It is believed that the game of cricket was first originated from England. Cricket first survived as the game of children, but later on it was adopted by the adults. The early people used bowls for cricket as the game was based on the basic purpose to throw the bowl at its specific target. The invention of batsmen took place when those people tried to stop and hit that bowl away from its target. During 17th century, growth of cricket was at its peak and new forms of cricket were introduced.
Firstly the cricket matches played were not of definite over. Slowly it undergoes some changes and in 1971 the first limited over match was played. The first ever cricket world cup was played in 1975 and now in 21st century the new limited over fixture has been introduced known as Twenty20 cricket.
The first cricket world cup in 1975 was won by the West Indies who played really well throughout the tournament. The 1979 cricket world cup was the second edition of the cricket world cup. It was held in England and was also won by West Indies. The third edition of cricket world cup was also held in England and was won by Indian side which was headed under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Later on in 1983 the fourth edition of ICC cricket world cup was held in India and Pakistan. This time the trophy was lifted by the Australian captain Allan Border.
In 1992 for the first time, colored clothing for individual players, sightscreens and the trend of day and night matches was introduced. It took place in England and New Zealand. In finals of this world cup Pakistan and England faced each other but at the end Pakistan defeated England and lifted the trophy. In 1996 Pakistan and India hosted the world cup for second time and this time Sri Lanka won it.
Later on in 1999, 2003 & 2007, Australia remain unbeatable and won their 4th title in 2007.In 2011 the cricket world cup was to be hosted by India, Pakistan & Bangladesh, but due to some unfavorable circumstances it was hosted by India and Bangladesh. It was also won by India for the second time.