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The first Commonwealth Games was held in Canada. The Commonwealth Games were known as the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950. The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from 16–23 August 1930.

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Australia hosted the most number of the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games five times in 1938, 1962, 1982, 2006 and 2018.

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“Ever Onward” is the motto of the Asian Games. The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

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Great Britain is the birthplace of cricket game. The earliest reference to cricket game is in South East England in the mid-16th century. It spread globally with the expansion of the British Empire, with the first international matches in the second half of the 19th century.

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United Arab Emirates houses the headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. The ICC has 104 member nations currently: 12 Full Members that play Test matches and 92 Associate Members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket’s major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup and ICC T20 World Cup.

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The “Hambledon Club” is famous for the organization of matches of Cricket sport. The Hambledon Club was a social club that is famous for its organisation of 18th-century cricket matches. By the late 1770s, it was the foremost cricket club in England.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground is the second-largest cricket ground in the world, by capacity. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known as “The G”, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest globally, and the second-largest cricket ground by capacity after Motera Stadium. It served as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and two Cricket World Cups: 1992 and 2015. Noted for its role in the development of international cricket, the MCG hosted both the first Test match and the first One Day International, played between Australia and England in 1877 and 1971 respectively.

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West Indies was opposite to India in the final match of the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which India earned its first World Cup Championship title. The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup ’83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India.

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Mitchell Starc of Australia holds the record for the most wickets in a single Cricket World Cup tournament. In 2019, Starc took 27 wickets in the World Cup in England. This is the most wickets by any bowler in World Cup history.
Starc is one of the best pacers in modern cricket. In 2015, he took 22 wickets in just 8 games when Australia won.
Glenn McGrath previously held the record for the most wickets in a single ODI World Cup. In 2007, McGrath was the leading wicket-taker and contributed significantly to Australia’s championship victory.

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Kerry Packer was the administrator/organizer of the “World Series Cricket” competition. World Series Cricket (WSC) was professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organized by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. A breakaway competition, the matches ran in opposition to established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today.