Opening ceremony of World Cup 2011 begins in Dhaka

The 10th edition of the 2011 World Cup is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. A total of 14-team are competing in the event along with hosts India and Sri Lanka. After the Bangaladesh nationalanthem was played out, the captains of respective teams entered the stadium ondecorated rickshaws.

India singer Sonu Nigam then entertained the crowd with an English number. 

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams helps kickstart the 2011 cricket World Cup on Thursday at the tournament's opening ceremony, marking the start of a gruelling six-week sporting marathon.

Favourites India will go into the tournament opener against Bangladesh on Saturday in Dhaka in buoyant mood after two wins in their warm-up matches, including a crushing 117-run victory on Wednesday over New Zealand.

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The cricket extravaganza is just waiting to knock the door and its just few steps away. ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will start on 19th January 2011.The 2011 ICCCricket World Cup will be the 10th Cricket World Cupand will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricketplaying countries: Bangladesh,India,and Sri Lanka .

Live Cricket World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony

Sankor singing Jitbe Ebar Jitbe Cricket and Bryan Adams will be the stars of the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams will open the Cricket World Cup 2011. Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP 

12.15pm: Some great moments from previous World Cups can be found in today's Classic Youtube blog.

12.10pm: And here is Mike Selvey: "Why I'm not sorry to miss cricket World Cup's opening ceremony in Dhaka."

12.08pm: On the cricket front, here are team by team guides to all 14 competitors, written by Andy Bull and Andy Wilson.

12.00pm: Here is a promo for the Opening Ceremony.

Has anybody found a live stream of the event?

11.51am: According to otmshank on Rob Bagchi's "World Cup needs classic moments – not Bryan Adams – to be a hit" blog yesterday:

don't diss Bryan Adams. No self respecting Indian college party is complete without a rendition of Summer of '69!
Why this is so, will be an eternal mystery.

Enjoy

11.30am: The Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup is less than an hour away. Although Sky TV is not showing the event in the UK, there are plenty of places around the world where you will be able to see Bryan Adams and famous Indian singer Sankor perform.

Sankor will be singing the official tournament song, Jitbe Ebar Jitbe Cricket.
The first match will be Bangladesh v India on Saturday. Rob Smyth and co will cover that match (and many, many more) live.
This blog will be updated through today with links to the best World Cup 2011 previews and coverage, plus updates from the opening event in Dhaka.
Please share your thoughts about the Opening Ceremony and the tournament ahead below.

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Ravi Shastri: Let us not discount West Indies. We know what Chris Gayle can do. Having said all that, it's India's best chance to win the ICC CWC.

6 PM IST: Captains are now taking a rickshaw ride across the Bangabandhu Stadium. Ricky Ponting, captain of Australia cricketteam is leading the show.

Finally, we are here at the venue as the national anthem written by Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore is being played. Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh  Hasina will officially declare the ceremony open.

The soul of Bangladesh since its independence in 1971, the Bangabandhu National Stadium has been testimony to Bangladesh's cricketing exploits since the nation’s entry into the Test cricket arena in 2000. Situated in the heart of old Dhaka, the cricket-crazy nation even saw the tickets for the dress rehearsal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 opening cermeony being sold-out.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony will take place at Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday, February 17th 2011 and the opening cricket match will also be held on Saturday, February 19th 2011 between India vs Bangladesh.

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DHAKA Feb 17 (Reuters) - Bangladeshis cast aside their usual docile and reserved image on Thursday and proudly displayed their sporting passion ahead of the gala opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup later in the capital.

The $30 million jamboree, jointly organised by the International CricketConference (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), will be opened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Unusually for the often chaotic and jam-packed Dhaka roads, traffic was relatively light with the government declaring Thursday a half-day public holiday so its people could watch the opening ceremony.

It is the first time the country, which is slowly making a mark in world one-daycricket if not the five-day test version, has helped stage the showpiece event which will last from Feb 19 to April 2.

The country, whose population of more than 160 million has suffered more than its fair share of natural disasters, is jointly hosting with India and Sri Lanka and thoroughly enjoying its rare moment in the sporting spotlight.

"We will be able to improve our image if we can successfully hold the opening ceremony and host the World Cup matches slated for us," Mostafa Kamal, president of Bangladesh Cricket Board, told reporters.

Bangladesh will stage the tournament's opening match between India and Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in the Mirpur area of Dhaka on Saturday.

Bryan Adams to perform at 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony

Bryan Guy Adams shortly Bryan Adams will be attend on ICC world cup opening ceremony, 2011. It is confirmed by one of his associate. This ICC world Cup 2011will be arrange with a simultaneous programs. Opening ceremony of ICC world cup cricket 2011 venue is Bangabandhu National Cricket Stadium and day is 17th February. Tickets of world cup cricket will be available from 10th February. To know about tickets of ICC world cup 2011 click here.We are coming to the world biggest event of the year of 2011 is the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Here Pop star Bryan Adams will scheduled to perform at the ICC world cup 2011 opening ceremony on February 17, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Cricket fans all over the world will waiting to watch and enjoy Bryan Adams’ performance on the opening ceremony of the World Cup 2011.Bryan Adams, who was always been part of the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup 2011.Sources close to the Canadiansinger have confirmed the news and an official announcement is expected in next few days.

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The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 champion cricket team would be taking home prize money of US$ 4 million, with the ICC (International Cricket Council) may have to double the total share for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 million. The conclusion was obtained at the International Cricket Council (ICC )Board meeting which was held in Dubai on April 20, 2010.

ICC Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony

All eyes will be on Dhaka, Bangladesh as the co-host nation kicks off the 10thCricket World Cup. SuperSport will bring you all the festivities from the comfort of your couch on SSHD/SS2 on Thursday 17 February.

DStv viewers can look forward to performances by Summer of 69 hitmaker Bryan Adams. Adding  a Bollywood feel to the proceedings, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will be belting out the official song, De Ghuma Ke.

Be witness to the ICC Cricket World Cup as SuperSport brings you the Opening Ceremony live on your World of Champions on SS2/SSHD at 14:00.

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Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium,Dhaka 
Dhaka 17 February 2011

February 17; the opening ceremony day of ICC World Cup Cricket2011 and Cricket World Cup is the highlight of every cricket lover’s year.All over the world will see this event and enjoy every moment.This cricket world cup 2011 opening ceremony host is Bangladesh.Opening ceremony of ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 will be start's like a festival.Bangladesh organizes Cricket World cup ceremony first time.Opening ceremony of Icc world Cup 2011 will be held on Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Fourteen cricket teams are participating in this CricketWorld Cup.There are two groups in World cup.                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                      
Group A –{ Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya }


Group B –{ India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland }

                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                        
Teams will play against each other in this initial group stage of the Icc Cricket world Cup 2011 series schedule. Only the top four teams will be qualified from this group for playing Quarterfinal of Icc World Cup and that round is knockout round. After played that round it only 2 winer goes for The Semifinal and at last Mumbai hosting the final match of the Icc Cricket World cup 2011 on 02 April.The first match will be held between co-hosts Bangladesh and India at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.


ICC World Cup Opening Ceremony 2011 now designed with many programs. Many singers will come from Indians and Bangladeshis also participate with this programs and the Cricket fans don’t miss out live telecast of the opening ceremony.If you are a real Cricketfan,you must want to enjoy the excitement of Cricket World.

Cricket World Cup: Dhaka ready for opening ceremony

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
Dates: 19 February-2 April Venues:India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Coverage: Highlights on BBC TV (see listings), Red Button & BBC Sport website at 2200 GMT every day (UK users only); Live Test Match Special commentary (BBC 5 live sports extra, BBC Sport website, some games also on BBC Radio 4 LW) and live text commentary on allEngland matches and selected other major games; Also live on Sky Sports

There has been a final rehearsal for the big night on Thursday

The $30m (£18.6m) opening ceremony to kick off the Cricket World Cup gets under way later on Thursday in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

Jointly organised by the International Cricket Council and the Bangladesh CricketBoard, it will be opened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium, not used for any World Cup matches, will be the venue for the ceremony.

The more modern Mirpur and Chittagong will host eight matches between them.

The often chaotic Dhaka roads witnessed relatively light traffic on Thursday with the government declaring a half-day public holiday so its people could return home in good time to view the opening ceremony on television.

ICC Cricket World Cup : All roads lead to Bangabandhu Stadium

Dhaka, Feb 17 (bdnews24.com) —The inaugural function begins at 5:45pm, but Shahrin Haque, a crazy cricket fan, has set out from the city's Tejgaon around 9am.

Like Haque, an employee of a private firm, the city dwellers have set their eyes on the Bangabandhu National Stadium at Gulistan, where the dazzling opening ceremony of the 10th Cricket World Cup kicks off on Thursday evening.

Crazy cricket lovers have started queuing up since 1pm to enter the stadium. As gates of the stadium were opened at about 2pm, the fans started pouring into the big bowl.

ICC World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony just a few hours away

Finally, it is time for what thecricket world has been waiting for - the 10th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup to be staged in the sub-continent. Touted as the biggest and the most extravagant event in the cricketing history, the World cup will open in Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka in a two-hour longopening ceremony that promises fanfare and glitterati.

The grand opening ceremony on Thursday, February 17, 2011 will mark the coveted event’s return to the sub-continent after a span of 15 years. This time the cup is being co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 gets underway on February 19 with India and Bangladesh playing in the opening match in Dhaka.

India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are jointly hosting the 10th edition of the tournament, which will see fourteen teams locking horns for the coveted trophy.

They have been divided into two groups. Group A has: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya. Group B has: India, South Africa,England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands.

Rickshaw ride for captains in World Cup opening ceremony

DHAKA: Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni may find it difficult to recollect when he had last taken a rickshaw ride, but he is scheduled to take one on Thursday when captains of all the 14 participating countries are taken around the new-look Bangabandhu Stadium on tri-cycles during a glitzy opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup.

In a nation where rickshaws continue to be the most popular mode of conveyance, it is Bangladesh's way of fusing tradition with modernity. The Pontings and Sangakkaras may find Thursday's rickshaw ride amusing but, for the 14 rickshawalas handpicked to ferry the cricketing luminaries --- it could well be a life-changing experience. As television cameras capture the moment and telecast the images to a worldwide audience, they will not only get their two minutes of fame but also become part of World Cup history, leaving the rest of their ilk to envy these chosen 14.

The much-hyped rickshaw ride is not the only thing that will be on view during the two-hour-long opening ceremony whose tickets have long been sold out. A few thousand fans who braved long queues and to buy tickets can consider themselves lucky because it offers them two shows for the price of one. The gates of the stadium will open at 2.30pm (3pm IST) and fans will be treated to a pre-show (from 4 to 6pm) before the big show gets under way with the welcome song --- O prithibi, tumi aaj chine nao (O world, it's time to know us) --- sung by local artistes.

The high point of the function is expected in the segment where Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams takes over from top singers from the three host nations --- Bangladesh, Indian and Sri Lanka --- following the formal opening of the tournament by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has spared no effort in branding the country's image with the ICC's quadrennial showpiece event.

Three of Bangladesh's top lady singers --- Runa Laila, Sabina Yasmin and Mumtaz will kick off this segment by belting out some of their chart-bursting numbers, while the mellifluous voice of Sonu Nigam will tug at our heart strings even as the 14 skippers enjoy a rickshaw ride. And there will the trio of Shankar, Ehsan and Loy to sing the theme song De Ghuma Ke (whack it will all your might) in Hindi, Bengali and English to set the tone of the competition which involves a staggering 49 matches spread over six weeks. There will also be a band from Sri Lanka to entertain the fans before Adams gives it to us straight from the heart in what promises to be a one night love affair.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which was keen to rope in Shakira for the opening ceremony, opted for Adams after the representatives of the Colombiansinger reportedly asked for a cool $2 million appearance fee!

Officials, players to face Twitter ban during Cricket World Cup 2011

ICC's Anti-Corruption andSecurity Unit move to negate corruption

The International CricketCouncil (ICC) will ban all Twitter posts by team officials during this year's World Cup matches.

However, the decision, an initiative of ICC's Anti-Corruption and SecurityUnit, will exempt players and officials of the ban when their sides are not playing matches.

In recent times, cricket has been mired in corruption including spot fixing allegations that involved Pakistan and some Twitter posts. But the ICC chiefs have said the new precaution is an extension of the ban of mobile phone usage by players during matches.

ICC spokesman James Fitzgerald told AFP that the international body has a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and anything that can negate that possibility is something it is interested in.

Dhaka Decks Up for ICC Cricket World Cup Opening

This evening all eyes are going to be glued on Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka—and on the newly refurbished 25,000-seater Bangabandhu National Stadium, to be precise—where the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will kick off at 5:30 p.m. IST with a grand ceremony that is going tofeature about 4,000 performers.

The tournament is taking place in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, but Dhaka gets to play host first.

“The ceremony is divided in three segments, with each segment categorically representing each of the host nations,” said Mohammad Ali Ahsan, the ICC tournament director for Bangladesh.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Indian team arrives in Dhaka

Indian team led by MS Dhoni on Thursday arrived here amid heavy securityarrangements for their World Cup opener against co-hosts Bangladesh on Saturday.

Rapid action battalion commandos and police personnel escorted the 15-member Indian squad to theSheraton Hotel in two vehicles. The route from the Hazrat Shah Jalal airport to the hotel was heavily guarded by the police.

Pune fans give cricket Cricket World Cup 2011 opener a miss

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is just two days away, but Puneites do not seem interested to travel to Bangladesh to cheer Team India on February 19. Travel agencies said so far no one from the city has made any bookings for Bangladesh.

“People do not want to go to Bangladesh, probably because it is not a tourist hot spot. Besides, tickets for the first match are not available online and have to be purchased from retail outlets in Bangladesh. This could be another reason why not many are interested to travel to the country,” said Rahul Jagtap, a traveller counsellor with Girikand Travels.

Cricket World Cup: Odds favour Asian giants

The guessing game has received a fresh impetus with the ICC Cricket World Cup scheduled to start this weekend in Dhaka with India taking on Bangladesh. But first up, it will take a brave heart to forecast or predictthe winner although in myopinion, the odds seem to favour the three sub-continental giants - India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan - far more than others.

The huge advantages the trio enjoy include familiar playing conditions and the crowd support. While teams such as Australia, South Africa and England seem to put all their eggs in the pace and seam baskets, I feel, it will be the spinners who will be calling the tune given the low bounce and turn the pitches are likely to afford.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 opening ceremony in Dhaka today, Bryan Adams to perform first

The grand six weeks sporting marathon is all warmed up and gleaming in the glory for inauguration. ICC Cricket World Cup 2011opening ceremony has scheduled for Thursday at Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. This 10th edition of the showpiece is joined with co-hosts India and Sri Lanka.

This biggest event returns to the subcontinent after 15 years and is ready to allure the cricket fans with its beautiful charisma. The famous Canadian Rockstar Bryan Adams is all set to rock the stage first, alongwith Indian singing trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Sonu Nigam to show their magnificence in the two-hour longprogram of song, dance and laser shows at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

After the opening, two days later Bangladesh and co-hosts India has to clash at the inaugural game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur, on the Dhaka's outskirts to trumpet the beginning of 43 days of action spread across 13 venues in three countries.

Sri Lanka one among the three hosts of ICC world Cup 2011 will than start off their endeavor in the journey of World Cup 2011, against lowly Canada in a Group A in Colombo on Sunday.