Cricket World Cup 2023: GK & Current Affairs For Competitive Exams

The 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup took place in 2023, marking a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and featuring men’s national teams. Hosted by India, the competition spanned from October 5 to November 19, 2023, culminating in Australia’s victory, securing their sixth tournament win.

Australia claimed the championship by defeating India with a six-wicket margin in the final. The event garnered substantial global viewership, attracting over 2.6 billion people to tune in and watch the matches on television.

Overview

The tournament was held in India, with matches played in ten different stadiums across the country. Ten national teams participated in the tournament, all of which had to qualify through the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.

The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing against every other team once. The top four teams in the round-robin stage advanced to the semi-finals, where they played in a knockout format.

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GK & Current Affairs On ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

  1. Which country won the Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Australia
  2. Which country has won the most Cricket World Cups?
    Ans: Australia
  3. How many matches were played in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: 48
  4. In which stadium will the final match of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 be played?
    Ans: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
  5. What is the capacity of the Narendra Modi Stadium, the host of the ICC Cricket World Cup final 2023?
    Ans: Narendra Modi Stadium has a seating capacity of 132,000.
  6. Who is the Man of the Match in WC final 2023?
    Ans: Travis Head
  7. Who is the Player of the Tournament in CWC 2023?
    Ans: Virat Kohli
  8. Who scored highest runs in a single World Cup innings 2023?
    Ans: Glenn Maxwell
  9. Who scored most runs in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Virat Kohli claimed the title of the top run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 final, amassing a total of 765 runs.
  10. Which batsman hit most fours in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Virat Kohli
  11. Which batsman hit most sixes in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Rohit Sharma
  12. Which batsman scored Most Hundreds in World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Quinton de Kock
  13. Who took most number of Wickets in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Mohammed Shami emerged as the leading wicket-taker, securing 24 wickets in 7 matches during the 2023 World Cup.
  14. Who took most Wickets in a single Cricket World Cup innings 2023?
    Ans: Mohammad Shami
  15. Which team has lost the most number of matches in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Netherlands
  16. Who has become the first batsman to hit 50 Sixes in Cricket World Cup?
    Ans: Rohit Sharma
  17. India batter Virat Kohli has equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most centuries in One-Day Internationals-49. In how many innings has Kohli achieved this milestone?
    Ans: 277
  18. Which wicketkeeper has the highest number of dismissals in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Quinton de Kock
  19. Which player secured the highest number of catches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Daryl Mitchell
  20. What was Australia’s final score in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: 241
  21. What was India’s final score in the ICC World Cup final 2023?
    Ans: 240
  22. By how much runs did India won in the match against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium?
    Ans: 70 runs
  23. In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, which team did India defeat to secure their tenth successive win and advance to the final?
    Ans: New Zealand
  24. Which two teams played in the ICC Cricket World Cup Finale of 2023?
    Ans: India vs Australia
  25. Which team has best Win Percentage in Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: India
  26. Which team has Largest Victories by Runs?
    Ans: Australia
  27. Which team has Largest Victories by Wickets?
    Ans: New Zealand
  28. Who was the Brand Ambassador of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023?
    Ans: Shahrukh Khan
  29. In which years did India secure victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup for the two times they won?
    Ans: India secured victory two times, in the years 1983 & 2011 at the ICC Cricket World Cup.
  30. The first edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was held in which year?
    Ans: The first edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was held in the year 1975.

Highlights ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

Cricket World CupICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
Edition13th
Date5th October 2023 – 19th November 2023
FormatOne Day International
Host CountryIndia
Total Teams10
Total Matches48
WinnerAustralia
Runner-upIndia
Player of the TournamentVirat Kohli
Man of the MatchTravis Head
Most RunsVirat Kohli (765 runs)
Most WicketsMohammed Shami (24)
Tournament FormatRound-Robin and Knockout
Mascot‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’
Theme SongDil Jashn Bole
Brand AmbassadorShahrukh Khan

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