ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

[rahuldravidfan]

Hello. The TENTH edition of the prestigious ICC Cricket World Cup will be at the heart of cricket, the Indian subcontinent, which will be held in Feb-March 2011 in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The Indian subcontinent is home to the most passionate cricket fans in the world. People in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh love their cricket and players have a virtual demi-God status in their respective countries. Culturally, the Indian subcontinent is arguably the most superior civilization in the world. It is the birthplace of Education, Mythology, Languages, Politics, Astronomy, Religions like Hinduism, Jainism & Buddhism and the ever-popular art of Yoga. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be an experience to cherish for one and all.

FORMAT:
After a moderately successful CWC 2007 in the Caribbean, the ICC has decided to do away with the elaborate format stretching about 2 months, comprising of 51 games between 16 teams split into 4 groups. The CWC 2011 boasts of 49 matches between 14 teams, to be held during the months of February and March 2011.

TEAMS:

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 shall see the representation from 14 cricket-playing nations, made up of 10 ICC Full-member nations and 4 Associate Nations, vying for the ultimate achievement in the world of cricket- to be the World Champions.

Full-members nations-

India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Australia
England
New Zealand
South Africa
West Indies
Zimbabwe

Associate Nations-

Ireland
Canada
Netherlands
Kenya

GROUPS:

Group A-
Australia
Pakistan
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Canada
Kenya

Group B-
India
South Africa
England
West Indies
Bangladesh
Ireland
Netherlands

FIXTURES:

The Opening ceremony is scheduled to be held on 18th February 2011 in Bangladesh and the tournament begins on 19th February 2011.

29 matches have been allotted to India, while Sri Lanka have 12 and Bangladesh boast of 8 games in their respective kitties. Bangladesh hosts 2 Quarter Finals while India and Sri Lanka get one-a-piece. India and Sri Lanka host a Semi-Final each. Mumbai shall host the Final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The Fixtures for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 are-

Sat, Feb 19, 1st match - India v Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sun, Feb 20, 3rd match - Sri Lanka v Canada (Hambantota)
Venue- Not yet decided

Sun, Feb 20, 2nd match - Kenya v New Zealand
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon, Feb 21, 4th match - Australia v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Tue, Feb 22, 5th match - England v Netherlands
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Wed, Feb 23, 6th match - Kenya v Pakistan (Hambantota)
Venue- Not yet decided

Thu, Feb 24, 7th match - South Africa v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri, Feb 25, 9th match - Bangladesh v Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Fri, Feb 25, 8th match - Australia v New Zealand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Sat, Feb 26 10th match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Sun, Feb 27, 11th match - India v England
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mon, Feb 28, 12th match - Netherlands v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mon, Feb 28, 13th match - Canada v Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Tue, Mar 1, 14th match - Kenya v Sri Lanka (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Wed, Mar 2, 15th match - England v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu, Mar 3, 17th match - Canada v Pakistan (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Thu, Mar 3, 16th match - Netherlands v South Africa
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Fri, Mar 4, 19th match - Bangladesh v West Indies
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Fri, Mar 4, 18th match - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Sat, Mar 5, 20th match - Australia v Sri Lanka (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Sun, Mar 6, 21st match - India v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun, Mar 6, 22nd match - England v South Africa
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon, Mar 7, 23rd match - Canada v Kenya
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue, Mar 8, 24th match - New Zealand v Pakistan (Pallekele)
Venue- Not yet decided

Wed, Mar 9, 25th match - India v Netherlands
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Thu, Mar 10, 26th match - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Pallekele)
Venue- Not yet decided

Fri, Mar 11, 28th match - Bangladesh v England
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

Fri, Mar 11, 27th match - Ireland v West Indies
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Sat, Mar 12, 29th match - India v South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Sun, Mar 13, 30th match - Canada v New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sun, Mar 13, 31st match - Australia v Kenya
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mon, Mar 14, 33rd match - Bangladesh v Netherlands
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

Mon, Mar 14, 32nd match - Pakistan v Zimbabwe (Pallekele)
Venue- Not yet decided

Tue, Mar 15, 34th match - Ireland v South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Wed, Mar 16, 35th match - Australia v Canada
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu, Mar 17, 36th match - England v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Fri, Mar 18, 37th match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Fri, Mar 18, 38th match - Ireland v Netherlands
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sat, Mar 19, 40th match - Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat, Mar 19, 39th match - Australia v Pakistan (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Sun, Mar 20, 41st match - Kenya v Zimbabwe
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sun, Mar 20, 42nd match - India v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Wed, Mar 23, Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Thu, Mar 24, Quarter Final - TBC v TBC (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Fri, Mar 25, Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat, Mar 26, Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Tue, Mar 29, Semi Final - TBC v TBC (Colombo)
Venue- Not yet decided

Wed, Mar 30, Semi Final - TBC v TBC
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Sat, Apr 2, Final - TBC v TBC
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai


VENUES:

India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be hosting 29,12 and 8 matches respectively. The venues at which the World Cup matches will be played are-

1. India-

? Eden Gardens, Kolkata
? Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
? MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
? M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
? VCA Ground, Nagpur
The aforementioned stadiums will host 4 games each.

? Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad (Will host 1 Quarter Final & 2 other games)
? PCA Stadium, Mohali (Will host 1 Semi-Final & 2 other games)

? The Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, apart from hosting 2 games during the tournament, will host the FINAL of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011.

2. Bangladesh-

? Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
? Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

The stadiums at which Sri Lanka shall be hosting its World Cup matches have not been announced by the SLC yet.

LATEST NEWS:

? India, Bangladesh face off in 2011 World Cup opener - 9th November 2009​

 

[MaD]

2011? 1.3 years too early for this thread lol

 

[Dare]

After a moderately successful CWC 2007 in the Caribbean

That's putting it light terms. That WC was a disaster on many levels. They should have let some Caribbean people organize the thing it would have been better.

anyways back to this WC.

group B has the stronger minnows and Bangladesh is there too so there might be a upset or two.
as for the full member team group A looks harder.

 

[drainpipe32]

They've got it wrong. India and Pakistan should be in the same group, as should Australia, New Zealand and England.

Or at least Australia and India. Centre it around rivalries.

 

[Dare]

They've got it wrong. India and Pakistan should be in the same group, as should Australia, New Zealand and England.

Or at least Australia and India. Centre it around rivalries.

maybe that's why they have them in different groups.

If you have Pakistan and India in the same group it lessens their chances of meeting in the final. Same goes for the Aussies and England.

 

[pcfan123]

Why dont you go ahead and create threads for the next 30 World Cups.

Who knows what the bloody hell will happen by then.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

That's putting it light terms. That WC was a disaster on many levels. They should have let some Caribbean people organize the thing it would have been better.

I know it was really bad in 2007. It could have been much better. Some people were pursuing their own agenda's and West Indies as hosts had a close-to-minimal role to play in executing the World Cup. The reason I was light with it was because I didn't really wanna hurt the sentiments of the West Indian's here. They really worked on their WC and it meant a lot to them. We've got to look ahead to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, with optimism and positivity.

group B has the stronger minnows and Bangladesh is there too so there might be a upset or two.
as for the full member team group A looks harder.

The 2 groups look pretty balanced. Kenya and Zimbabwe have some points to prove in Group A. Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands are more than minnows in Group B. This gonna be such an awesome World Cup. Action from the 1st game. Every game is gonna be a cliff-hanger, I reckon. Fantastic prospects for 50-over cricket

They've got it wrong. India and Pakistan should be in the same group, as should Australia, New Zealand and England.

Or at least Australia and India. Centre it around rivalries.

The reason they haven't go rivals in the same group is because you don't want a CWC 2007 like situation where top teams get knocked out early. Its good for cricket to see Australia, England, India & Pakistan playing each other in the Quarters, Semis & Finals, which would be a difficult proposition if they play each other in the preliminary rounds itself

rahuldravidfan added 6 Minutes and 21 Seconds later...

Why dont you go ahead and create threads for the next 30 World Cups.

Who knows what the bloody hell will happen by then.

Why are you such a baby? You seem to have a problem with everything everyone does.

Seriously, DO NOT COMMENT if you can't contribute positively. All you want to do is rant about this and that. You do nothing but stir trouble. Its seriously naive. Grow up !

 

[pcfan123]

England will win the World Cup, India will exit in first round.

 

[nz0003]

NZ are in pretty good form, I can see them winning this.

 

[pcfan123]

NZ are in pretty good form, I can see them winning this.

Personally would like to see England ,New Zealand or SA win this one. Good chance for all 3 I say too.

 

[nz0003]

Personally would like to see England ,New Zealand or SA win this one. Good chance for all 3 I say too.

I was joking ftr.

 

[pcfan123]

Its more than a full calender year away. Anything can happen, West Indies might dominate limited overs cricket the next year, who knows.

 

[nz0003]

Its more than a full calender year away. Anything can happen, West Indies might dominate limited overs cricket the next year, who knows.

Exactly, this thread was so ridiculously underdue.

 

[piriyanth]

Group B looks really tough. Thank god Australia's not in that group.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

2011? 1.3 years too early for this thread lol

Exactly, this thread was so ridiculously underdue.

You have to start sometime, don't you?

And what difference does it make to the motive of this thread if West Indies becomes No.1 in 2011, Bangladesh becomes No.2 and Ireland replaces NZ in the rankings? :sarcasm

Group B looks really tough. Thank god Australia's not in that group.

Yes. Australia looks to be one among the only teams which have a 100% chance of making it through into the Quarters without much issues.