All about 2011 Cricket World Cup:

Game table

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the first match to be played on 19 February 2011 with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

This time 14 teams are selected for participate with 2 groups A and B. Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed upon a revised format for the 2011 World Cup, in which 14 teams will participate instead of 16. The first round of the tournament will be a round-robin similar to the one held in South Africa in the 2003 edition in which the 14 teams are divided into 2 groups of 7 teams each. The 7 teams play each other once with the top four from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. The format ensures that each team gets to play a minimum of six matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats. One semi-final of the tournament was officially handed over to India, after Pakistan were stripped of its rights to host the tournament.

* The planned semi-final venues are the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka and PCA Stadium in Mohali, India

* The final is scheduled to be played at the renovated Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India.



Game table :

Group A: Australia, Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.  

Group B: Bangladesh, England, India, Ierland, Netherland, South Africa,and West Indies.

After first round, 4 teams from each group will be selected for Knockout stage.

Quarter-finals:

A1 VS B4 ( 23 MARCH, DHAKA)

A2 VS B3 ( 24 MARCH, COLOMBO)

B2 VS A3 ( 25 MARCH, DHAKA)

B1 VS A4 ( 26 MARCH, AHMEDABAD)

Semi-finals:
Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 44 ( 29 MARCH, COLOMBO)

Winner of Match 45 vs Winner of Match 46 ( 30 MARCH, MOHALI)

Final:
Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48 ( 2 APRIL, MUMBAI)

Cricket World Cup Trophy:

The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the World Cup finals. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history; prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup.The trophy was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over a period of two months.

The current trophy is made from silver and gild, and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, represent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting, bowling and fielding, while the globe characterizes a cricket ball. The trophy is designed with platonic dimensions, so that it can be easily recognized from any angle. It stands 60 cm high and weighs approximately 11 kilograms. The names of the previous winners are engraved on the base of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions.

The original trophy is kept by the ICC. A replica, which differs only in the inscriptions, is permanently awarded to the winning team.

Histry of Cricket World Cup

England consecutively hosted the first three tournaments from 1975-1983 and 1987 tournament became the first World Cup to be hosted outside England. Cricket World Cup 1987 introduced neutral umpires.  Many positive changes happened in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Colored clothing with names printed on the back and floodlights for most of the 36 games was introduced. It was also the beginning of the use of white balls, a change from the usual red balls. The fielding circle rules were refined allowing only two men outside the circle in the first 15 overs. The 1996 Cricket World Cup saw the first appearance of third umpire in front of the TV monitor.

All the 9 cricket world cup tournaments played have also contributed many records in the Cricket World Cup History. The records are on best batting strike rate, highest individual scores, highest run-scorers, best bowling analysis, best bowling economy rate, best bowling strike rate, highest wicket-takers, highest team totals, lowest team totals, most cricket catches and most dismissals.

Though initially the cricket world cup captured the attention of hundreds of spectators, it has now attracted millions who are eagerly waiting to watch this year’s tournament.



Short history of previous World Cup:

In 1975 in the first ODI Cricket world cup, West Indies won by 17 runsagainst Australia. Second time is 1979 again WI won the tournament by defeating England by 92 runs. In 1983, again WI reached in tournament final. But this time they lost the final against India, India won by 43 runs. In 1987 Australia and England both reached in final for second time, and Australia won by 7 runs. Number of 5th tournament in 1992 England
also reached in final and this time Pakistan defeat England by 22 runs. In 1996 another South Asian team Sri Lanka won the final by 7 wickets against Australia. In 1999 Australia make there second achievement, Pakistan was defeated by 8 wickets. In 2003 , this time India was defeated by Australia with 125 runs. After 4 years in 2007 another South Asian team Sri Lanka defeated by Australia with 53 runs ( under D/L Method). Totally Australia is the most success cricket team.

List of ODI Cricket World Cups:

Cricket World Cup 1975 hosted by England 

Cricket World Cup 1979 hosted by England

Cricket World Cup 1983 hosted by England

Cricket World Cup 1987 hosted by India and Pakistan

Cricket World Cup 1992 hosted by Australia and New Zealand

Cricket World Cup 1996 hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Cricket World Cup 1999 hosted by England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

Cricket World Cup 2003 hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya

Cricket World Cup 2007 hosted by West Indies

Cricket World Cup 2011.India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are going to

host this tournament.

2011 Cricket World cup Venues:

Totally 13 stadiums is selected for Cricket World Cup 2011. There are some information about all 13 stadiums.

1. Eden Gardens,

kolkata, India.

Established in 1865.

Owner: Indian Army.

End names: High Court End, and Pavilion End.

Capacity: 82,000.













 
2. R. Premadasa Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Established in 1986.
Owner: Sri Lanka Cricket.
End names: Khettarama End, and Scoreboard End.
Capacity: 35,000







3. Feroz Shah Kotla,
New Delhi, India.
Established in 1883.
Owner: Delhi District Cricket Association.
End names: Stadium End, and Pavilion End.
Capacity: 48,000.












 










4. Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,
Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Established in 2009.
Owner: Sri Lanka Cricket.
End names: Hunnasgiriya End, and Rikillagaskada End.
Capacity: 35,000

5. Sardar Patel Stadium,
Ahmedabad, India.
Established in 1982.
Owner: Gujarat Cricket Association.
End names: Adani Pavilion End, and GMDC End.
Capacity: 54,000 (www.cricinfo.com).

6. Chittagong Divisional Stadium,
Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Established in 2004 (as cricket ground).
Owner: Chittagong Division.
End names: Ispahani End, and UCB End.
Capacity: 20,000

7. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium,
Chennai, India.
Established in 1916.
Owner: Government of Tamil Nabu.
End names: Anna Pavilion End, and V Pattabhiraman Gate End.
Capacity: 46,000.





8. Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Established in 2006.
Owner: Dhaka Division.
End names: Ispahani End, and Aqua Paints End.
Capacity: 35,000.

9. Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai, India.
Established in 1974.
Owner: Mumbai Cricket Association.
End names: Garware Pavilion End, and Tata End.
Planned capacity: 45,000 (being upgraded)






10. Suriyawewa Stadium,
Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
Established in 2010.
Capacity: 32,000.



















11. Punjab Cricket Association Stadium,
Mohali, India.
Established in 1993.
Owner: Punjab Cricket Association.
End names: Pavilion End, and City End.
Capacity: 30,000.

12. Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium,

Nagpur, India.
Owner: Cidarbha Cricket Association.
End names: Jaika End, and Church End.
Surface: Grass.
Capacity: 45,000






13. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,
Bangalore, India.
Established in 1969.
Owner: Karnataka State Cricket Association.
End names: Pavillion End, and BEML End.
Capacity: 42,000

Present Cricket Stars of Subcontinent :

**Sachin Tendulkar:

He is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and One Day International cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket. In 2002, just 12 years into his career, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day-international (ODI) batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards. In September 2007, the Australian leg spinner Shane Warne rated Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against. Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's Eleven. He is sometimes referred to as Little Master or Master Blaster.

Tendulkar is the first player to score fifty centuries in all international cricket. On 17 October 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara's record for the most runs scored in Test Cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000 and 14,000 runs in that form of the game, having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket. He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history and 200 runs in a one-day international match. In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Tendulkar surpassed Australia's Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 11 Test centuries against Australia, tying with Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years previously. Tendulkar passed 30,000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009, and has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first personality without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force. He won the 2010 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year at the ICC awards.


Sachin's biography:
Full Name: Sachin Ranesh Tendulkar.
Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m).
Batting Style: Right-handed.
Bowling Style: Right-arm leg spin, off spin, medium pace.
Role: Batsman.
Test Debut: 15 November 1989 VS Pakistan.
ODI Debut: 18 December 1989 VS Pakistan.
ODI Shirt No. 10
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**Shahid Afridi:
Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer and current ODI and Twenty20 captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya in Nairobi and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia at Karachi.

He is known for his aggressive batting style, and currently holds the highest career strike rate in the history of international cricket. He also holds the record for the fastest one day century which he made in his debut innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having
hit the most number of sixes in the history of One Day International cricket. In a survey taken in 2007, Afridi was named as the most popular cricketer in Pakistan.

Shahid's biography:
Full Name: Sahidzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi.
Born: 1 March 1980.
Barth place: Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan.
Nickname: Boom Boom Afridi, Lala.
Height: 5 ft 11 in ( 1.8m).
Batting Style: Right-handed.
Bowling Style: Right arm leg spin.
Role: All rounder.
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**Mahaendra Singh Dhoni:
He is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. Initially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 2007–08 , and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2–0. He also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent IPL 2010. He is now captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni also led team India to number one position in ICC rankings in test cricket for the first time. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. As of January 2010, Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsman on the ICC Rankings List. Dhoni was named as captain of Wisden's first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009 and has topped the list of world’s top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes. He was named as the captain of ICC World Test and ICC ODI teams for  2009.

Dhoni's biography:
Full name: Mahendra Sing Dhoni.
Born: 7 July 1981.
Barth place: Ranchi, Bihar, India.
Nickname: Mahi.
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75m).
Batting style: Right-hand batsman.
Bowling style: Right-hand medium.
Role: Wicket-keeper, India captain.
Test debut: 2 Decembar 2005 VS Sri Lanka.
ODI debut: 23 December 2004 VS Bangladesh.
ODI shirt no. 7.
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Kumar Sangakkara:
He is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman. He used to play as a wicket-keeper and top-order batsman in all forms of the game, but has stopped doing so in Tests as his batting average is significantly higher in Tests when he plays as a pure batsman.

Sangakkara's biography:
Full name: Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara.
Born: 27 October 1977.
Barth place: Matale, Sri Lanka.
Batting style: Left-handed.
Bowling style: Right arm off break.
Role: Wicket-keeper, Sri Lanka Captain.
Test debut: 20 July VS South Africa.
ODI debut: 5 July VS Oakistan.
ODI shirt no. 11.
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Mahela Jayawardene:
He is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s. Despite his relatively low ODI average, Jayawardene is considered to be one of the best batsmen produced by Sri Lanka and is generally held in high regard as a legend of the modern game along with team-mate Kumar Sangakkara. In 2006, he was named by the International Cricket Council as the best international captain of the year and he was nominated in 2007 as the best test cricket player of the year. He is also known for his fielding skills in the innerring, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the most number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the fifth highest run-out/match ratio in ODI's. Statistics also reveal that c Jayawardene b Muralitharan is the most common bowler-fielder combination in the history of test cricket.

Jayawardene's biography:
Full name: Denagamage Proboth Mahela De Silva Jayawardene.
Born: 27 May 1977.
Barth place: Sri Lanka.
Nickname: Mayya.
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78m).
Batting style: Right-handed.
Bowling style: Right arm medium.
Role: Batsman.
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Tillakaratne Dilshan:
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November 1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam to Buddhism, an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. T.M. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the ICC awards 2009 for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

Dilshan's biography:
Full name: Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan.
Born: 14 October 1976.
Barth place: Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
Batting style: Right-handed.
Bowling style: Right arm off spin.
Role: Batsman.
Test debut: 18 November 1999 VS Zimbabwe.
ODI debut: 11 December 1999 VS Zimbabwe.
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Nuwan Kulasekara:
He is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the Bandaranayake College-Gampaha. He is principally a fast-medium bowler.
Kululasekera made his One Day International debut against England at Dambulla on 18 November 2003. He took 2-19 as England were bowled out for 88, and Sri Lanka took less than 14 overs to win by 10 wickets. He made his Test cricket debut against New Zealand at Napier on 4 April 2005. He took only one wicket, and scored a duck, as
the match was drawn.
He scored his first Test fifty against England in the 1st Test at Lord's in May 2006, batting out much of the fifth day to save the match.
He is currently ranked in fourth place of bowling in the world ODI format due to his ability to swing the ball both in and out.

Kulasekara's biography:
Full name: Kuladekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara.
Born: 22 July 1982.
Barth place: Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka.
Batting style: Right handed.
Bowling style: Right arm fast-medium.
Role: Bowler.
Test debut: 4April 2005 VS New Zealand.
ODI debut: 18 November 2003 VS England.
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Abdul Razzaq (Pakistani):
Abdul Razzaq is a Pakistani right arm Fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman, who is currently representing the Pakistan cricket team. He emerged in International Cricket in 1996, when he made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe at his home ground in Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan, a month earlier of his seventeenth birthday. In 2010, Razzaq is currently representing the national team in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket matches.

Razzaq's biography:
Full name: Abdul Razzaq.
Born: 2 December 1979.
Barth place: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Batting style: Right handed.
Bowling style: Right arm fast-medium.
Role: All-rounder.
Test debut: 5 Novenber 1999 Vs Australia.
ODI debut: 1 November 1996 VS Zimbabwe.
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**Mohammad Yousuf:
Mohammad Yousuf is a Pakistani right-handed batsman. He is best known in cricket for his achievement in 2006 when he broke the world record for most Test runs in a single calendar year. Prior to his conversion to Islam in 2005, Yousuf was one of only a few Christians to play for the Pakistan cricket team.

Yousuf's biography:
Full name: Mohammad Yousuf.
Born: 27 August 1974.
Barth place: Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Nickname: MoYo.
Batting style: Right handed.
Bowling style: Tight arm off break.
Test debut: 26 February 1998 Vs South Africa.
ODI debut: 28 March 1998 VS Zimbabwe.
ODI shirt no. 13.
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Suresh Raina:
he is an Indian cricketer from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Raina has been a member of the Indian cricket team  for ODIs since July 2005, and was included in the Test squad in early 2006, but did not make his test debut until the second test against Sri Lanka on the 26th July 2010. Domestically he plays for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy. He is an attacking left-handed batsman, and a renowned fielder who is known for his ability to hit the stumps from the infield. He is also an occasional off-spinner.

Raina's biography:
Full name: Suresh Kumar Raina.
Born: 27 November 1986.
Bith place: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Nickname: Sanu.
Batting style: Left-handed.
Bowling style: Right arm off break.
Role: Batsman.
Test debut: 26 July 2010 VS Sri Lanka.
ODI debut: 30 July 2005 VS Sri Lanka.
T20 debut: 1 December 2006 Vs South Africa.

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**Shakib Al Hasan (Faisal):

Shakib Al Hasan, also known as Faisal, born 24 March 1987 in Magura. HE is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He emerged from Bangladesh's only educational sports institution. He made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in August 2006. He was awarded as The Wisden Cricketer magazine's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2009.He became Bangladesh's captain at first in July 2009.            

**Shakib's biography:

Name: Shakib Al Hasan

Born: 24 March 1987.

Birth place: Magura, Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Hight: 5 ft 9 in(1.75m)

Batting style: Left-handed

Bowling style: Slow left arm

Role: All-rounder

Test Debut: 18 May 2007 VS India

ODI Debut: 6 August 2006 VS Zimbabwe

ODI Shirt no. 75

T20I Debut: 28 November 2006 VS Zimbabwe.
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Tamim Iqbal Khan:
Tamim is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He plays his first-class cricket for Chittagong Division cricket team and has also played for Old DOHS as an opener in the Corporate League. Tamim Iqbal is the brother of Test player Nafees Iqbal and the nephew of Akram Khan, another famous cricketer from Bangladesh.

He was picked for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and played against India in the group stage of the competition, scoring 51 runs from 53 deliveries, helping his team win the match.
Although he was part of the player auction for the 2009 Indian Premier League, Tamim was not bought by any team.
On Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies in July and August 2009, Iqbal scored his maiden Test century. Against a West Indies team weakened by disputes between players and administrators which resulted in seven players making their Test debut in the match, Iqbal's effort with the bat helped Bangladesh to a historic victory - their s first against the West Indies in Tests, their first overseas Test victory, and only their second Test win.

He ended up with 128, and was named as the Man of the Match for his performance. Speaking of his innings, Iqbal said "It was a flat wicket, and if you concentrate hard and look to bat straight, it's a good track to score on. I'm just 20 and have played only 11 Tests, I think there are a lot more [innings like these] to come".

Bangladesh's coach, Jamie Siddons, opined in January 2010, before the Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2009–10 with Sri Lanka and India, that Iqbal had "the makings of a world-class opener".

On January 25th Tamim Iqbal scored 151 in a record partnership with Junaid Siddique against India. On 13 March 2010, in the course of an innings of 86 in his first Test against England, he became the third youngest player in Test history (behind Sachin Tendulkar and compatriot Mohammad Ashraful) to reach 1000 runs. He would then go on to score two consecutive centuries in the second innings of the first Test and the first innings of the second Test in the two-match series in England scoring 103 and 108 respectively.

Tamim's biography:
Full name: Tamim Iqbal khan.
Born: 20 March 1989.
Barth place: Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Batting style: Left hander.
Role: Batsman.
Test debut: 4 January 2008 VS New Zealand.
ODI debut: 9 February 2007 VS Zimbabwe.
ODI shirt no. 29. 

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