India gets a lion's share, to host 29/49 games of 2011 World Cup, including the Final

[godsavetheworld]

India to host 29 games of 2011 World Cup

Press Trust of India / Mumbai April 28, 2009, 13:20 IST



Mumbai will house the 2011 World Cup secretariat and India will host 29 matches of the quadrennial extravaganza, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said here today.

The secretariat was earlier based in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

After the ICC ruled out Pakistan as a co-host, the schedule had to be re-drawn and accordingly, India will now host 29 matches in eight venues, including one semifinal and the final of the event.

Sri Lanka will host 12 matches in three venues, including a semifinal, while eight matches, and the opening ceremony, would take place in Bangladesh, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said.

Meanwhile, BCCI chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty was appointed the Managing Director of the 2011 World Cup.

 

[godsavetheworld]

India to host 29 games of 2011 World Cup

NDTV Correspondent13:34 IST, Tuesday, April 28, 2009 (Mumbai)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that India will host 29 of the 49 matches, including one semi-final and the final, in the 2011 World Cup. Sri Lanka will stage 12 matches and the other 8 matches will be held in Bangladesh. This was decided at a meeting of the tournament's organising committee in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Bangladesh will stage the opening ceremony on February 18, followed by the opening match on February 19.

The matches will be held across 13 venues.

The ICC also decided to shift the Cricket World Cup Secretariat from Lahore to Mumbai.

Meanwhile, BCCI chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty was appointed the Managing Director of the 2011 World Cup

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[Jako]

Man,i just noticed the wc has less matches than the ipl............btw i dont support scrapping of wc matches from pak...........but i guess the attack on the cricketers was the turning point............anyways things happen for good,if it is so,so be it.....

 

[Jihad]

Things are as sour as they can get for Pakistanis.

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

Tragic
truely it cant get worse that this one

Cricket is a manificent game and in southasia for some its more than religion.
Lets keep our fingers cross and hope that nothing goes wrong in India and the worldcup goes smoothly.

 

[Jako]

Tragic
truely it cant get worse that this one

Cricket is a manificent game and in southasia for some its more than religion.
Lets keep our fingers cross and hope that nothing goes wrong in India and the worldcup goes smoothly.

yes ,thats the thing.........we sd take care that no civilian or vip casualties takes place during the wc.....pakistan sd ably help india in this regard...thnx