Australia is all set to host the 7th edition of T20 World Cup which is scheduled to be held next year from 18th October 2020 to 15th November 2020 . The maiden such a T20 format World cup was pioneered in South Africa in the year 2007 which was conquered by team India and the latest one was carried on in kolkata at Eden Garden stadium in 2016 where West Indies championed themselves by Winning their second title . This is the first time when Australia will host a T20 men's world Cup and the recent tweet by Australian Prime Minister has revealed the excitement and preparation level of Cricket Australia formerly known as Australian Cricket Board , the Government, Cricket lovers & all sponsors who are leaving no stone unturned to convert this chance into a grand success with stupendous feedback from the Cricket fans across the globe. In a recent tweet PM of Australia posted a video which describes beauty of Australia in the best way with a tagline of Australian Tourism
Photo - Srinivas Venkataraghavan, front, Indian Captain 1979 World Cup via Getty Images Background : India had participated in 1975, first Prudential World cup and won 1 match out of 3 it played in the tournament under the captaincy of Srinivas Venkataraghavan. The only match India could succeed was against East Africa when India chasing a target of 120 runs routed out the opponent by 10 wickets with the help of half centuries made by Sunil Gavaskar, 65runs and Farokh Engineer, 54runs While the West Indies team had won the 1975 World Cup maiden title by defeating Australia by a margin of 17 runs at Lords Cricket ground on June 21 1975. In final, West Indies's success was driven by Captain CH Lloyd who scored 102 runs off 82 balls and took his country to become the Champion of World Cricket. The second Prudential world cup 1979 was a deterring setback for Indian team when it received defeats in all the 3 matches it played . Let's know these matches at a glance :