Tillway Talk

The 12th edition of the ICC ODI World Cup will start in June 2019. Performance of countries in the ICC ODI World Cup: The following list gives the number of times different nations have entered the semi-finals of the tournament. Australia and New Zealand jointly  hold the record for the most number of semi-final entries: Number of entries in semi-finals: Australia 7 New Zealand 7 India 6 Pakistan 6 England 5 West Indies 4 Sri Lanka 4 South Africa 4 Kenya 1 Australia have never lost in the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup. Despite 7 semi-final entries, New Zealand have entered the finals only once. South Africa have never entered the finals. The following list gives the number of times different nations have entered the finals: Number of entries in finals: Australia 7 India 3 England 3 West Indies 3 Sri Lanka 3 Pakistan 2 New Zealand 1 Australia have won the ICC ODI World Cup the most number of times. They are also the defending champions. Despite ente

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The recent happenings in the political world in India, the UK and elsewhere remind me of this quote.