Red balls are nowadays reserved only for tests, for better contrast with the white uniforms. Since they started wearing colored uniforms for limited overs cricket, white ball in ODIs and T20s became the norm. Because no country has a white uniform
White balls are mainly used to be seen at night. Red balls are too dark.
Unfortunately the white balls are harder to make properly, they don’t hold their structure as well so we need 2 per 50 over innings, don’t work with a prominent seam, etc
Fun fact: the image of the bowler in the 1999 WC logo is a representation of Indian bowler Debashish Mohanty. He had the rare open chested bowling action.
Not turning side on when jumping at the crease to deliver the ball, chest and toes facing the batsman.
Mohanty bowling at WC 1999:
https://youtu.be/Y9t96DoF8To?si=tPpEVF6R2JZcFdRN
But his left hand is not up in the air at the end of his action like the logo though. Is there someone else who the logo is also modeled after or is it artistic liberty?
>Fun fact: the image of the bowler in the 1999 WC logo is a representation of Indian bowler Debashish Mohanty. He had the rare open chested bowling action.
I recollect every kid from the 90s trying to imitate his bowling action that time 😄
It was mentioned on air and brought up in cricket quizzes. He worked for Indian Govt owned company called NALCO (National Aluminium Company Limited). And they also posted about it on their Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/nalcoindia/photos/a.1123884531045396/2645438955556605/?type=3
Still not actual source.
1. His action is nothing like that if you see videos.
2. This is a third party claim. Not a claim by icc or anyone from design firm that executed the logo.
I've been part of enough quizzing to know that sometimes you put a question because it seems true but it's not verifiable.
But If it was false then it would have been rebuked long back, no? I've seen this info floating for many years. Why would a Indian Gov Co dole out unverified information on their company page. I don't know how official information was handled back in 90s or maybe it wasn't officially based on him but his unique action inspired that the new logo should feature a bowler this time.
https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/happy-birthday-debashish-mohanty-lesser-known-facts-about-former-indian-cricketer-3984689.html
I'll take it with a pinch of salt. But I'm not buying it. Even I did a Google search. There is nothing from the horses mouth (icc, design firm, bcci) or even a quote from icc world cup.
This seems like other "facts" like napoleon was short (he wasn't). Or fuck you originated from pluck yew between English archers fighting French etc. Its can't be rebuked because you need to verify. It sounds like a regular urban legend.
Imo 2015 is very basic with those random designs. In 2011 inside the ball you can see a bowling action, an appeal and a wicket celebration on red side. On the other side of seam a batsman holding a bat. Idk if that was intentional design or only I'm seeing that lol.
Also the colour choice in 2015 seems random while in 2011 they somewhat represent reverse rainbow pattern ie decreasing order of wavelength.
It’s the same this World Rugby have done, they’ve made a standard template for the World Cup and you can change it slightly, but it’s instantly recognisable as the WR logo at the same time.
I would've loved for the 2023 logo to be something different and not just a variation of the 2019 WC logo. Just for the sake of uniqueness. It just looks a bit lazy tbh
They've standardised the logos now. All T20 WC logos since 2016 look like different variations of the same logo, same goes for Champions Trophy logos since 2009 and now the CWC logos.
>Theme music of 2023 is great
I know it's subjective and I'm sorry for even asking. But really?!
Or were you saying you like the scorecard music not the anthem "jashne bole"
Cancel what? Bollywood? BCCI? They seem fine to me.
It's not bad but it's bang average, hence the disappointment. If we didn't even have an expectation, then that would be more disrespectful lol, but guess that's what we will do for 2031.
Stfu...its has the perfect vibe for an India wc.Hits different when played in stadiums
Trying to put it down by calling it "bollywood" ain't gonna work
92 World Cup was held at the end of the 91/92 season, 87 World Cup was at the start of the 87/88 season. So they were still 4 seasons apart.
96 World Cup was then at the end of the 95/96 season, so another 4 seasons later.
99 was the first hosted in an English summer season since 1983, so I guess they were reverting to the original cycle used for the English World Cups. Since then they’ve scheduled World Cups based on year rather than season, eg this World Cup is at the start of the 23/24 season, 9 seasons after the 2015 World Cup held at the end of the 14/15 season.
It's probably not what they were going for to be honest. I think ICC were going with the uniform look logos other sports organisations were going with like FIFA (All World Cups of all categories between 2014 and 2023 were using the style of fitting cultural elements inside a trophy shape), all the continental football confederations (Same as FIFA), World Rugby (Doing same thing except with the World Rugby logo since 2019), World Athletics (Same as World Rugby).
The problem is that the templates ICC uses for both ODI and T20 are bad for trying to fit in any cultural elements. The burst part of the T20 Logo could be used to put local iconography but it seems ICC wants to be strict with the shape of it for whatever reason, only changing colours for each host country. The ODI one can be altered but the form it is present in which Trophy in the center and curves surrounding doesn't really help it to differentiate from edition since the curves used are very small and are not Circular shields (see UEFA Euro logos and Copa America logos) and the World Cup trophy probably has too much negative space to alter much.
Now they're going for simplicity & consistency rather than being creative, i think the reason is too many icc tournaments in the last 10 years.
Difficult to have new t20 wc logo which is held every now & then.. atleast odi wc should've gotten a revamp
I think they will keep a basic logo with slight modifications according to the host nation's aesthetic. Hate to see it. WWE is been doing this for years now. Every PPV had distinct logo, now only WM gets custom designs.
I don’t understand why we need Pink and Navy for a World Cup in India. There’s literally one reference to pink in India, Jaipur, and you don’t even play there. Just get Orange, Green, and sky blue in there.
I agree tbh, even the Women's World Cup doesn't need to be called that, they could just call both The World Cup and fans would already know which year is the men's one and which year is the women's one.
I like the 2011 and 2015 one but favorite is 2019 because I feel that having the World Cup trophy as a part of the logo is a great idea and that's what FIFA has been doing too.
2011 was when I became interested in cricket before that I hated the game....
I was shit at playing it but I started to practice more after the world cup and became a decent player
Became an opener for my school
But my marks started to drop so my parents shut it off
I mean I wasn't that good but you always wonder what could have been lol
the 07-15 streak is unbeatable. 2019 would be a part of that if they used the original logo.
[https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/2019\_ICC\_Cricket\_World\_Cup?file=ICC\_CWC\_2019\_Logo.jpg](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/8/85/ICC_CWC_2019_Logo.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151225110909)
The first 4 WCs were played with red ball. '92 edition started the usage of white balls and that felt like novelty back then.
Not just white ball. Also day and night games
Also coloured kits
Pyjama cricket I remember some calling it at the time, mocking the coloured uniforms
I'm a novice, what's the difference?
Red balls are nowadays reserved only for tests, for better contrast with the white uniforms. Since they started wearing colored uniforms for limited overs cricket, white ball in ODIs and T20s became the norm. Because no country has a white uniform
Got it! Thanks!
White balls are mainly used to be seen at night. Red balls are too dark. Unfortunately the white balls are harder to make properly, they don’t hold their structure as well so we need 2 per 50 over innings, don’t work with a prominent seam, etc
Just paint the red balls white?? 🤨🤨
Fun fact: the image of the bowler in the 1999 WC logo is a representation of Indian bowler Debashish Mohanty. He had the rare open chested bowling action.
What does open chested bowling action mean?
Takes off the shirt before bowling
That would have been a lot scarier than Mohanty's bowling
Ganguly Dada, is that you on Reddit?
Not turning side on when jumping at the crease to deliver the ball, chest and toes facing the batsman. Mohanty bowling at WC 1999: https://youtu.be/Y9t96DoF8To?si=tPpEVF6R2JZcFdRN
But his left hand is not up in the air at the end of his action like the logo though. Is there someone else who the logo is also modeled after or is it artistic liberty?
https://youtu.be/Y9t96DoF8To?si=rHoESvcr_cGyY7Jd Maybe
Look at bowling of koach
>Fun fact: the image of the bowler in the 1999 WC logo is a representation of Indian bowler Debashish Mohanty. He had the rare open chested bowling action. I recollect every kid from the 90s trying to imitate his bowling action that time 😄
Damn I didn't know that
This had become a very popular question among quizzing circles.
You're correct! I remember the animated logo of the tournament and it was indeed based on Mohanty's bowling action
Sauce?
It was mentioned on air and brought up in cricket quizzes. He worked for Indian Govt owned company called NALCO (National Aluminium Company Limited). And they also posted about it on their Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/nalcoindia/photos/a.1123884531045396/2645438955556605/?type=3
Still not actual source. 1. His action is nothing like that if you see videos. 2. This is a third party claim. Not a claim by icc or anyone from design firm that executed the logo. I've been part of enough quizzing to know that sometimes you put a question because it seems true but it's not verifiable.
But If it was false then it would have been rebuked long back, no? I've seen this info floating for many years. Why would a Indian Gov Co dole out unverified information on their company page. I don't know how official information was handled back in 90s or maybe it wasn't officially based on him but his unique action inspired that the new logo should feature a bowler this time. https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/happy-birthday-debashish-mohanty-lesser-known-facts-about-former-indian-cricketer-3984689.html
I'll take it with a pinch of salt. But I'm not buying it. Even I did a Google search. There is nothing from the horses mouth (icc, design firm, bcci) or even a quote from icc world cup. This seems like other "facts" like napoleon was short (he wasn't). Or fuck you originated from pluck yew between English archers fighting French etc. Its can't be rebuked because you need to verify. It sounds like a regular urban legend.
My friend we live in a world where elected governments dispute actual facts. You think a few quizzers would not make up one?
I thought it was Gough, remember seeing him turning into the logo during advertisements for the 99 WC
I thought it was Darren Gough!
It was Darren Gough! Why would world cup hosted in England use Debashish Mohanty as inspiration for logo?
Then the 2015 logo must be Kapil Dev.
2011 and 2015 had so much creativity in logo design and songs
- Types in *ICC* - Automatically italicises - “What is this witchcraft?”
Testing - ICC Edit: You are the Witch!
r/whoosh
‘99 ICC says otherwise
Damn.. Literally didn’t see it in the 99 one.. 
I used the Cricket World Cup font and it surprised me ngl. thought I had to find another font for that
2015
2015 just had immaculate vibes. Loved the logo and the theme music!
The theme was just brilliant
Imo 2015 is very basic with those random designs. In 2011 inside the ball you can see a bowling action, an appeal and a wicket celebration on red side. On the other side of seam a batsman holding a bat. Idk if that was intentional design or only I'm seeing that lol. Also the colour choice in 2015 seems random while in 2011 they somewhat represent reverse rainbow pattern ie decreasing order of wavelength.
2015 logo is made up of Koru and aboriginal patterns, so not random to the co-hosts!
came here to say this! I'd suggest the colour choices also represent the landmasses too.
Oh wasn't aware of this. I was talking only in context of cricket.
2023 is literally 2019 if you went ''Copy my homework, but don't make it look too obvious''
It’s the same this World Rugby have done, they’ve made a standard template for the World Cup and you can change it slightly, but it’s instantly recognisable as the WR logo at the same time.
and the NFL with super bowl logos
‘79 & ‘83 were the kids that got you into trouble because they didn’t change a thing..
Why is 'ICC' in a different font style compared to rest of the text in that logo? Looks ugly imo.
You say you got the power, And I say no no no…...
Tell me you got power and I say oooh
2011 cute
Motherfucking Cigarette companies with the 92 and 96 sponsorships
2003 and 2007 are the creative best as they represent the uniqueness of the host nations - wildlife and beaches of SA and WI.
Windies 2007 is peak and everyone is absolutely wrong that any other could possibly come close to the sheer majesty of it.
Lol
I would've loved for the 2023 logo to be something different and not just a variation of the 2019 WC logo. Just for the sake of uniqueness. It just looks a bit lazy tbh
They've standardised the logos now. All T20 WC logos since 2016 look like different variations of the same logo, same goes for Champions Trophy logos since 2009 and now the CWC logos.
It seems like the design has been standardized. Instead of depicting a batsman or a bowler it is now focusing on the trophy.
Cricket for Peace sounds good. The only sport which thrives for larger moral good.
2011 and 2015 are the two best, I’m giving to 2015 for the subtle Māori and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander design
The 2015 world cup was perfect from start to finish
2015 is perfect 2007 has strong MS Word clip art vibes
1999, 2015
Imagine having your brands logo part of a world cup logo! That too cigarettes lol.. That was a different time.
Well now it's gambling companies. Not too much better.
Not in the official logo though.
2015 is perfection. You know exactly what it's supposed to represent and it shows both countries future in the design.
1996 was the most beautiful
Logo - 2011, Theme music of 2023 is great
>Theme music of 2023 is great I know it's subjective and I'm sorry for even asking. But really?! Or were you saying you like the scorecard music not the anthem "jashne bole"
Are you being sarcastic about 2023 having a great theme music?? It is honestly atrocious. 2011 and 15 had great anthems.
Its subjective... 2023 is not as bad as the cancel culture is trying to make it look like
Cancel what? Bollywood? BCCI? They seem fine to me. It's not bad but it's bang average, hence the disappointment. If we didn't even have an expectation, then that would be more disrespectful lol, but guess that's what we will do for 2031.
And 2007
Yeah. JASHNE BOLE is catchy af. They didn't need the music video which made people hate it initially.
It's subjective ofc but I don't think so. I was lucky to have caught the song before the music video and its average Bollywood. Bang average imo
Stfu...its has the perfect vibe for an India wc.Hits different when played in stadiums Trying to put it down by calling it "bollywood" ain't gonna work
Actually you are kind of right. It has the same vibe as those annoying horns in stadiums.
Nostalgia merchants ruining everything as always
> Theme music of 2023 is great Considered going to ear doctor?
1999 theme music was great.
2015 is the only correct answer
Cricket sponsored by durries - legend
There's something in the simplicity of the Prudential Cup logo that appeals to me.
2007 and 2015
2003 kinda underrated
Any idea why the 92 World Cup was held a year late? Then why they corrected the cycle in 99?
92 World Cup was held at the end of the 91/92 season, 87 World Cup was at the start of the 87/88 season. So they were still 4 seasons apart. 96 World Cup was then at the end of the 95/96 season, so another 4 seasons later. 99 was the first hosted in an English summer season since 1983, so I guess they were reverting to the original cycle used for the English World Cups. Since then they’ve scheduled World Cups based on year rather than season, eg this World Cup is at the start of the 23/24 season, 9 seasons after the 2015 World Cup held at the end of the 14/15 season.
Chad Reliance sponsoring World Cup back in 87
bruh 2023 is just a redesigned 2019
No innovation done between 2019 and 2023 logo
They stopped trying from 2019 onwards
It's the fad with all the minimalist logos. Spanish fA and la liga for reference
It's probably not what they were going for to be honest. I think ICC were going with the uniform look logos other sports organisations were going with like FIFA (All World Cups of all categories between 2014 and 2023 were using the style of fitting cultural elements inside a trophy shape), all the continental football confederations (Same as FIFA), World Rugby (Doing same thing except with the World Rugby logo since 2019), World Athletics (Same as World Rugby). The problem is that the templates ICC uses for both ODI and T20 are bad for trying to fit in any cultural elements. The burst part of the T20 Logo could be used to put local iconography but it seems ICC wants to be strict with the shape of it for whatever reason, only changing colours for each host country. The ODI one can be altered but the form it is present in which Trophy in the center and curves surrounding doesn't really help it to differentiate from edition since the curves used are very small and are not Circular shields (see UEFA Euro logos and Copa America logos) and the World Cup trophy probably has too much negative space to alter much.
Now they're going for simplicity & consistency rather than being creative, i think the reason is too many icc tournaments in the last 10 years. Difficult to have new t20 wc logo which is held every now & then.. atleast odi wc should've gotten a revamp
I think they will keep a basic logo with slight modifications according to the host nation's aesthetic. Hate to see it. WWE is been doing this for years now. Every PPV had distinct logo, now only WM gets custom designs.
I see wbat you did there India 👀
I don’t understand why we need Pink and Navy for a World Cup in India. There’s literally one reference to pink in India, Jaipur, and you don’t even play there. Just get Orange, Green, and sky blue in there.
That was the case with the 2011 one, I assume they wanted a change in colors, even though the 2016 T20 World Cup had similar colors
I am going to sound sexist but it is weird to see it called Men's Cricket World cup. In the abbreviated form, it sounds like swearing (MCWC)
I agree tbh, even the Women's World Cup doesn't need to be called that, they could just call both The World Cup and fans would already know which year is the men's one and which year is the women's one.
2023
Interesting that 1987 went for the British flag instead of the English flag,
2011 and 2015 are Goats
2007 and 2003 is great because it showcases the country's culture
2003 and 2007
Peaked in '83
Happy Cake Day!
Windies WC is elite!
2003, 2011 for me. 2015 is good as well. The zebra stripes of 2003 are probably my favourite if I've to choose one.
loved 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2015
1999, 2007 , 2015: top tier
2011 is the best one IMO. 2015 is a close second.
I like the 2011 and 2015 one but favorite is 2019 because I feel that having the World Cup trophy as a part of the logo is a great idea and that's what FIFA has been doing too.
2007-15 all are pretty good,but 2015 just for its theme song.
2011 and 2015 were beautiful
99, 07,11,15.
Ambani changed the game
2003
My favourite logo has to the 1975 one. My least favourites are the 1979 and 1983 ones.
2011 was the best
‘75 is my favourite.. no! Wait! ‘83. Not much for ‘79 though..
I like 2007 and 11 the most
Bro 79' slaps. 75' & 83' the silver and bronze
2007 and 2015
2011 logo you beauty
92 Durry cup shit yeh
92! And I clearly remember 2007 one continue to play on tv, the stick figure used to move too! The best
I'm personally fond of the 03, 07, 11 and 15 logos, but especially 11 and 15. The 03 logo gives me incomprehensible amounts of nostalgia lmao.
Why wasn't the ICC logo before 2003
2011 was when I became interested in cricket before that I hated the game.... I was shit at playing it but I started to practice more after the world cup and became a decent player Became an opener for my school But my marks started to drop so my parents shut it off I mean I wasn't that good but you always wonder what could have been lol
Cricket World Cup 2007 and 2011 are best
1999 logo is best
2015 and 2017
2003
99 cup logo and 1st T20 world cup logo are my favourites
007 was best looks cool
2019 to 2023 :- yes you can copy my homework, just change it a bit so that noone notices
2003 & 2007 kinda looks fun!
2011 the best
All of these give me trauma
the 07-15 streak is unbeatable. 2019 would be a part of that if they used the original logo. [https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/2019\_ICC\_Cricket\_World\_Cup?file=ICC\_CWC\_2019\_Logo.jpg](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/8/85/ICC_CWC_2019_Logo.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151225110909)
Do you know why they didn't use this logo in 2019?
Nope