Cricket World Cup hosts

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[edit] Selection of hosts

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The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining the bids made by the nations keen to hold a Cricket World Cup. All the World Cup events so far have been held in nations in which cricket is a popular sport. With the exception of Bangladesh, every Test playing nation has hosted or co-hosted a Cricket World Cup at least once. Many of the tournaments have also been jointly hosted by nations from the same geographical region, such as South Asia in 1987 and 1996, Australasia in 1992, Southern Africa in 2003 and West Indies in 2007.

[edit] Hosting of first World Cups

England hosted the first three competitions. The ICC decided that England should host the first tournament because it was ready to put the resources needed in organising the inaugural event.[1] India proposed that it should host the third Cricket World Cup, but most ICC members believed England was a more suitable venue because longer period of daylight in June. This meant that a match could be completed in one day.[2] The first competition hosted outside of England was the 1987 Cricket World Cup, which was jointly held in India and Pakistan. A change in location led to a reduction in the number of overs from sixty to fifty in each innings because of the shorter duration of daylight.

[edit] Unofficial rotation system

Thereafter, an unofficial rotation system was introduced so that each cricket playing region of the world would have the opportunity to host World Cup about every twenty years. However, according to Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Cricinfo, owing to the increasing power and role of the Asian nations, particularly India, this convention has not been strictly adhered to. For example according to the rotation system, Australia and New Zealand should have been hosts for the event in 2011.[3][4] But, the subcontinent won the bid because it would fetch additional US$ 400 million in profit.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ENGHOST
  2. ^ The 1979 World Cup in England. cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.
  3. ^ Indian threat to Australia's cup bid. theage.com.au. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
  4. ^ Caught behind in race for Cup. smh.com.au. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
  5. ^ Promise of profit won Asia the bid - Bindra. cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
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