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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.

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ICC's 2011 World Cup format will encourage spot-fixing: Latif

Karachi: Pakistan former captain Rashid Latif has criticised the 2011 World Cup format and believes the International Cricket Council itself has opened the window for spot-fixing in the tournament.

"What sort of format or formation have they applied in such a big event? It is obvious that the real competition will only start from the quarter final stage. This means it encourages bookmakers to try to corrupt players to indulge in white collar spot-fixing crime in the group matches," Latif told PTI.

He pointed out that as far as the present formation of teams was concerned, it was obvious that the top eight test playing nations would make the quarter finals from the two groups.

"The formation is such that even if a top team loses a match or two this really will not stop it from qualifying for the quarter finals," he said.

"Take for example group A. How can the ICC expect teams like Kenya or Canada to cause any upset and it is obvious Zimbabwe is weaker compared to Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand."

The former wicketkeeper batsman, who blew the whistle on match-fixing 16 years back, said he was surprised that the ICC despite having a large staff and some of the best cricket and management minds could not come up with a more competitive format and formation.

"My fear is this format and formation only encourages spot-fixing and it is difficult for anyone to identify such things. Even our three players were only caught because their own partner got greedy," said Latif, who played 37 tests and 169 ODIs.

Latif felt that the best format for the next World Cup should be that the top eight test teams compete for the honors on single league basis.

"This format will do two positive things. It will raise the bar of competition among teams in the four-year cycle to finish among the top eight to qualify for the World Cup and give more meaning to the series played the year around," he said.

"The second good thing would be that the single league format would encourage top competition and no team would be able to take any match lightly," he added.

Latif said if the ICC wanted to encourage the associate and weaker teams they should hold competitions for these teams all the year around.

"Don't expect these weaker teams to improve by just playing a few tournaments in the year. They require exposure against top teams and also the ICC must help them improve their domestic structures," he said.

Pakistan's former captain, Imran Khan has also said that the real competition in the World Cup will only start from the quarter-finals as many of the group matches will be meaningless.

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Hmamm sahi bat hai waise mujhe khud b kabi lagta hai k inko paise milte hnge

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han tou aur free mei konsi spot fixing?

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MS Dhoni angered by UDRS ruling

India don't like the UDRS and one moment during the thrilling World Cup group match against England in Bangalore will have given them even more reason to distrust the technology when Ian Bell survived an lbw referral. It left MS Dhoni cursing the system as he called it an adulteration of human decision making and technlogy.

At the start of the 25th over of their gargangtuan run-chase, England were coasting more than 20 ahead of India in comparison. Then Yuvraj Singh struck Bell, who was stretching foward attempting one of those adventurous paddle sweeps, on the pad but umpire Billy Bowden turned down the appeal. The Indians did what they have been avoiding doing for more than two years - turn to the decision review.

The slow motion replay showed up on the giant screen and to the naked eye it met with most criteria: not a no ball, hitting in line of the stumps and striking the wicket. The crowd roared with delight expecting Bell to be on his way and he had already begun his dejected trek back, supposedly out for 17 to complete another unfullfilled one-day innings.

Until, that is, his captain began to holler him to a halt halfway to the dressing room. The last criteria that was showing up on the screen indicated the distance that the ball would have to travel from point of impact to the stumps was more than 2.5 metres, a rule most on the ground did not know about. Not even England.

The 2.5m rule has been put into place because it is from that point onwards that the precision of the ball tracking technology begins to reduce. That last piece of information was conveyed to Bowden by the third umpire and he stuck to his original decision. Not out. Too far down the pitch.

Dhoni was far from amused, finding it difficult to accept that both technology and human intervention played a part in coming to the decision which allowed Bell to survive and make another 52 runs. "Adulteration is quite bad, whether it is natural or technology," he said. "I think the adulteration of technology with human intention was the reason why we didn't get that wicket. Hopefully next time, it will be [either] technology or human intention [in the UDRS]."

The 2.5m ruling surprised most of the players, the England captain Andrew Strauss being informed about it during the review itself. "Apparently if you are that far down the pitch it needs to be hitting middle stump to be given out. I didn't know that was part of the rules," he said. "Obviously Belly was lucky to get away with it."

When he was asked whether he had known about the 2.5m rule Dhoni didn't hide his frustration. "Well, if the Hawkeye says it is going to hit the stump, and it's going to hit the middle stump, then [there is] no reason why the distance really matters," he said.

He went on to recall a dismissal of his own when he had stepped outside his crease and was given lbw after he was hit on the shin. "UDRS was not there...If I can be given out, why not other batsmen? So whether it is 2.5m or 2.4 or 2.6, it is pretty difficult for me. What I saw was the ball hitting the stump. After that, the rest of the rule book is rested with the third and the fourth umpire. Whatever they decided, we said, 'Okay, whatever they decide, we get on with the game'."

The ICC playing conditions relating to this part of the system come under Process of Consultation No. 3.3 (i). It states that if a 'not out' decision is being reviewed and the distance from impact to the stumps is greater than 2.5m then the third umpire passes this information to the on-field official along with: the distance from the wickets of the point of impact with the batsman, the approximate distance from the point of pitching to the point of impact, and whether the ball is predicted to the hit the stumps.

The playing condition goes onto state that: "In such a case the on-field umpire shall have regard to the normal cricketing principles concerning the level of certainty in making his decision as to whether to change his decision."

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Zimbabwe innings

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Canada innings

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Match 12
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
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West Indies 286/5 (45.0 ov)
S Chanderpaul 3* (3)
KA Pollard 47* (21)


Netherlands
BA Westdijk 7-0-56-1
PM Seelaar 9-1-36-2