The 2011 ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP, the tenth Cricket World Cup was played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The 50-Overs matches played were accorded One Day International status. Ten full members and four associate members participated in the tournament.
The inauguration ceremony was held at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on 17/02/2011 and the first match was played between India and Bangladesh at Mirpur in Bamgladesh. The tournament ended with India winning the final against in Sri Lanka at Mumbai on 02/04/2011 and became the first nation to win the World Cup in their home ground. Yuvraj Singh from India was declared “the man of the tournament".
Prize money
The winners of the tournament, India, were awarded prize money of USD 3 million and the runners-up, Sri Lanka, were awarded USD 1.5 million. The winning team also received a replica of the World Cup Trophy that has been awarded since 1999.
Teams
Group A
Australia
Pakistan
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
CANADA
KENYA
Group B
India
South Africa
England
West indies
Bangladesh
Ireland
Netherlands
The leading run scorers were Tilakaratne Dilshan from Srilanka who scored 500 runs and Sachin Tendulkar from India who scored 482 runs in the total of 9 matches played.
The leading wicket keepers were Shahid Afridi from Pakistan team who took 21 wickets and Zaheer khan from India who also took 21 wickets
Highlights
- • ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony is scheduled to be held on 17th, 2010 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka at 8:00 pm local time.
The opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will feature fireworks display and cultural performances by renowned Indian, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi artists. Indian singer and composer Sonu Nigam Shankar Mahadevan along with Ehsaan and Loy will perform the official song for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 "De Ghumaa Ke" in three languages on this occasion.
The Opening ceremony is believed to be one of the biggest events. Many famous artists, singers, actors from east and west will perform to entertain largest number of fans. B-town actor Salman Khan will also shake his legs at the opening ceremony along with various Bangladeshi stars, Great Canadian singer Bryan Adams and many other artists.
- • Popular Canadian singer Bryan Adams will be the only western artist to perform at the opening ceremony for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The February 17 performance will fall near the end of Adams' India tour, which begins on Friday in Pune. Also on the itinerary are Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
- • Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup 2011 with an elbow injury. An announcement is awaited, but its being taken for granted that Sreesanth will be his replacement.
- • Muttiah Muralitharan, who retired from Test cricket last year, confirmed that he would be retiring from all forms of international cricket at the end of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
The highest wicket-taker in ODIs and Tests said that he would be involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and similar tournaments in other parts of the world after his retirement, but ruled out the immediate possibility of taking on coaching.
- • India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he is ready for upcoming World Cup Tournament and this can prove to be a blessing in disguise for his injury-hit team. The team India have been sweating over the fitness of batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and bowler Praveen Kumar & Zaheer Khan. We are looking to play the best 11 on each given day and hope that our main players do not miss out due to injuries.
- • February 27 India vs England World Cup match shifted to M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, The Eden Gardens, Kolkata is not ready to host this match. Get Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule
- • Cricket World Cup trophy in India - Countdown Begins !! Just 30 days to go to the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, Lorgat accompanied the trophy to Mumbai with the assistance of ICC global partner Emirates Airline.
- • The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$ 3 million, with the International Cricket Council deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 millon.
- • The TV ad rates have gone up by 50 % from now only
- • 3G streaming, high-definition display and extensive coverage in ICC cricket world cup 2011.
Cricket World Cup 2011 will be showcased in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This grand event will be starting on Feb 19 [Sat], 2011 ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat spoke about prolonged excitement for the ICC world cup 2011 and the participating teams.
The four World Cup winners, three of the winning captains - Vivian Richards (1975, 79), Imran Khan (1992), Arjuna Ranatunga (1996) and Kapil Dev (1983) were seen on one platform. It was the moment of recalling their memorable events the winning their respective World Cup. The cricketers also pulled each others leg on a funny note.
These legendary player Imran Khan felt that India were the top favorites for the Cup and said "India are very strong, they playing at home and have good bench strength and so are the favourites with Sri Lanka a close second,". He, further said "The best teams don't necessarily win always. The important thing is how you cope with the pressure because the pressure at a World Cup is different from any other,"
Arjuna Ranatunga commented that playing at home could be India's nemesis. "India tend to falter when playing in front of a huge home crowd." Whereas Kapil, concerned about Indias playing too much matches and might fall into any kind of injury which has to be avoided at this moment. "We're playing too much cricket and that can lead to injuries to key players."
For Lorgat this World Cup has generated so much excitement among the masses. He said "When I look around in the ICC headquarters, I can see the excitement in everyone. In fact, even Australian and English cricketers, now playing the high-pressure Ashes series, have started thinking about the World Cup."
Sawhney comment "At least, 27 cameras will be there to cover every match and 37 games will be simulcast in Hindi," he said. Meanwhile, the Decision Review System (DRS) will be used for the first time in a World Cup.
LEGENDERS SPEAK
Imran on Javed Miandad: Javed has not changed a bit. He is exactly what he was when he was 18. The process of evolution has bypassed him. But he is a fighter. I never had any problem with him; it's a question about how you handle him.
Kapil on Sachin Tendulkar: I hope he plays in this World Cup... He is the most important player in the Indian team if he is not injured. You never know, he may play in the 2015 World Cup too.
Imran on Viv Richards: Greatest batsman of all times for me...I didn't see Bradman bat. The difference between Viv and all other batsmen in our time was that while the others wanted to just defend against fast bowling, Viv would attack the fast men. He never betrayed any nervousness on the field, any fear.
Ranatunga on his tactics against Aussies during 1996 WC: We wanted to play Australia in the final because they had refused to (a security issue) come to Colombo for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Cup. Australia were very strong, hit us hard, even verbally and I thought of firing some of my own salvos. So, at a PC, I said that Warne and the Waugh brothers were highly overrated cricketers. It worked nicely as they began thinking about what I said. In the final at Lahore, when I walked into bat, some Australian players said, 'Here comes the greatest cricketer in the world... we're all overrated ones.' My plan was working well. I went to Aravinda who was batting at the other end and told him there was nothing to worry. You just keep batting.
Viv on the great catch Kapil took to dismiss him in the 1983 final: It was an outstanding catch and among all Indian fielders, only Kapil could have taken that.
International Cricket Council organizes ICC Cricket World Cup, premier international championship of one-day cricket, in every four years. The journey started in the year 1975 with eight teams in the United Kingdom. West Indies won by beating Australia by 17 runs. Eight episodes of such tournament has already taken place. Only 5 teams have won the trophy. Australia has emerged as the most successful World Cup team. It has become World Cup champion three times. West Indies has won the first two tournaments and India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka won one each.
The first three World Cup was hosted by England but thereafter it is shared by the major cricket playing regions - England, the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Southern Africa and the West Indies. The event is contested by all the 10 (presently) Test-playing nations, plus the qualifiers.
Previous Winners of the World Cup
Cricket World Cup 1975
Started On: June 7, 1975.
Ended On: June 21, 1975.
Host: England.
Winner: West Indies (By beating Australia By 17 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 1979
Started On: June 9, 1979.
Ended On: June 23, 1979.
Host: England.
Winner: West Indies (By beating England By 92 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 1983
Started On: June 9, 1983.
Ended On: June 25, 1983.
Host: England.
Winner: India (By beating West Indies By 43 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 1987
Started On: October 8, 1987.
Ended On: November 8, 1987.
Host: India/ Pakistan.
Winner: Australia (By beating England By 7 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 1992
Started On: February 22, 1992.
Ended On: March 25, 1992.
Host: Australia/ New Zealand.
Winner: Pakistan (By beating England By 22 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 1996
Started On: February 14, 1996.
Ended On: March 17, 1996.
Host: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
Winner: Sri Lanka (By beating Australia By 7 Wickets).
Cricket World Cup 1999
Started On: May 14, 1999.
Ended On: June 20, 1999.
Host: England, Wales, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland
Winner: Australia (By beating Pakistan By 8 Wickets).
Cricket World Cup 2003
Started On: February 9, 2003.
Ended On: March 23, 2003.
Host: South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Winner: Australia (By beating India By 125 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 2007
Started On: March 13, 2007
Ended On: April 28, 2007.
Host: West Indies
Winner: Australia (By beating Sri Lanka By 53 Runs).
Cricket World Cup 2011
Started On: Feb 19, 2011
Ended On: April 02, 2011.
Host: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Winner: India (By beating Sri Lanka).
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| By Gowthaman (on Mar 02, 2011 07:04 PM) Thank U
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