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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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Opening Ceremony,Many Famous Artist, Singers, Actors From East

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.