From Lord's spiritual home to India's cricket fortresses, explore 48 years of World Cup history across cricket's most iconic stadiums. Australia's dominance, India's hosting legacy, and England's origins.
From West Indies dominance to Australia's golden era, India's home triumph to England's maiden title. 48 years of World Cup cricket excellence spanning six continents.
From Lord's spiritual home to Eden Gardens' atmosphere, discover the legendary cricket stadiums that have witnessed World Cup history across six continents.
London, England
The Home of Cricket
Melbourne, Australia
The G - Cricket's largest stadium
Mumbai, India
India's Cricket Fortress
Kolkata, India
Cricket's Colosseum
London, England
Kennington Oval
From 60-over matches in 1975 to modern 50-over format, explore how cricket's premier tournament evolved across five decades of innovation.
From 60-over matches in early years to 50-over standard since 1987. Round-robin and knockout formats evolved to maximize competition quality.
Started in England, expanded across six continents. From 8 teams in 1975 to 14 teams representing cricket's global reach.
Australia leads with 6 World Cup titles (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023), followed by West Indies with 2 titles (1975, 1979), and India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and England each with 1 title.
Lord's Cricket Ground in London has hosted the most World Cup finals (5 times: 1975, 1979, 1983, 1999, 2019), earning its reputation as cricket's spiritual home and World Cup central.
The 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad holds the record with 132,000 attendance, making it the most-watched Cricket World Cup final in history at the world's largest cricket stadium.
The 2019 final between England and New Zealand is widely regarded as the most dramatic, ending in a tie after both the match and Super Over, with England winning on boundary count at Lord's.
Over 100 cricket stadiums across 15 countries have hosted World Cup matches since 1975, from England's county grounds to India's modern cricket fortresses and Australia's iconic sporting venues.