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India is going to host the Cricket World Cup 2023 very soon, but do you know how many World Cup India won yet? Well, the Indian Cricket Team has won the Cricket World Cup two times. Indian team won the first cricket World Cup in 1983 and became world champion again in 2011 by triumphing over Sri Lanka on Home Soil.
Not only this, the Indian cricket team was runner-up in 2003 and semi-finalist in the years 1987, 1996, 2015, and 2019. Well in this blog, we have covered a list of ODI World Cup from 1975 to 2019 and also mentioned information related to this multilateral sports event. Undoubtedly, this will help you to know how many times India won the World Cup and more.
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Interesting Trivia About Cricket World Cup
Below, we have mentioned some quick trivia about the Cricket World cup, so you have a fair idea about it.
- Australia won the Cricket World Cup 5 times, no other team has done this yet.
- India won the cricket World Cup title 2 times (1983 and 2011).
- India is the first country to win the 50 overs cricket world cup at home.
- West Indies won the first two cricket World Cups in 1975 and 1979.
- England is the only country that has hosted the highest number of World Cup tournaments – 4 times
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Cricket World Cup Winner List From 1975 to 2023
We have mentioned the ICC World Cup winner list from 1975 to 2023. Check the table below.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1975 | West Indies | Australia |
| 1979 | West Indies | England |
| 1983 | India | West Indies |
| 1987 | Australia | England |
| 1992 | Pakistan | England |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Australia |
| 1999 | Australia | Pakistan |
| 2003 | Australia | India |
| 2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2015 | Australia | New Zealand |
| 2019 | England | New Zealand |
| 2023 | _ | _ |
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Summary
How Many Times has India won the Cricket World Cup?
India won the Cricket World Cup two times (1983, 2011) yet. India is the first country to win 50 over the World Cup at home and India is hosting the ICC World Cup 2023. Kapil Dev (1983) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2011) were captains of the Indian squad.
FAQs
The first cricket World Cup champion was West Indies in 1975. It was organized in England.
Indian Cricket Team became world champion two times. The first time in 1983 and the second time in 2011.
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