Canada at the Cricket World Cup
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The Canada cricket team is the team that represents Canada in international cricket. Cricket has had its existence in the country since the 1750s, the sport gained a lot of popularity through the decades. But cricket has seen decline over the years, however it remains popular among the South Asian population of the country. The team is governed by Cricket Canada, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1968. They qualified for their first World Cup at 1979 Cricket World Cup, after finishing as runners up of the 1979 ICC Trophy.[1][2] The team did not play in the tournament again till 2003,[3] they moved on to play in three editions in a row in 2003, 2007[4] and 2011.[5]