The 2015 World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2015
Kapil Dev, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ian Chappel and Dennis Lillee were seen speaking on stage in Melbourne.
No of Teams
As per ICC regulations, 10 Test Playing Nations will qualify automatically for the tournament. 4 Associate or Affiliate Nations will participate in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The tournament will consist of the following 14 teams divided into -
| Group A | Group B | ||
| Full Members | |||
| Rank | Nation | Rank | Nation |
| 1 | England | 2 | South Africa |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | India |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 6 | Pakistan |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 7 | West Indies |
| 9 | New Zealand | 10 | Zimbabwe |
| Associate Members | |||
| 12 | 11 | Ireland | |
| 13 | 14 | ||
The 3 others teams attempting to qualify are - Scotland, Netherlands, Kenya or Canada based on current rankings and results
Top four teams from each group will progress to the quarter-finals.
Venues in Australia
1)Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney,New South Wales
2)Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne,Victoria
3)Adelaid Oval,Adelaid,South Australia
4)Brisbane Gabba,Queensland
5)Hobart,Tasmania
6)Perth,Western Australia
7)Manuka Oval,Canberra
Venues in New Zealand
1)Eden Park,Auckland,New Zealand
2)Seddon Park,Hamilton,New Zealand
3)McLean Park,Napier,New Zealand
4)Basin Reserve,Wellington,New Zealand
5)Christchurch,New Zealand
6)University Oval,Dunedin,New Zealand
7)Saxton Oval,Nelson,New Zealand
No of Matches
The 49 matches over 44 days will be played across time zones spanning six hours. The Finals to be played at MCG on March 29,2015
India's 2015 World Cup group stage fixtures:
Sunday Feb 15 v Pakistan, match four, Adelaide (D/N)
Sunday Feb 22 v South Africa, match 13, Melbourne (D/N)
Saturday Feb 28 v Qualifier 4, match 21, Perth (D/N)
Friday Mar 6 v West Indies, match 28, Perth (D/N)
Tuesday Mar 10, v Ireland, match 34, Hamilton (D/N)
Saturday Mar 14 v Zimbabwe, match 39, Auckland (D/N)
India's head-to-head WC record against 2015 opponents:
Pakistan: P 5, W 5 (1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011)
South Africa: P 3, L 3 (1992, 1999, 2011)
West Indies: P 7, W 4, L 3 (1979, 1983, 1992, 1996, 2011)
Ireland: P 1, W 1 (2011)
Zimbabwe: P 8, W 7, L 1 (1983, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003)
India's record at the 2015 World Cup venues:
Adelaide: P 13, W 7, L 5, T 1 (1980-2012)
Melbourne: P 17, W 8, L 9 (1980-2012)
Perth: P 10, W 4, L 5, T 1 (1980-2012)
Hamilton: P 6, W 2, L 4 (1981-2009)
Auckland: P 7, W 3, L 4 (1976-2009)
TV Rights
The International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup for US$2 billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket
Fixtures
Sat 14 Feb: Sri Lanka v New Zealand , Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d); England vs Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground (d/n)
Sun 15 Feb: South Africa v Zimbabwe, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n); India v Pakistan, Adelaide Oval (d/n)
Mon 16 Feb: West Indies v Ireland, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)
Tues 17 Feb: New Zealand v Qualifier 3, University Oval, Dunedin (d)
Wed 18 Feb: Bangladesh v Qualifier 2, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)
Thurs 19 Feb: Zimbabwe v Qualifier 4, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)
Fri 20 Feb: England v New Zealand, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)
Sat 21 Feb: Pakistan v West Indies, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d); Australia v Bangladesh, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)
Sun 22 Feb: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 2, University Oval, Dunedin (d); South Africa v India, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)
Mon 23 Feb: England v Qualifier 3, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d)
Tues 24 Feb: West Indies v Zimbabwe, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)
Wed 25 Feb: Ireland v Qualifier 4, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)
Thurs 26 Feb: Qualifier 2 v Qualifier 3, University Oval, Dunedin (d); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)
Fri 27 Feb: South Africa v West Indies, SCG, Sydney (d/n)
Sat 28 Feb: India v Qualifier 4, WACA, Perth (d/n); Australia v New Zealand, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n)
Sun 1 Mar: England v Sri Lanka, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d); Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)
Mon 2 Mar: Rest day
Tues 3 Mar: South Africa v Ireland, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)
Wed 4 Mar: Pakistan v Qualifier 4, McLean Park, Napier (d/n); Australia v Qualifier 2, WACA, Perth (d/n)
Thurs 5 Mar: Bangladesh v Qualifier 3, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)
Fri 6 Mar: India v West Indies, WACA, Perth (d/n)
Sat 7 Mar: South Africa v Pakistan, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n); Zimbabwe v Ireland, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)
Sun 8 Mar: New Zealand v Qualifier 2, McLean Park, Napier (d); Australia v Sri Lanka, SCG, Sydney (d/n)
Mon 9 Mar: England v Bangladesh, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)
Tues 10 Mar: India v Ireland, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n)
Wed 11 Mar: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 3, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)
Thurs 12 Mar: South Africa v Qualifier 4, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)
Fri 13 Mar: Bangladesh v New Zealand, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n); England v Qualifier 2, SCG, Sydney (d/n)
Sat 14 Mar: India v Zimbabwe, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n); Australia v Qualifier 3, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)
Sun 15 Mar: West Indies v Qualifier 4, McLean Park, Napier (d); Pakistan v Ireland, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)
Mon 16 Mar: Rest day
Tues 17 Mar: Rest day
Wed 18 Mar: First quarter-final, SCG, Sydney (d/n)
Thurs 19 Mar: Reserve day for first quarter-final; Second quarter-final, MCG (d/n)
Fri 20 Mar: Reserve day for second quarter-final; third quarter-final, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)
Sat 21 Mar: Reserve day for third quarter-final; fourth quarter-final, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)
Sun 22 Mar: Reserve day for fourth quarter-final
Mon 23 Mar: Rest day
Tues 24 Mar: First semi-final, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n)
Wed 25 Mar: Reserve day for first semi-final
Thurs 26 Mar: Second semi-final, SCG, Sydney (d/n)
Fri 27 Mar: Reserve day for second semi-final
Sat 28 Mar: Rest day
Sun 29 Mar: Final, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)
Mon 30 Mar: Reserve day for final
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