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The present Olympic flag was first hoisted in the 1920 Summer Olympics. The flag was adopted in 1914 but flown for the first time only at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It has since been hoisted during each celebration of the Games.

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Japan will host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is an international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally due to take place between 24 July and 9 August 2020, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being rescheduled for 2021, the Games will retain the Tokyo 2020 name for marketing and branding purposes. This marks the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed to a later date rather than cancelled altogether.

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There are 2 Bails and 3 Stumps in the wicket of a cricket game. Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

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Australia won the Cricket World Cup most number of times. The most successful side playing international cricket is Australia, which has won seven One Day International trophies, including five World Cups, more than any other country and has been the top-rated Test side more than any other country.

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The Specsavers County Championship is a Cricket competition. The County Championship, currently known as the Specsavers County Championship, is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It became an official title in 1890. The competition consists of eighteen clubs named after, and originally representing, historic counties, seventeen from England and one from Wales.

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Gary Gilmour took the most wickets in the first Cricket World Cup of 1975. The 1975 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup ’75) was the inaugural Cricket World Cup and the first major tournament in the history of One Day International (ODI) cricket. Organised by the International Cricket Conference (ICC), it took place in England between 7 June and 21 June 1975.

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West Indies was the champion of the Second Cricket World Cup of 1979. The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup ’79) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup. Organised by the International Cricket Conference, it was held in England from 9 to 23 June 1979.

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The first Women’s Cricket World Cup was held in 1973 in England, two years before the first Men’s World Cup. The tournament was won by the host nation, England. England beat Australia in the final, marking an important milestone in the history of women’s cricket. Since then, the tournament has been held every four years.

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Australia, New Zealand, England are the only three countries that won the Women’s Cricket World Cup in all tournaments since its inauguration in 1973. The eleven World Cups played to date have been held in five countries, with India and England having hosted the event three times. Australia is the most successful team, having won six titles and failed to make the final on only three occasions. England got four titles and New Zealand got one title. Therefore Australia, England and New Zealand are the only three teams to have won the event, while India, on twice and the West Indies, on once, have each reached the final without going on to win.

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India didn’t win a single Women’s Cricket World Cup. The eleven World Cups played to date have been held in five countries, with India and England having hosted the event three times. Australia is the most successful team, having won six titles and failed to make the final on only three occasions. England got four titles and New Zealand got one title. Therefore Australia, England and New Zealand are the only three teams to have won the event, while India, on twice and the West Indies, on once, have each reached the final without going on to win.