Gary Gilmour

It was on June 21, 1975, when West Indies won the first edition of the Cricket World Cup. The Clive Lloyd-side won the World Cup after defeating Australia in the final.

A look at the cricketers who made smashing World Cup debuts.

At 24, Mitchell, the younger brother of Shaun Marsh, is still a work in progress but his considerable all-round skills make him a complete package.

India haven't lost a match, winning 10 league games and the semifinal against New Zealand. Australia too haven't looked back since losing their two opening league matches of this World Cup. They won their next seven games to qualify for the semis and defeated South Africa in the last-four stage to extend their unbeaten run to 8 matches. Here are some of the interesting stats and trivia related to the title matches in the history of ODI World Cup.

England, the defending champions of the ICC ODI World Cup, have a success rate of 59.75% in the tournament, winning 48 out of 83 matches. They won their only title in 2019, defeating New Zealand in a Super over. In the 2019 edition, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow both scored over 500 runs, England recorded their highest and second-highest totals, and their runs per over was the best.