ICC World Cup 2011

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Welcome to the SD Cricket World Cup 2011 Central. Here we are going to discuss everything related to the Cricket World Cup 2011 which is to be played in India - Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February 12 to April 2, 2011 (Warm-up Matches start Feb 12th, 2011 and Group Matches start Feb 19th, 2011.)

I would like to bring all the news and happenings related to the ICC World Cup. You are also encouraged to share news, your knowledge and insight as we move along.

This Video below will help you know more about the schedule, venues and more about the ICC World Cup.

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Best of Luck to Bangladesh Team in their first match versus tournament favorites India.

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India vs Bangladesh Match 01 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

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England 273 (49.4 ov)
Pakistan 8/1 (1.2 ov)
Pakistan require another 266 runs with 9 wickets and 48.4 overs remaining

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1 out

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ICC insists on elite World Cup in future


DHAKA: The International Cricket Council on Friday backed their decision to restrict the next World Cup to 10 top teams, saying minnows were better suited playing the Twenty20 format.

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the World Twenty20 will be increased to 16 teams instead of 12, while the 50-over World Cup will be trimmed down to 10 from the current 14.

"We have felt in the past few years that Twenty20 is the best format to develop the game world-wide and it provides a better environment for competition," Lorgat said.

"The 50-over format is more skill-based and suitable for the top teams."

Lorgat's views, ahead of the 50-over World Cup starting on Saturday, is bound to further anger the minnows, who believe they are being muscled out in favour of the Test-playing nations.

Cricket Kenya chief executive Tom Sears said on Thursday the ICC will not be acting in the interests of the game if the smaller teams were locked out of the next World Cup.

"If we have to improve on the standards, there is no point of denying us the opportunity of competing at the top level," Sears said.

"We had a meeting with the other associate countries during the World Cup training camp in Dubai last week, and we plan to raise the matter again at the World Cup.

"We are disturbed about the whole issue," he added.

In an interview with the Wisden Cricketer magazine, Sears termed the decision as "scandalous and bloody ridiculous".

"I've no desire to be diplomatic... Not to let anyone else in is scandalous. It's all about money, power and votes - and that's not good for cricket," he said.

Former Kenyan captain Steve Tikolo and batsman Collins Obuya have also voiced their concern, saying the World Cup remained vital for the development of associate nation cricket.

While there have been some hugely lop-sided contests down the years, there have also been some memorable "giantkillings".

Kenya became the first non-Test playing team to reach the semi-finals in 2003, and Ireland produced their biggest upset over Pakistan in the 2007 tournament in the West Indies.

Ironically, a poll on the ICC's website showed 73 percent in favour of a 16-team World Cup in 2015 with only nine percent supporting a 10-team competition.

The ICC has already said that it has not been decided which 10 teams will take part in the 2015 World Cup, since the qualifying procedure had yet to be finalised.

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Kya bewakuf team hai Pakistan. Warm up matches mei you are allowed to play any of your 15 players in a game. Inho ney na Afridi ko batting kerwayi aur na Abdul Razzaq ko. Shoaib Akhtar aur Abdur Rahman ney kis baat ki batting practice kerni hai???

Match haar gaye hain bongay. Inko haar zyada pasand hai shayad. Banda India sey hi sabak seekhay. Look at their hunger and desire to win and look at our laid back, undirected and inspirited approach.

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Pakistan fail to impress yet again with the bat and bowl as England cleaned them up just over 200. Confused Pakistan were alien to the fact that they had the services of all 15 players to try and win the match and go in to the world cup with their morales high. But all they got was a merciless thrashing by England. One that left them bamboozled and stunned to say the least.

Akmal brothers fail yet again as was expected. So was the case with Asad Shafiq and Misbah for that matter. Failing to cope with the pressure the Pakistan team needed the batting heroics of Razzaq and Afridi to lift their spirits but that would have been possible only if Pakistan were trying to win a game. They were however playing the game just for the sake of playing it.

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Kya bewakuf team hai Pakistan. Warm up matches mei you are allowed to play any of your 15 players in a game. Inho ney na Afridi ko batting kerwayi aur na Abdul Razzaq ko. Shoaib Akhtar aur Abdur Rahman ney kis baat ki batting practice kerni hai???

Match haar gaye hain bongay. Inko haar zyada pasand hai shayad. Banda India sey hi sabak seekhay. Look at their hunger and desire to win and look at our laid back, undirected and inspirited approach.

it's just a warmup match
or india ko is liye hai desire wc ki kiyon ke they are favorites and they have more chances..