The tenth World Cup cricket will be played in 2011 and starts from February 19. The World Cup will be played in the Indian sub-continent with India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka being axed from being the multitudes of the match.There are 14 teams playing in the match. This incorporates the ten Test playing nations and four qualifiers. The 14 teams are as follows: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, West Indies, England, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Canada.Best part of the games will be played in India, but Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will have their reasonable share. Two quarter-finals will be played in India, one in Bangladesh and one in Sri Lanka. Alike, one semi-final will be played in India and one in Sri Lanka. The final will be played at the newly build Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Group A will have Bangladesh, India, England,Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa and West Indies. In the other group, Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya. The opening ceremony of the event will be held in Bangladesh before the first game of the match will be played at Dhaka involving the hosts Bangladesh and India. Australia are the protecting champions having won the match in 1999, 2003 and 2007. They were also the losing finalists in 1996 and separately from a bad home World Cup in 1992, they had done well in 1987 as well as the winners of the event. So, Australia have won the match four times, while West Indies have won it twice. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won the cricket World Cup once each.
It is said to be the most open World Cup after 1999 given that the Aussies will not go into the match winning everything that gets thrown at that.
It is said to be the most open World Cup after 1999 given that the Aussies will not go into the match winning everything that gets thrown at that.
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