Thursday, February 17, 2011

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup starts with its first match on 19th February 2011. There will be 14 national teams taking part in this exciting cricketing tournament.

This will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and is being hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. For Bangladesh this will be the first time ever the nation will be co-hosting a Cricket World Cup.

The opening ceremony was held on 17th February 2011, two days before the start of the tournament. It will be held in Bangladesh. The venue for the ceremony Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, hosted music performances by Sonu Niigaam, Shankar Ehsaan and Loy, and rock star Bryan Adams as part of the build up to the tournament.

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