Cricket World Cup 2011 group draw finalized
Champions Trophy finalists Australia and New Zealand were placed in the same group when the 2011 Cricket World Cup draw was released here Wednesday.
Pakistan, surprise semi-final losers to New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, and co-hosts Sri Lanka are the other major forces in Group A which is completed by Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
India, who will host most matches in the quadrennial tournament, South Africa, England and the West Indies are the top-eight teams in Group B with co-hosts Bangladesh, Ireland and the Netherlands completing the line-up.
Group A : Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka,Pakistan,Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
Group B : India,South Africa, England,West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands
In the last edition Bangladesh had knocked India out of the tournament. Each team will play 6 matches to qualify for the second round
cricketselector said:
Australia look good to make it 4 times in a row 1999,2003,2007….
India can make it, but if Sachin is in Form, Yuvraj gets his grounding , Dhoni patches up with Sehwag and Ishant does not lose his mind
October 7th, 2009 at 12:47 pm