Here is your complete guide to ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Dates - Tournament from February 14 to March 29, 2015

First match - Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand (Day) in Christchurch on February

14 (3.30 AM IST). Same day England Vs Australia in Melbourne (Day/Night) (9 AM IST) 14 teams (divided into 2 groups of 7 each)

210 players in total (15 per team)

49 matches will be played

44 days of action

14 cities (7 each in Australia and New Zealand)

11th edition of the World Cup

2 - United Arab Emirates (UAE) are playing their 2nd World Cup, after 1996

1 - Afghanistan will be making World Cup debut this year

2nd time World Cup comes to Australia and New Zealand after 1992

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the final on March 29

100,000 - Total capacity of the MCG

This is the first World Cup to be played under new field restrictions rules (only 4 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle in non-powerplay overs)

Prize money breakdown (in US dollars)

Winner - $3,250,000

Runner-up - $1,500,000

Semifinalists - $500,000

Quarterfinalists - $250,000

Winner of each group - $30,000

Teams eliminated after group stage - $35,000

Total - $8,010,000

Note: If a team wins the trophy without losing a match, they will receive a total prize money of $4,020,000, while a team that loses one match on the way to winning the tournament will get $3,975,000

The Decision Review System (DRS) will be used in all 49 matches of the tournament There will be reserve days in the knock-out phase only There will be no Super Over in tied matches in the knock-out phase, barring the final. In case of a tied quarter-final and semi-final, the side finishing in the higher position in the group stage will progress. If the final is tied Super Over will be used to decide the winner.

Quarter-final venues

Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington

Ticket prices (Local currencies - Australia and New Zealand dollars)
Lowest - $5
Highest - $395 (for final)
Group matches - Adult: From $20; Children: From $5
Quarter-finals - Adult: $50; Children: $20
Semi-finals - Adult: $65; Children: $30
Final - Adult: $125; Children: $60 Groups (According to ICC ODI World Rankings at the time of draw on 31 December, 2012)

Top 4 from each group qualify for knockouts (quarter-finals)
Pool A: England (World No. 1), Australia (4), Sri Lanka (5), Bangladesh (8), New Zealand (9), Afghanistan (Qualified via ICC World Cricket League Championship), Scotland (Qualified via ICC World Cup Qualifier 2014)
Pool B: South Africa (2), India (3), Pakistan (6), West Indies (7), Zimbabwe (10), Ireland (Qualified via ICC World Cricket League), United Arab Emirates (Qualified via ICC World Cup Qualifier 2014)

Current rankings (as on February 2) - 1. Australia, 2. India, 3. South Africa, 4. Sri Lanka, 5. England, 6. New Zealand, 7. Pakistan, 8. West Indies, 9. Bangladesh, 10. Zimbabwe, 11. Afghanistan, 12. Ireland

Venues (7 each in Australia and New Zealand) Australia: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson, Wellington Most experienced World Cupper at this edition - Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), 33 World Cup matches played. Now in his 5th appearance (Men of the finals) Dhoni with 2011 WC trophy

World Cup winning captains Clive Lloyd (West Indies) - 1975, 79 Kapil Dev (India) - 1983 Allan Border (Australia) - 1987 Imran Khan (Pakistan) - 1992 Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) - 1996 Steve Waugh (Australia) - 1999 Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 2003, 2007 MS Dhoni (India) - 2011

Previous Champions 1975 - West Indies 1979 - West Indies 1983 - India 1987 - Australia 1992 - Pakistan 1996 - Sri Lanka 1999 - Australia 2003 - Australia 2007 - Australia 2011 - India ICC World Cup 2019 will be held in England Most World Cups (4) - Australia 2 each - India, West Indies 1 each - Sri Lanka, Pakistan

About the World Cup Trophy The current trophy was created for the 1999 championshi