ODI World Cup | Test playing countries, which could not win the ODI World Cup till now, know the names of the winning countries as well
The ODI World Cup started in 1975, about 48 years ago. The latest upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is going to start from 5th of October. England won the trophy in the 2019 ODI World Cup held 4 years ago. This time England team is the defending champion. Records of ODI World Cup show that West Indies and India have won the ODI World Cup trophy 2-2 times. Whereas, Australia has become the champion for the most 5 times. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have also won this trophy, but 1-1 times. Test matches played under international rules. Many countries have not been able to win the trophy of the ODI World Cup even once. Let us know the names of those countries. South Africa: The South African team kept coming till the knockout of the ODI World Cup several times. Records show that now the African team reached the semi-finals in the 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2015 ODI World Cups. But, could not decide the further journey. New Zealand World Cup history confirms that the New Zealand team reached the semi-finals of the 1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2011 ODI World Cups. Reached the finals of the year 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cup. But, could not win the final yet. Bangladesh Bangladesh made its place in the ODI World Cup for the first time in the year 1999. Bangladesh has also not been able to win the ODI World Cup even once. Records show that the Bangladesh team reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 ODI World Cup. Also reached the Super-8 of the 2007 ODI World Cup. But, could not decide the way forward. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s team was successful in reaching the Super Six of the 2003 ODI World Cup. For this time’s World Cup, Zimbabwe’s team is fighting hard in the qualifier tournament, so that it can become a finalist and join the ODI World Cup. Ireland It is worth mentioning that Ireland is a new country in international cricket to play Test matches. Ireland made it to the Super-8 in the 2007 World Cup. However, Ireland were eliminated at the group stage in the 2011 and 2015 ODI World Cups. Ireland’s team could not qualify in the 2019 World Cup. And, the ICC is also out of the race to be included in the ODI World Cup 2023. Afghanistan is also the first country to play international test matches. Significantly, the team could not decide the journey of the group stage in the year 2015 and the year 2019 ODI World Cup. But, the Afghanistan team has qualified for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The special thing is that the Afghanistan team has the capability to turn the tide of the matches at any time. Vinay Kumar