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The ICC Cricket World Cup is the pinnacle of One Day International (ODI) cricket, bringing together the best teams and players every four years. Since its inception in 1975, the tournament has evolved dramatically—expanding in scale, global appeal, and strategic depth, especially for cricket bettors.
Whether you’re looking for historical data, team dominance, or trends that influence betting markets, this guide covers every ICC Cricket World Cup, including host countries, winners, top performers, and key stats to inform your wagers.
1975 – West Indies
- Host: England
- Winner: West Indies
- Top Run Scorer: Glenn Turner (New Zealand) – 333 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Gary Gilmour (Australia) – 11 wickets
1979 – West Indies
- Host: England
- Winner: West Indies
- Top Run Scorer: Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) – 253 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Mike Hendrick (England) – 10 wickets
1983 – India
- Host: England
- Winner: India
- Top Run Scorer: David Gower (England) – 384 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Roger Binny (India) – 18 wickets
1987 – Australia
- Host: India & Pakistan
- Winner: Australia
- Top Run Scorer: Graham Gooch (England) – 471 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Craig White (England) – 18 wickets
1992 – Pakistan
- Host: Australia & New Zealand
- Winner: Pakistan
- Top Run Scorer: Martin Crowe (New Zealand) – 456 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 18 wickets
1996 – Sri Lanka
- Host: India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
- Winner: Sri Lanka
- Top Run Scorer: Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 523 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Anil Kumble (India) – 15 wickets
1999 – Australia
- Host: England
- Winner: Australia
- Top Run Scorer: Rahul Dravid (India) – 461 runs
- Top Wicket Takers: Geoff Allott (NZ) & Shane Warne (AUS) – 20 wickets
2003 – Australia
- Host: South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya
- Winner: Australia
- Top Run Scorer: Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 673 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) – 23 wickets
2007 – Australia
- Host: West Indies
- Winner: Australia
- Top Run Scorer: Matthew Hayden (Australia) – 659 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 26 wickets
2011 – India
- Host: India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh
- Winner: India
- Top Run Scorer: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) – 500 runs
- Top Wicket Takers: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) & Zaheer Khan (India) – 21 wickets
2015 – Australia
- Host: Australia & New Zealand
- Winner: Australia
- Top Run Scorer: Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 547 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 22 wickets
2019 – England
- Host: England
- Winner: England
- Top Run Scorer: Rohit Sharma (India) – 648 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 27 wickets
2023 – Australia
- Host: India
- Winner: Australia
- Top Run Scorer: Virat Kohli (India) – 765 runs
- Top Wicket Taker: Mohammed Shami (India) – 24 wickets
Betting Takeaways from World Cup History
- Australia is the most consistent team with 6 titles.
- Subcontinent teams (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) perform best in local conditions.
- Top batters often emerge from non-winning teams—valuable for player prop bets.
- Pace bowlers dominate in seamer-friendly conditions (England, Australia).
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