ICC WORLD CUP
2023
(Static GK)
By – Indo Pathshala
Contact Number – 9123206137
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International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket.
Formation - 15 June 1909
HQ - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Membership - 108 members
Chairman - Greg Barclay (New Zealand)
CEO - Geoff Allardice(Australia)
Imp Facts
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has suspended Sri Lanka Cricket's membership of
the ICC with immediate effect
The honorable PM of India, Mr Narendra Modi and the Deputy PM of Australia, Richard
Marles have now been invited on to the stage to hand over the coveted trophy to Patrick James
Cummins, the Australian skipper
Date’s – 5 Oct to 19 Nov 2023
Edition – 13th
Organized by – ICC
Host(s) – India (Individual)
Final match – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Champions- Australia (6th title)
Runners-up- India
Participants – 10, Matches – 48
Player of the Match (Final) – Travis Head
Player of the Series – Virat Kohli
Most runs - Virat Kohli (765), Most wickets- Mohd Shami (24)
Mascot – Blaze & Tonk
Brand Ambassador – Shahrukh Khan
Global Brand Ambassador – Sachin Tendulkar
Prize Money (Winner) - $4,000,000
Runner-up - $2,000,000
2019 World Cup
Champion – England Runner’s up – New Zealand
The oldest player of the tournament was Wesley Barresi (Netherlands), who was 39 years old,
while the youngest was Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad, who was 18
Team & Captain 2023
India - Rohit Sharma
Australia – Pat Cummins
Newzealand – Kane Williamson
South Africa – Temba Bavuma
Afghanistan – Hashmatullah Shahidi
Bangladesh – Shakib Al Hasan
Pakistan – Babar Azam
England – Jos Buttler
Sri Lanka – Kusal Mendis
Netherlands – Scott Edwards
The English duo of Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will be the on-field umpires for
the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad
Third Umpire : Joel Wilson
Stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium
Date – 19 Nov 2023
Who won the Player of the Match award in ICC World Cup 2023 Final - Travis Head
137 runs in Final Match
Who won the Player of the Tournament award in ICC World Cup 2023 - Virat Kohli
Most runs in ODI World Cup Season (765)
50 ODI Century (1st Player)
Who scored the most runs in ICC World Cup 2023 – Virat Kohli (765 runs)
Most Centuries – Quinton De kock (4)
Highest Individual Score – Maxwell (201 runs)
Who took the most wickets in ICC World Cup 2023 - Mohd Shami (24 Wickets)
Most 50’s – Virat Kohli
Best Bowling - Mohd Shami (7/57)
Most Wicket Dismissals - Quinton De kock
Most Outfield catches – Daryl Mitchell (11)
Most 5 wickets haul - Mohd Shami
Most 4’s – Virat Kohli
Most 6’s – Rohit Sharma
Which team has won the ICC World Cup title the most number of times - Australia (6 Times)
(1987,1999,2003,2007,2015,2023)
How many times has India won the ICC World Cup title - 2 times
1983 – Captain Kapil Dev 2011 – Captain MS Dhoni
Who became the first player to be timed out in the history of cricket - Sri Lanka's Angelo
Mathews (during the World Cup clash against Bangladesh in Delhi )
The first world cup was organized in England in june 1975
First Three world cups were held in – England
ODI cricket world cup is held once in every – Four Years
Which team won the first cricket world cup – West Indies
Timed Out Rule
According to the Men’s cricket World Cup 2023 playing conditions, “After the fall of a wicket or
the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless time has been called, be ready to
receive the ball or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball with in 2 minutes of
the dismissal or retirement , If the batsman fails to do so he will be consider out.
Which team did not participate for the first time in the history of ICC World Cup - West Indies
The two-time world champions of the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979 and also the
runners-up in 1983
West Indies won the first-ever World Cup title, defeating Australia in the final
Who holds the record for the highest individual score in a single World Cup innings - Sachin
Tendulkar (with 2,278 runs in 44 innings across five editions)
Which player has taken the most wickets in Cricket World Cup history - Glenn McGrath (71
wickets in 39 matches)
14th ICC World Cup 2027 Hosts – South Africa, Namibia, & Zimbabwe
15th ICC World Cup 2031 Hosts – India & Bangladesh
Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Hosts – Australia
Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Hosts – USA & WestIndies
Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Hosts- India & Sri Lanka
Year Host Winner Runner up
1975 England West Indies Australia
1979 England West Indies England
1983 England India West Indies
1987 India, Pakistan Australia England
1992 Australia, New Zealand Pakistan England
1996 India, Pakistan, Srilanka Sri Lanka Australia
1999 England, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Wales Australia Pakistan
2003 South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe Australia India
2007 West Indies Australia Sri Lanka
2011 India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka India Sri Lanka
2015 Australia, New Zealand Australia New Zealand
2019 England, Wales England New Zealand
2023 India Australia India