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.