| World cup cricket is one tournament that keeps all | | | | time around, the English team like all other teams will |
| fans at the edge of their seats. This is one of the | | | | be putting their efforts towards winning the title. |
| most keenly awaited and widely competed | | | | After all, every team likes to be called the world |
| tournaments in the history of the game. A team can | | | | champions and there is no exception to this fact. |
| take part and win all other major tournaments, but | | | | Australia is the only team to have won the world cup |
| world cup cricket is the only tournament in the field | | | | cricket three times. On the two previous occasions, |
| of cricket that will give them the tag of being world | | | | they have been crowned champions and they are |
| champions. World cup cricket event that is held after | | | | eager to win it this time and make it three in a row. |
| every four years is organized by cricket governing | | | | This would be a huge achievement for the team and |
| body, International Cricket council better known in | | | | the record can go on to stay for a long time, if they |
| cricketing circles as ICC. | | | | do manage it. Right now, everyone is predicting |
| The first world cup tournament was organized in the | | | | Australia to win the tournament based on their |
| year 1975. The event was organized by ICC and was | | | | recent player and team performance. All ardent |
| held in England, the country that is considered to be | | | | supporters of Australia will surely like their team to |
| the home of cricket. The world cup cricket that year | | | | win the event and once again become world cup |
| was won by the West Indies and Australia finished | | | | cricket champions. |
| as the runners up. Till date, 8 world cup tournaments | | | | India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the three teams |
| have been held and each world cup cricket threw up | | | | that have won world cup cricket only once. These |
| some surprise or the other for fans. The 9th ICC | | | | teams would certainly like to change the records and |
| world cup cricket will be held in the West Indies in | | | | win the coveted trophy once gain this time in the |
| the month of March in 2007. | | | | West Indies. All these countries have players of |
| Already a buzz has begun in cricketing circles about | | | | world class quality in their line up and if all of them |
| who will win the title and who will not. Well, all of us | | | | perform to their potential in the tournament, no on |
| have our own favorites and like to believe that only | | | | can stop them from winning the title. However, we all |
| our team is fully equipped to lift the world cup | | | | know that it is crucial for every team member to |
| cricket. England has hosted the event more than two | | | | perform consistently well to win the cup and this is |
| times, but has never managed to win the title. This | | | | what is found to be lacking in most of the teams. |