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How the World Cup came to be
Cricket was a latecomer to global tournaments, and the first one came to be largely because the game was not financially strong
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Overview
World Cup No. 1
First among equals
The inaugural World Cup saw teams treat the infant format like truncated Tests
My First World Cup
Javed Miandad
'We didn't know what the World Cup was'
Javed Miandad was not yet 18 when he made his ODI debut in perhaps the most thrilling game of the tournament
Classic moments
Men of the finals: Supercat turns it on
Quiz
Who bowled the first ball of the World Cup?
How much do you know about the first World Cup?
Gallery
A giant leap for ODIs
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Greatest World Cup Matches
West Indies v Australia, final, Lord's, 1975
No. 2: The finest day of entertainment
The Cricketer International
Feature
World Cup final
'Never run off a misfield'
When Ian Chappell took on Viv Richards and lost
Steven Lynch
Feature
The 40-year itch
How far away and quaint the first World Cup seems now
Rohit scores record-breaking double-ton
Top stories from around the world in our round-up
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Trevor Bayliss on his four years coaching England
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Who's leading in every format
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Badree: 'If you hunt wickets in T20, you're playing into the batsman's hand'
Your shots: pictures by fans
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Quiz: Which No. 11 was present for two one-wicket Test wins?
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Records index
Most runs, most wickets, and a whole lot more
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Ponting: brat, bully, bleedin' Aussie bogeyman
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The cricket calendar
Schedule of upcoming international games
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Mike Gatting's best red-ball XI
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