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2011 Cricket World Cup
The
2011 ICC Cricket World Cup marks the the tenth Cricket World Cup
since it was first hosted by the UK in 1975.
Some
of the world's most rabid cricket fans India, Sri Lanka
and Bangladesh are the three countries proudly assuming
Cricket World Cup hosting duties in 2011.
South
Asian cricket last hosted a World Cup in 1996 when India, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka shared the games. In an historic Cricket World Cup
final that year Sri Lanka enjoyed a tumultuous win over popular
favorite Australia.
In
2011, the World Cup kicks off in February in Bangladesh followed
by dozens of matches played by 14 nations divided into 2 groups
of 7 teams.
India
will host 29 matches across eight venues including the final in
March at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sri Lanka will host 12 games
in three venues, including one semi-final while Bangladesh will
stage eight games as well as the opening ceremony on February
19, 2011.
Tickets
for the 2011 Cricket World Cup are expected to go on sale in 2010.
Rights
to TV coverage are also being ironed out among international public
and cable stations worldwide. Its expected that Sony (SET MAX)
will most likely win rights to air the games throughout India,
while in Australia FOX is viewed as the most likely to succeed
in securing live coverage of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In the
UK, BBC 1 traditionally offers Cricket World Cup feature color
commentary and special video highlights.
Stay
tuned for more updates as they are officially announced.
2011
Cricket World Cup around the Web
Around the
Web, surf top sites detailing all the action with complete information
on seeds and schedules, matches & venue information, as well
as the latest news & updates, video & audio clips, and
a bit of related Cricket
World Cup history & trivia as the Cricket World Cup counts
down to 2011...
ICC
Cricket World Cup 2011 - Ticket info, news & updates,
teams & groups, matches & venue informaiton, audio &
video clips, related resources
Cricinfo.com
- Cricket central, with all the latest Cricket World Cup news,
feature stories, complete schedule, pictures and highlights, plus
watch for special video clips and audio reports as the games heat
up ...
Cricket
world cup web.com - The "unofficial" fan site,
and with lots of interesting world cup history and trivia, as
well as news & updates on 2011 cup venues, dates & matches,
online discussion forum.
2011
World Cup Cricket - Comprehensive, encyclopedic information
from Wikipedia featuring complete schedule & venue, seeds
& groups, related resources.
BBC
Sport - Cricket - Check out complete coverage from the
Beeb with audio and video feeds, feature stories, match reports,
picture galleries, or have your say in the online forum.
Cricket
365 - "Cricket with attitude" is their motto,
and it shows in no-holds-barred editorials and opinion pieces,
plus check out special World Cup coverage, a very busy forum,
and the latest photos from international play year-round.
also see ->
Champions
Trophy
also
see in Travel -> India
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