pace attack of Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Macoln Marshall.

But Indian medium-pacers Madan Lal, Mohinder Amarnath, Balwinder Sandhu and Roger Binny were superbly marshalled by Dev.

If there were one catch that swung the final India's way, it was Dev's to account for Richards had been dominating the Indian attack before he mishooked a Lal bouncer for Dev, who ran back towards mid-wicket to hold the ball and chang the cours of the match.

The days of favourites had gone as the West Indies never reached the final again. Cricket was never the same in India where players were accorded status.

1979 ICC world cup history

Australia shed much of their strength in the 1979 World Cup after Australia TV tycoon Kerry Packer rocked the establishment by luring top players World Series Cricket in 1977. The 1975 runners-up looked a pale shadow of their former selves as their former selves as their Packers were not considered for the tournament. An under-strength side, led by Kim Hughes, failed to

make it to the semi-finals.

The West Indies not only included their Packers but also reinstated Clive Lloyd as captain. In the cvent, the nucleus of the side remaind unchanged as many players who figured in the 1975 Cup triumph were retained. The fearsome pace attack, comprising Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, joel Garner and Colin Croft, and exciting stroke-makers in Viv Richards, Lloyd, Collis King and Gordon Greenidge helped the West Indies retain the Cup.

England replaced Australia as serious challengers to the West Indies and the ICC hosted a tournament for the first time for associate members to pick two qualifiers-Sri Lanka and Canada.

The West Indies, England, Pakistan and New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals. The only surprise was Sri Landa's victory over India in a group match which was to help them gain Test status in early 1980s.

The semi-finals were evenly contested, with England beating New Zealand by nine runs at Old Trafford and the West Indies prevailing over Pakistan by 43 runs at the Oval.

The West Indies West Indies were in trouble at 99-4 in the final after being put in to bat by England skipper Mike Brearey, but found saviours in Richards and King who put on 139 for the fifth wicket.

England's tactics left a lot to be desired, batting as if they were playing in a Test match. Openers Geoff Byctt and Brearley put on 129, but consumed more than half of stipulated overs. The remaining batsmen found it difficult to keep pace with the required run-rate and England lost by 92 runs.

1975 ICC Cricket World Cup History Preview

1975 ICC Cricket World Cup

 The first World Cup in Englind in 1975 wore a different look from modern standers, for the game was traditional as players had not discarded whites for co-loured clothing clothing and money was scarce. Fielding restrictions were not-existent, and wides and short-pitched balls were not so firmly enforced.

Cricketers playing in English counties had an advantage over their opponents, as inaugural champions West Indies were to prove. The beginning was humble, with no global television coverage and six Test-playing nations in the competition with associate member Sri Lanka and East Africa.

The top two sides from each four-team group entered the semi-finals. The tournament lasted just a fortnight with 60-overs-a-side games.

Four group games were held on each of the first three the semi-finals on the same say, something unthinkable in the modern age of television and marketing. England, Australia and New Zealand easily qualified for the last-four, but the West Indies were involved in the first-ever close match of the World Cup, against Pakistan at Edgbaston. The West Indies thrashed New Zealand by five wickets in the semi-final, but Australia had to bank on Gary Gilmour's all-round performanc (6-14 and 28 not out) to bear England in the other.

The West Indies were 50-3 before posting 291-8 off 60 overs despite a five-wicket effort from Gilmour.

Australian captain Ian chappell led from the from the front with an impressive 62, but fast bowler Keith Boyce took four wickets to reduce Australia to 233-9.

The game was not over as the over as the last-wicket pair of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson threarened to conjure up an unlikely victory. The fight back ended when Thomson became the fifth run-out victim trying to steal a bye to wicket-keeper Murray, who hir the stumps with just balls remaining. Australia lost by 17 runs in a fitting finale to the tournament.