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The International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2015 will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand jointly. The 11th occasion of ICC World Cup will comprise of 42 group stage matches, 4 quarter finals, 2 semi finals and the most awaited final match. All these matches will be held from 14th February, 2015 to 29th March, 2015.

ALLOCATION OF MATCHES:

 

TEAMS:

 A total of 14 teams will take part in this tournament, divided into 2 pools: A and B. It will comprise of 10 full member countries and 4 associate and affiliate member countries. Here are the teams:

 

POOL A:
England
Australia
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
New Zealand
Afghanistan
Scotland
POOL B:
South Africa
India
Pakistan
West Indies
Zimbabwe
Ireland
United Arab Emirates

SQUADS:

 

AFGHANISTAN SQUAD:
Mohammad Nabi [C], Afsar Zazai [WK], Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Mirwais Ashraf, Nasir Jamal, Samiullah Shenwari, Usman Ghani, Asghar Stanikzai, Gulbadin Naib, Javed Ahmadi, Najibullah Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Shapoor Zadran
AUSTRALIA SQUAD:
Michael Clarke [C], George Bailey [VC], Brad Haddin [WK], David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty
BANGLADESH SQUAD:
Mashrafe Mortaza [C], Shakib Al Hasan [VC], Mushfiqur Rahim [WK], Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam
ENGLAND SQUAD:
Eoin Morgan [C], Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Alex Hales, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.
INDIA SQUAD:
MS Dhoni [C & WC], Virat Kohli [VC], Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Stuart Binny, Umesh Yadav
IRELAND SQUAD:
William Porterfield [C], Niall O’Brien [WK], Gary Wilson [WK], Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andrew McBrine, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Craig Young
NEW ZEALAND SQUAD:
Brendon McCullum [C], Luke Ronchi [WK], Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
PAKISTAN SQUAD:
Misbah-ul-Haq [C], Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz
SCOTLAND:
Preston Mommsen [C], Matthew Cross [WK], Kyle Coetzer, Richie Berrington, Frederick Coleman, Joshua Davey, Alasdair Evans, Hamish Gardiner, Majid Haq, Michael Leask, Matt Machan, Calum MacLeod, Safyaan Sharif, Robert Taylor, Iain Wardlaw.
SOUTH AFRICA SQUAD:
AB de Villiers [C], Quinton de Kock [WK], Hashim Amla, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn
SRI LANKA SQUAD:
Angelo Mathews [C], Lahiru Thirimanne [VC], Kumar Sangakkara [WK], Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga (subject to fitness), Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SQUAD:
Mohammed Tauqir [C], Khurram Khan [VC], Swapnil Patil, Saqlain Haider, Amjad Javed, Shaiman Anwar, Amjad Ali, Nasir Aziz, Rohan Mustafa, Manjula Guruge, Andri Berenger, Fahad Al Hashmi, Muhammad Naveed, Kamran Shahzad, Krishna Karate
WEST INDIES SQUAD:
Jason Holder [C], Denesh Ramdin [WK], Marlon Samuels, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor
ZIMBABWE SQUAD
Elton Chigumbura [C], Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Solomon Mire, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tinashe Panyangara, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams
A total of 14 venues will host the World Cup matches. 7 of them are situated in Australia and the other 7 are situated in New Zealand.
VENUE | CAPACITY
AUSTRALIA:
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne | 1,00,024
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 53,500
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 48,000
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | 42,000
WACA Ground, Perth | 24,500
Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 20,000
Manuka Oval, Canberra | 13,550
NEW ZEALAND:
Eden Park, Auckland | 46,000
Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 33,000
Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 20,000
McLean Park, Napier | 20,000
Seddon Park, Hamilton | 12,000
University Oval, Dunedin | 6,000
Saxton Oval, Nelson | 5,000

SCHEDULE OR FIXTURE:

The tournament will be held in Round-Robin as well as Knockout format. The Round Robin format will bring 8 teams from the group stage. Then, the Knockout format will be used to get the semi-finalists, the finalists and the champion.
Here is the schedule/fixture of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015:
MATCH | DATE | TEAM 1 | TEAM 2 | VENUE
POOL MATCHES:
1 | 14th Feb | NZ | SL | Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2 | 14th Feb | AUS | ENG | MCG, Melbourne
3 | 15th Feb | SA | ZIM | Seddon Park, Hamilton
4 | 15th Feb | IND | PAK | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
5 | 16th Feb | WI | IRE | Saxton Oval, Nelson
6 | 17th Feb | NZ | SCT | University Oval, Dunedin
7 | 18th Feb | BAN | AFG | Manuka Oval, Canberra
8 | 19th Feb | ZIM | UAE | Saxton Oval, Nelson
9 | 20th Feb | NZ | ENG | Westpac Stadium, Wellington
10 | 21st Feb | PAK | WI | Hagley Oval, Christchurch
11 | 21st Feb | BAN | AUS | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
12 | 22nd Feb | SL | AFG | University Oval, Dunedin
13 | 22nd Feb | IND | SA | MCG, Melbourne
14 | 23rd Feb | ENG | SCT | Hagley Oval, Christchurch
15 | 24th Feb | WI | ZIM | Manuka Oval, Canberra
16 | 25th Feb | IRE | UAE | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
17 | 26th Feb | AFG | SCT | University Oval, Dunedin
18 | 26th Feb | BAN | SL | MCG, Melbourne
19 | 27th Feb | SA | WI | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
20 | 28th Feb | AUS | NZ | Eden Park, Auckland
21 | 28th Feb | IND | UAE | WACA Ground, Perth
22 | 1st Mar | ENG | SL | Westpac Stadium, Wellington
23 | 1st Mar | PAK | ZIM | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
24 | 3rd Mar | SA | IRE | Manuka Oval, Canberra
25 | 4th Mar | PAK | UAE | McLean Park, Napier
26 | 4th Mar | AUS | AFG | WACA Ground, Perth
27 | 5th Mar | BAN | SCT | Saxton Oval, Nelson
28 | 6th Mar | IND | WI | WACA Ground, Perth
29 | 7th Mar | PAK | SA | Eden Park, Auckland
30 | 7th Mar | IRE | ZIM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart
31 | 8th Mar | NZ | AFG | McLean Park, Napier
32 | 8th Mar | AUS | SL | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
33 | 9th Mar | BAN | ENG | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
34 | 10th Mar | IND | IRE | Seddon Park, Hamilton
35 | 11th Mar | SL | SCT | Bellerive Oval, Hobart
36 | 12th Mar | SA | UAE | Westpac Stadium, Wellington
37 | 13th Mar | BAN | NZ | Seddon Park, Hamilton
38 | 13th Mar | ENG | AFG | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
39 | 14th Mar | IND | ZIM | Eden Park, Auckland
40 | 14th Mar | AUS | SCT | Bellerive Oval, Hobart
41 | 15th Mar | WI | UAE | McLean Park, Napier
42 | 15th Mar | PAK | IRE | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
QUARTER FINALS:
43 | 18th Mar | A1 | B4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
44 | 19th Mar | A3 | B2 | MCG, Melbourne
45 | 20th Mar | A2 | B3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
46 | 21st Mar | A4 | B1 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington
SEMIFINALS:
47 | 24th Mar | Winner QF 1 | Winner QF 2 | Eden Park, Auckland
48 | 26th Mar | Winner QF 3 | Winner QF 4 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
FINAL:
49 | 29th Mar | Winner SF 1 | Winner SF 2 | MCG, Melbourne

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HISTORY OF WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT:

The game of cricket was started internationally in the year 1877 with the first ever test match between England and the Australia. Since then, the game gained much popularity in the whole world. But, in 1971, the birth of the One Day International [ODI] match was a revolution in the game. People were tired of watching the 5 days long test matches leaving their important works. They needed a shorter duration game. Thus, the popularity of the ODI matches increased in quick times. The first ICC Cricket World Cup was held in 1975. The success of the popular tournament increased the popularity of the game to a huge extent. Since then, the ICC World Cup is being held after each 4 years. Here is a statistics of the past 10 occasions of ICC World Cup:
YEAR | HOST | WINNER | RUNNERS UP
1975 | England | West Indies | Australia
1979 | England | West Indies | England
1983 | England, Wales | India | West Indies
1987 | India, Pakistan | Australia | England
1992 | Australia, New Zealand | Pakistan | England
1996 | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Australia
1999 | England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands | Australia | Pakistan
2003 | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya | Australia | India
2007 | West Indies | Australia | Sri Lanka
2011 | Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka
2015 | Australia, New Zealand |
2019 | England, Wales |
2023 | India |

SUCCESS RECORDS OF TEAMS:

Afghanistan: First appearance in 2015
Australia: 2nd [1975], 6th [1979], 5th [1983], 1st [1987], 5th [1992], 2nd [1996], 1st [1999], 1st [2003], 1st [2007], 6th [2011] = 10 Times
Bangladesh: 9th [1999], 13th [2003], 7th [2007], 10th [2011] = 4 Times
Bermuda: 16th [2007] = 1 Time
Canada: 8th [1979], 12th [2003], 14th [2007], 12th [2011] =4 Times
East Africa: 8th [1975] = 1 Time
England: 3rd [1975], 2nd [1979], 3rd [1983], 2nd [1987], 2nd [1992], 8th [1996], 8th [1999], 9th [2003], 6th [2007], 7th [2011] = 10 Times
India: 6th [1975], 7th [1979], 1st [1983], 3rd [1987], 7th [1992], 3rd [1996], 6th [1999], 2nd [2003], 9th [2007], 1st [2011] = 10 Times
Ireland: 8th [2007], 11th [2011] = 2 Times
Kenya: 10th [1996], 11th [1999], 3rd [2003], 11th [2007], 14th [2011] = 5 Times
Namibia: 14th [2003] = 1 Time
Netherlands: 12th [1996], 11th [2003], 12th [2007], 13th [2011] = 4 Times
New Zealand: 4th [1975], 4th [1979], 6th [1983], 6th [1987], 3rd [1992], 7th [1996], 4th [1999], 5th [2003], 3rd [2007], 4th [2011] = 10 Times
Pakistan: 5th [1975], 3rd [1979], 4th [1983], 4th [1987], 1st [1992], 6th [1996], 2nd [1999], 10th [2003], 10th [2007], 3rd [2011] = 10 Times
Scotland: 12th [1999], 15th [2007] =2 Times
South Africa: 4th [1992], 5th [1996], 3rd [1999], 8th [2003], 4th [2007], 5th [2011] = 6 Times
Sri Lanka: 7th [1975], 5th [1979], 8th [1983], 7th [1987], 8th [1992], 1st [1996], 10th [1999], 4th [2003], 2nd [2007], 2nd [2011] = 10 Times
United Arab Emirates: 11th [1996] = 1 Time
West Indies: 1st [1975], 1st [1979], 2nd [1983], 5th [1987], 6th [1992], 4th [1996], 7th [1999], 7th [2003], 6th [2007], 8th [2011] = 10 Times
Zimbabwe: 7th [1983], 8th [1987], 9th [1992], 9th [1996], 5th [1999], 6th [2003], 13th [2007], 9th [2011] = 8 Times

DEBUTANT TEAMS:

1975 = Australia, East Africa, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies
1979 = Canada
1983 = Zimbabwe
1987 = None
1992 = South Africa
1996 = Kenya, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
1999 = Bangladesh, Scotland
2003 = Namibia
2007 = Bermuda, Ireland
2011 = None
2015 = Afghanistan

MAN OF THE MATCH IN WC FINAL:

1975 = Clive Lloyd, West Indies [102 runs]
1979 = Viv Richards, West Indies [138*]
1983 = Mohinder Amarnath, India [3/12 and 26]
1987 = David Boon, Australia [75 runs]
1992 = Wasim Akram, Pakistan [33 and 3/49]
1996 = Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka [107* and 3/42]
1999 = Shane Warne, Australia [4/33]
2003 = Ricky Ponting, Australia [140*]
2007 = Adam Gilchrist, Australia [149]
2011 = Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India [91*]

MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT:

1992 = Martin Crowe, New Zealand [456 runs]
1996 = Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka [221 runs and 7 wickets]
1999 = Lance Klusener, South Africa [281 runs and 17 wickets]
2003 = Sachin Tendulkar, India [673 runs and 2 wickets]
2007 = Glenn McGrath, Australia [26 wickets]
2011 = Yuvraj Singh, India [362 runs and 15 wickets]

WORLD CUP RECORDS:

BATTING RECORDS:
Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar, India [2,278 (1992–2011)]
Highest Average (Min. 20 Inns.): Viv Richards, West Indies [63.31 (1975–1987)]
Highest Score: Gary Kirsten, South Africa [v UAE 188* (1996)]
Highest Partnership: Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid, India [(2nd wicket) v Sri Lanka 318 (1999)]
Most Runs In A Tournament: Sachin Tendulkar, India [673 (2003)]
BOWLING RECORDS:
Most Wickets: Glenn McGrath, Australia [71 (1996–2007)]
Lowest Average (Min. 1000 Balls Bowled): Glenn McGrath, Australia [19.21 (1996–2007)]
Best Bowling Figures: Glenn McGrath, Australia [v Namibia 7/15 (2003)]
Most Wickets In A Tournament: Glenn McGrath, Australia [26 (2007)]
FIELDING RECORDS:
Most Dismissals (Wicket-Keeper): Adam Gilchrist, Australia [39 (1999–2007)]
Most Catches (Fielder): Ricky Ponting, Australia [28 (1996–2011)]
TEAM RECORDS:
Highest Score: India [v Bermuda 413/5 (2007)]
Lowest Score: Canada [v Sri Lanka 36 (2003)]
Highest Win Percentage: Australia [74% (Played 76, Won 55)]
Most Consecutive Wins: Australia [25 (1999–2011)]
Most Consecutive Tournament Wins: Australia [3 (1999–2007)]