Cricket World Cup 2011, what we know so far

It will be the tenth Cricket World Cup

Hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Opening Ceremony on 17 February 2011 in Bangladesh

Opening Match on 19 Feb 2011 in Bangladesh

India to host 29 of the 49 Matches, Including Final

Total of 13 Venues, 8 in India, 3 in Sri Lanka, 2 in Bangladesh

Group A : Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka,Pakistan,Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
Group B : India,South Africa, England,West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands

Mumbai, India will host the final , Boy what an extravaganza that will be

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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

A senior Sindh minister today accused India of influencing umpires to get Pakistan ousted from the Champions Trophy semifinal in South Africa.

Muhammad Ali Shah, the minister for Sports and a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board governing council, suspected India’s role in the sub-standard umpiring, leading to Pakistan’s defeat against New Zealand.

“Definitely, it is clear that India were miffed at not qualifying for the semi-finals after Pakistan lost to Australia and they took their revenge in their own way. They influenced the umpires to favour New Zealand,” Shah told reporters.

Australian umpire Simon Taufel had wrongly adjudged Umar Akmal leg-before-wicket at a crucial stage of the match and even admitted to the mistake and apologised later.

Shah said he would not refrain from pressing the PCB to see that the International Cricket Council impose at least a one-year ban on Taufel.

Indian players sharpen their swords after the war is lost!!!

These words pretty much summarized Indian cricket teams campaign for the Champions trophy

Australia has all but qualified for the Champions trophy semis as we speak.  That means the India west Indies match will be reduced to a mere statistic soon and India will have to pack their bags

India Australia Champions Trophy Videos

Part 1

Part 2