The first (پہلے 
)men's cricket (کرکٹ )World Cup was held (منعقد )in
England (انگلینڈ )in 1975, four (چار )years(سال ) after the first (پہلے )recognised one-day
international (بین الاقوامی )had been played (کھیلا )in 1971, on the fifth (پانچویں )day of a washed (دھونا )out
test between (کے درمیان )Australia (آسٹریلیا )and (اور )England (انگلینڈ )in Melbourne(میلبورن ).
In the world (دنیا)of men's ODI cricket, ICC World Cup is regarded (شمار )as the
premier tournament(ٹورنامنٹ ), witnessing (مشاہدہ )participation as well (اچھی طرح )as viewership (ویورشپ )from
(سے )all across (بھر )the globe(دنیا ). Its history (تاریخ )dates (تاریخوں )back (واپس )to the year (سال )1975, when the
inaugural (افتتاحی )tournament (ٹورنامنٹ )was played (کھیلا )on England (انگلینڈ )soil, with the participants
(شرکاء )being (کیا جا رہا ہے )the six Test-playing nations at the time (وقت )i.e. Australia(آسٹریلیا ), England,
the West Indies, New Zealand(لینڈ ), India(بھارت ), and Pakistan(پاکستان ), along with Sri Lanka
and (اور )a composite (جامع )team (ٹیم )from (سے )East Africa(افریقہ ). The first (پہلے )three (تین )events of the
competition (مقابلہ )were held in England (انگلینڈ )and officially (سرکاری طور پر )known (نام سے جانا جاتا )as the Prudential
(جائز )Cup, after (کے بعد )the sponsor - Prudential (جائز )plc.
1975, England(انگلینڈ)
The first (پہلے)World Cup, A. K. A. the Prudential (جائز )Cup Trophy(ٹرافی ), had matches (میچ )of
60 overs (رنز )per innings(اننگز ), with (کے ساتھ )each over (زائد )comprising (پر مشتمل )of 6 balls(گیندوں ). The
tournament (ٹورنامنٹ )comprised (پر مشتمل )of daytime (دن )matches, played (کھیلا )in the traditional (روایتی )form(فارم ),
and (اور )was won by West Indies (who(جو ) defeated(شکست دی ) Australia (آسٹریلیا )in the finals(فائنل )). The
Second (دوسری )World Cup saw the introduction (تعارف )of ICC Trophy, held for the
purpose (مقصد )of selecting (منتخب )non-Test(ٹیسٹ ) playing teams (ٹیمیں )for the World Cup. In the
first (پہلے )ICC Trophy, Sri Lanka and (اور )Canada (کینیڈا )emerged (ابھر کر سامنے آئے )as the winners(فاتحین ). However(تاہم ),
the World Cup went(گئے ), once (ایک بار )again(پھر ), to the West Indies team, who won (جیت )the
final (آخری )match (میچ )after (کے بعد )defeating (شکست دینے )the hosts i.e. England(انگلینڈ ).
Fine (ٹھیک)weather (موسم )blessed (مبارک )the first global (عالمی )one-day tournament (ٹورنامنٹ )culminating (اختتام )in
an unforgettable (ناقابل فراموش )final (آخری )between (کے درمیان )West Indies and (اور )Australia (آسٹریلیا )at Lord's.
Striking the ball (گیند )with relaxed (آرام )brutality, West Indies' captain (کپتان )Clive
Lloyd tamedan attack headed (سربراہی )by the pace and fury of Dennis Lillee and
Jeff Thomson (تھامسن )to score 102 from 85 balls.
He was (تھا)ably assisted by the 39-year-old Rohan Kanhai, a late
(دیر )replacement (متبادل )for his injured (زخمی )contemporary Garfield Sobers. Kanhai
(... )contributed 55 to West Indies' 291 for eight (آٹھ )from their 60 overs(رنز ).
Australia (آسٹریلیا)captain (کپتان )(کپتان )Ian Chappell led (قیادت )a spirited (جوشیلا )reply with 62 before (سے پہلے )he
fell victim (شکار )to one of three (تین )runouts effected by the electric (بجلی )reflexes (
)of
Viv Richards. Lillee and Thomson (تھامسن )added 41 for the final wicket (وکٹ )before
Australia were finally (آخر میں )dismissed for 274 at twilight on the longest day
of the year.
)men's cricket (کرکٹ )World Cup was held (منعقد )in
England (انگلینڈ )in 1975, four (چار )years(سال ) after the first (پہلے )recognised one-day
international (بین الاقوامی )had been played (کھیلا )in 1971, on the fifth (پانچویں )day of a washed (دھونا )out
test between (کے درمیان )Australia (آسٹریلیا )and (اور )England (انگلینڈ )in Melbourne(میلبورن ).In the world (دنیا
)of men's ODI cricket, ICC World Cup is regarded (شمار )as the
premier tournament(ٹورنامنٹ ), witnessing (مشاہدہ )participation as well (اچھی طرح )as viewership (ویورشپ )from
(سے )all across (بھر )the globe(دنیا ). Its history (تاریخ )dates (تاریخوں )back (واپس )to the year (سال )1975, when the
inaugural (افتتاحی )tournament (ٹورنامنٹ )was played (کھیلا )on England (انگلینڈ )soil, with the participants
(شرکاء )being (کیا جا رہا ہے )the six Test-playing nations at the time (وقت )i.e. Australia(آسٹریلیا ), England,
the West Indies, New Zealand(لینڈ ), India(بھارت ), and Pakistan(پاکستان ), along with Sri Lanka
and (اور )a composite (جامع )team (ٹیم )from (سے )East Africa(افریقہ ). The first (پہلے )three (تین )events of the
competition (مقابلہ )were held in England (انگلینڈ )and officially (سرکاری طور پر )known (نام سے جانا جاتا )as the Prudential
(جائز )Cup, after (کے بعد )the sponsor - Prudential (جائز )plc.1975, England(انگلینڈ
)The first (پہلے
)World Cup, A. K. A. the Prudential (جائز )Cup Trophy(ٹرافی ), had matches (میچ )of
60 overs (رنز )per innings(اننگز ), with (کے ساتھ )each over (زائد )comprising (پر مشتمل )of 6 balls(گیندوں ). The
tournament (ٹورنامنٹ )comprised (پر مشتمل )of daytime (دن )matches, played (کھیلا )in the traditional (روایتی )form(فارم ),
and (اور )was won by West Indies (who(جو ) defeated(شکست دی ) Australia (آسٹریلیا )in the finals(فائنل )). The
Second (دوسری )World Cup saw the introduction (تعارف )of ICC Trophy, held for the
purpose (مقصد )of selecting (منتخب )non-Test(ٹیسٹ ) playing teams (ٹیمیں )for the World Cup. In the
first (پہلے )ICC Trophy, Sri Lanka and (اور )Canada (کینیڈا )emerged (ابھر کر سامنے آئے )as the winners(فاتحین ). However(تاہم ),
the World Cup went(گئے ), once (ایک بار )again(پھر ), to the West Indies team, who won (جیت )the
final (آخری )match (میچ )after (کے بعد )defeating (شکست دینے )the hosts i.e. England(انگلینڈ ).Fine (ٹھیک
)weather (موسم )blessed (مبارک )the first global (عالمی )one-day tournament (ٹورنامنٹ )culminating (اختتام )in
an unforgettable (ناقابل فراموش )final (آخری )between (کے درمیان )West Indies and (اور )Australia (آسٹریلیا )at Lord's.
Striking the ball (گیند )with relaxed (آرام )brutality, West Indies' captain (کپتان )Clive
Lloyd tamedan attack headed (سربراہی )by the pace and fury of Dennis Lillee and
Jeff Thomson (تھامسن )to score 102 from 85 balls.He was (تھا
)ably assisted by the 39-year-old Rohan Kanhai, a late
(دیر )replacement (متبادل )for his injured (زخمی )contemporary Garfield Sobers. Kanhai
(... )contributed 55 to West Indies' 291 for eight (آٹھ )from their 60 overs(رنز ).Australia (آسٹریلیا
)captain (کپتان )(کپتان )Ian Chappell led (قیادت )a spirited (جوشیلا )reply with 62 before (سے پہلے )he
fell victim (شکار )to one of three (تین )runouts effected by the electric (بجلی )reflexes ()of
Viv Richards. Lillee and Thomson (تھامسن )added 41 for the final wicket (وکٹ )before
Australia were finally (آخر میں )dismissed for 274 at twilight on the longest day
of the year.
2011, India(بھارت ), Sri Lanka and Bangladesh(بنگلہ دیش )
The 10th ICC Cricket (کرکٹ)World Cup was hosted (میزبانی کی )by India(بھارت ), Sri Lanka, and(اور )
Bangladesh(بنگلہ دیش ). 2011 WC was won (جیت )by India who defeated Sri Lanka by 6
wickets(وکٹ ). India became the first (پہلے )nation (قوم )to win a world cup final (آخری )on home
soil.
Mahela Jayawardene scored (رنز بنائے)an unbeaten 103 in Sri Lanka's challenging
(چیلنج )274-6 but India recovered (برآمد )from a slow start to win (جیت )by six wickets with
(کے ساتھ )10 balls to spare with (کے ساتھ )Gautam Gambhir making (بنانے )97 and India(بھارت )'s captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni an unbeaten (ناٹ آوٹ )91.
Pakistan (پاکستان)were also selected (منتخب )as one of four co-hosts but were stripped
of their matches because of security fears following the attack on the
touring Sri Lankan team in 2009.
), Sri Lanka and Bangladesh(بنگلہ دیش )The 10th ICC Cricket (کرکٹ
)World Cup was hosted (میزبانی کی )by India(بھارت ), Sri Lanka, and(اور )
Bangladesh(بنگلہ دیش ). 2011 WC was won (جیت )by India who defeated Sri Lanka by 6
wickets(وکٹ ). India became the first (پہلے )nation (قوم )to win a world cup final (آخری )on home
soil.Mahela Jayawardene scored (رنز بنائے
)an unbeaten 103 in Sri Lanka's challenging
(چیلنج )274-6 but India recovered (برآمد )from a slow start to win (جیت )by six wickets with
(کے ساتھ )10 balls to spare with (کے ساتھ )Gautam Gambhir making (بنانے )97 and India(بھارت )'s captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni an unbeaten (ناٹ آوٹ )91.Pakistan (پاکستان
)were also selected (منتخب )as one of four co-hosts but were stripped
of their matches because of security fears following the attack on the
touring Sri Lankan team in 2009.
| 10 21 3 |
| S# | Year | Host(s) | Winner | Runner | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1975 | England | West Indies | Australia | 07-Jun to 21-Jun |
| 2. | 1979 | England | West Indies | England | 09-Jun to 23-Jun |
| 3. | 1983 | England | India | West Indies | 09-Jun to 25-Jun |
| 4. | 1987 | India, Pakistan | Australia | England | 08-Oct to 08-Nov |
| 5. | 1992 | Australia, New Zealand | Pakistan | England | 22-Feb to 25-Mar |
| 6. | 1996 | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Australia | 14-Feb to 17-Mar |
| 7. | 1999 | England, Scotland, Ireland | Australia | Pakistan | 14-May to 20-Jun |
| 8. | 2003 | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya | Australia | India | 09-Feb to 23-Mar |
| 9. | 2007 | West Indies | Australia | Sri Lanka | 13-Mar to 28-Apr |
| 10. | 2011 | India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh | India | Sri Lanka | 10-Feb to 02-Apr- |
| 11. | 2015 | Australia, New Zealand | TBD | TBD | 14-Feb to 29-Mar |
| 12. | 2019 | England | TBD | TBD | 30-May to 15-Jul |
| 13. | 2023 | India | TBD | TBD | TBD |
