Every cricket lovers are waiting for the biggest tournament in this year, yes it is, the world cup 2019. This mega cricket tournament will start from this year 30 May. This is 12 edition of this event and this time England and Wales are going to host it.
Total ten country will play this tournament, England is the hosting country, seven ICC ODI Championship country, and two countries is ICC World Cup Qualifiers. let see the list of ICC World Cup Playing country.
ICC World Cup 2019 Teams
- England (Host)
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Afghanistan
- West Indies
Total ten country will play this tournament and England has taken a very good preparation to set this tournament properly. They also made ready their venues and also reconstruction some of their stadium for this tournament. Check the stadium details below.
Stadium Details
| Stadium Name: Edgbaston Cricket Ground Established: 1882 Capacity: 25,000 Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham | Stadium Name: Bristol County Ground Established:1889 Capacity: 8,000 Location: Nevil Road, Ashley Down, Bristol |
| Stadium Name: Sophi Gardens Established: – Capacity: 15,643 Location:Cardiff, Wales | Stadium Name: Riverside Ground Established: 1995 Capacity:19,000 Location: Chester-le-Street, County Durham |
| Stadium Name: Headingley Cricket Ground Established: 1890 Capacity: 18,350 Location:Headingley, Leeds | Stadium Name: Lord’s Established: 1814 Capacity: 28,000 Location:St John’s WoodLondon, NW8 |
| Stadium Name: The Oval Established: 1845 Capacity: 25,500 Location:Kennington, London, United Kingdom | Stadium Name: Old Trafford Cricket Ground Established: 1857 Capacity: 26,000 Location: Old Trafford, Greater ManchesterEngland |
| Stadium Name: Trent Bridge Established: 1841 Capacity: 17,500 Location:West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England | Stadium Name: Rose Bowl Established: 2001 Capacity: 15,000 Location:West End, Hampshire |
| Stadium Name: County Ground, Taunton Established: 1882 Capacity: 8,500 Loaction:Taunton, Somerset |
England is totally ready for this big show and all teams are now in England. They also increase their security in every city and they also give security to the all player. ICC also declared the umpires list of this tournament, let see the umpire panel.
Umpires
- Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
- Michael Gough (England)
- Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
- Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
- Paul Reiffel (Australia)
- Ian Gould (England)
- Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)
- Rod Tucker (Australia)
- Paul Wilson (Australia)
- Richard Illingworth (England)
- EnglandRichard Kettleborough (England)
- Nigel Llong (England)
- Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
- Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- Sundaram Ravi (England)
Those umpires will in the field. ICC will also give the prize money to all team. They also fix the price of money and published it.
Prize Money
| Stage | Prize Money (USD) |
| Winner | $4,000,000 |
| Runner-up | $2,000,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | $800,000 |
| Winner of each match | $40,000 |
| Teams that do not pass the league stage | $100,000 |
All the World Cup playing country declared their team squad and they also arrived in England. This is a very honorable event of cricket and all the teams are want to win this tournament. All teams are practicing a lot for this tournament. This year here England is the very favorite team to win but India, Australia, New Zealand are also favorite. Hope this cricket world cup will entertain you and you will enjoy it.