India to host 2011 Cricket World Cup final
India will be the host to 2011 Cricket World Cup final
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday that India will be the host for 29 matches in the 2011 Cricket World Cup which also includes the final of the world cup.
Sri Lanka will be host for 12 world cup matches and Bangladesh will host 8 matches. These developments happened after Pakistan being stripped of the host status from the team of 4 nations to host the entire tournament due to the uncertain polity of the country which can make it unsafe to conduct a tournament as big as World Cup of cricket.
February 18, 2011 will be the day for World Cup inauguration and the following day will be the date for first match.
Out of the 4 quarter finals two will be held in Bangladesh, and India and Sri Lanka will share one each. India and Sri Lanka will also be hosts for one semi-final match.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Ratnakar Shetty is appointed the Managing Director for the tournament and the secretariat is now shifted from Laho
India to host 29 games of 2011 World Cup Cricket
Mumbai will house the 2011 World Cup secretariat and India will host 29 matches of the quadrennial extravaganza, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said here today.re to Mumbai.
