India have finally started their ICC World Cup 2019 campaign against South Africa where they registered a comfortable win. With this convincing win, a controversy also took place. Former captain MS Dhoni’s love for the security forces is no secret and he was spotted with regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on his wicket-keeping gloves during India’s World Cup opener in Southampton on Wednesday. He was spotted with a the ‘Balidan Badge’ when he was stumping Phehlukwayo off Yuzvendra Chahal [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/yuzvendra-chahal/] in the 40th over. However, it took a few seconds to go viral and that made the things worst. International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to remove the symbol from MS Dhoni’s gloves. “We have requested the BCCI to get it removed,” said Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager, Strategic Communications While speaking to IANS. ‘Balidan’ is a distinct badge of the special forces, which form part of the Parachute Regiment. The badge has a commando dagger pointed towards down, with the wings extending upwards which has a scroll superimposed on the blade and “Balidan” inscribed in Devanagari. Only the Paramilitary Commandos have the permission to wear the Balidan Badge. MS Dhoni [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/793697-dhoni-dagger.jpg] MS Dhoni, however, has been granted an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment in 2011and in 2015 he took the training under the Para Brigade. But ICC has some other thoughts. The ICC regulations says, “The ICC equipment and clothing regulations do not permit the display of messages that relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes during an international match.” India, on the other hand, will play their next game against the defending champion Australia on June 9 in Kennington Oval, London. ICC [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/69678620.jpg] 

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The ICC Cricket World Cup is a competition that takes place every four years.?The tournament is considered one of the world's most viewed sporting events. The first ever ICC Cricket World Cup took place in 1975 in England. Interestingly, the inaugural ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was held two years before the Men's, namely in 1973.
There are no restrictions for playing in the World Cup, but the top eight ranked teams gain automatic qualification, while the remaining seats are fought for in a qualifier tournament. A total of 20 teams have played in an ICC Cricket World Cup game, but the number of participants has dwindled over the years.
For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, only 10 teams will participate, including two qualifiers. This is a far cry from 14 teams that took part in 2015.
The next ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in 2023 for men. In addition to that, the next ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be held in 2021.
Previous Winners
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The hosts for this year's ICC Cricket World Cup are, England and Wales. The tournament is set to commence on the 30th of May and run until the 14th of July.
Kicking off the tournament will be hosts, England, who will play against South Africa. This year's Cricket World Cup venues will be in London, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Taunton, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Chester-le-Street and Cardiff.
ICC Cricket World Cup Records
Since the tournament began in 1975, plenty of records have been made and broken. India's Sachin Tendulkar boasts of the most runs in the World Cup, having scored 2,278 since his maiden World Cup in 1992 right up till 2011.
The highest team score belongs to the 2015 Australian cricket team, who scored 417 runs against Afghanistan. Australia's Glenn McGrath has taken the most wickets, namely, 71 wickets from 1996 till 2007. The highest individual score goes to Kiwi, Martin Guptill, who had an almighty knock of an unbeaten 237* against West Indies. Finally, Australia also holds the record of winning the most World Cups, with 5 under their belts.
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Prize money 
Astoundingly, a cash award of $4 million is up for grabs for the eventual winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. In fact, it is the highest prize money on offer in the history of the tournament.
Format
This year, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 follows a round robin format. All 10 teams will play each other? once and the top 4 teams will advance to the semi-finals and the winners of the semis will play each other in the final.
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ICC Cricket World Cup History The ICC Cricket World Cup is a competition that takes place every four years.?The tournament is considered one of the world&#8217;s most viewed sporting events. The first ever ICC Cricket World Cup took place in 1975 in England. Interestingly, the inaugural ICC Women&#8217;s Cricket World Cup was held two years before the Men&#8217;s, namely in 1973. There are no restrictions for playing in the World Cup, but the top eight ranked teams gain automatic qualification, while the remaining seats are fought for in a qualifier tournament. A total of 20 teams have played in an ICC Cricket World Cup game, but the number of participants has dwindled over the years. For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, only 10 teams will participate, including two qualifiers. This is a far cry from 14 teams that took part in 2015. The next ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in 2023 for men. In addition to that, the next ICC Women&#8217;s Cricket World Cup will be held in 2021. Previous Winners  West Indies 1975, 1979  India 1983, 2011  Australia 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015  Pakistan 1992  Sri Lanka 1996   ICC Cricket World Cup Schedule The hosts for this year&#8217;s ICC Cricket World Cup are, England and Wales. The tournament is set to commence on the 30th of May and run until the 14th of July. Kicking off the tournament will be hosts, England, who will play against South Africa. This year&#8217;s Cricket World Cup venues will be in London, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Taunton, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Chester-le-Street and Cardiff. ICC Cricket World Cup Records Since the tournament began in 1975, plenty of records have been made and broken. India&#8217;s Sachin Tendulkar boasts of the most runs in the World Cup, having scored 2,278 since his maiden World Cup in 1992 right up till 2011. The highest team score belongs to the 2015 Australian cricket team, who scored 417 runs against Afghanistan. Australia&#8217;s Glenn McGrath has taken the most wickets, namely, 71 wickets from 1996 till 2007. The highest individual score goes to Kiwi, Martin Guptill, who had an almighty knock of an unbeaten 237* against West Indies. Finally, Australia also holds the record of winning the most World Cups, with 5 under their belts. Prize money Astoundingly, a cash award of $4 million is up for grabs for the eventual winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. In fact, it is the highest prize money on offer in the history of the tournament. Format This year, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 follows a round robin format. All 10 teams will play each other? once and the top 4 teams will advance to the semi-finals and the winners of the semis will play each other in the final. Cricket World Cup Tickets Tickets for the World Cup will be available here. However, a lot of these are selling fast, with just a handful left on the market.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni represents the old guard in Indian cricket. He made his debut in the national side back in 2004 for the ODI team. A year later, MS Dhoni made his maiden Test appearance and finally, in 2006, he kicked off his T20 career.

The 37-year old has been a stalwart in the Indian team and he has brought a lot of success to the team. Back in 2014, he announced his retirement from Test cricket, but has continued to play in limited overs.

IPL Career

MS Dhoni is one of the few players who has stuck around the IPL since its inception. He joined the Chennai Super Kings for a fee of $1.5 million, making him the most expensive player at the time.

Since then, he has remained with the side until IPL 2015. In 2016 and 2017, he joined Rising Pune Supergiant after CSK were banned. But now, he is back in the yellow jersey and once again performing well.

During his tenure with CSK, MS Dhoni has lead the team to three IPL championships, including back-to-back wins. In essence, they are the first team to ever defend their title.

Even with Rising Pune Supergiant, Dhoni's troops were not to be trifled with and they were a force to be reckoned with. In fact, in 2017, Pune even reached the final, losing to eventual champions, Mumbai.

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Expectations for IPL 2019

With regard to IPL 2019, the Chennai Super Kings are on the hunt for their second back-to-back title win. If they do win, it will be their 4th ever and they will break the deadlock with the Mumbai Indians.

However, the competition will be tougher than ever. All the teams will be eager to put a stop to the CSK juggernaut. MS Dhoni is a capable leader and is no stranger to the winning mentality.

One thing that CSK is known for is, valuing experience over youth and they have opted for that same strategy in IPL 2019.

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Profile Mahendra Singh Dhoni represents the old guard in Indian cricket. He made his debut in the national side back in 2004 for the ODI team. A year later, MS Dhoni made his maiden Test appearance and finally, in 2006, he kicked off his T20 career. The 37-year old has been a stalwart in the Indian team and he has brought a lot of success to the team. Back in 2014, he announced his retirement from Test cricket, but has continued to play in limited overs. IPL Career MS Dhoni is one of the few players who has stuck around the IPL since its inception. He joined the Chennai Super Kings for a fee of $1.5 million, making him the most expensive player at the time. Since then, he has remained with the side until IPL 2015. In 2016 and 2017, he joined Rising Pune Supergiant after CSK were banned. But now, he is back in the yellow jersey and once again performing well. During his tenure with CSK, MS Dhoni has lead the team to three IPL championships, including back-to-back wins. In essence, they are the first team to ever defend their title. Even with Rising Pune Supergiant, Dhoni&#8217;s troops were not to be trifled with and they were a force to be reckoned with. In fact, in 2017, Pune even reached the final, losing to eventual champions, Mumbai. Expectations for IPL 2019 With regard to IPL 2019, the Chennai Super Kings are on the hunt for their second back-to-back title win. If they do win, it will be their 4th ever and they will break the deadlock with the Mumbai Indians. However, the competition will be tougher than ever. All the teams will be eager to put a stop to the CSK juggernaut. MS Dhoni is a capable leader and is no stranger to the winning mentality. One thing that CSK is known for is, valuing experience over youth and they have opted for that same strategy in IPL 2019.

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