| ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Official Logo of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. | |||
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council | ||
| Cricket format | One-Day International | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout | ||
| Host(s) |  India Sri Lanka Bangladesh | ||
| Champions | TBD | ||
| Participants | 14 (from 104 entrants) | ||
| Matches played | 49 (to be played) | ||
| Official website | ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 | ||
| |||
The World Cup was also supposed to be co-hosted by Pakistan, but in the wake of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to strip Pakistan of its hosting rights.[4] The headquarters of the organising committee were originally situated in Lahore, but have now been shifted to Mumbai.[5] Pakistan was supposed to hold 14 matches, including one semi-final.[6] Eight of Pakistan's matches have been awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka and two to Bangladesh.[7]
Contents |
Host selection
Bids
The ICC originally announced its decision which countries would host the 2011 World Cup on 30 April 2006. Australia and New Zealand also bid for the tournament, and a successful Australasian bid for the 2011 World Cup would have seen a 50-50 split in games, with the final still up for negotiation. The Trans–Tasman bid, Beyond Boundaries, was the only bid for 2011 delivered to ICC headquarters inDubai ahead of the 1 March deadline. Considerable merits of the Australasian bid were the superior venues and infrastructure and the total support of both the New Zealand and Australian governments on tax and customs issues during the tournament, according to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland.[8] The New Zealand government had also given assurance that Zimbabwe would be allowed to compete in the tournament, following political discussions in the country whether their cricket team should be allowed to tour Zimbabwe in 2005. The Australian bid also won the support of former West Indiescaptain Shivnarine Chanderpaul[9]ICC President Ehsan Mani said the extra time taken by the Asian block to hand over its bid compliance book had harmed the four-nation bid. However, when the time came to vote, Asia won the hosting rights by seven votes to three.[8] The Pakistan Cricket Board has revealed that it was the vote of the West Indies Cricket Board that swung the matter, as the Asian bid had the support of the four bidding countries along with South Africa and Zimbabwe.[10] It was reported in Pakistani newspaper Dawn that the Asian countries promised to hold fund-raising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 World Cup, which may have influenced the vote.[11] However, chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Asian bid, I. S. Bindra, said it was their promise of extra profits in the region of US$ 400 million that swung the vote,[12] that there "was no quid pro quo for their support",[13] and that playing the West Indies had "nothing to do with the World Cup bid".[13]
ICC prefers to rotate World Cup venues between major cricket playing nations. The world cups have been hosted by England (Three times 1975,1979,1983), India/Pakistan 1987, Australia/New Zealand 1992, India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka 1996, England (UK,Netherlands) 1999, South Africa (Zimbabwe,Kenya) 2003, West Indies 2007. For the 2011 World Cup Australia/New Zealand were a strong contender ahead of India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka/Bangladesh because they had not hosted a World cup since 1992. In the final voting India won because they argued that since they were a bigger group of countries they should be assigned a World cup more frequently. Due to this, Australia/New Zealand were awarded the 2015 World Cup.
Staging of matches issues
Pakistan stripped of co-host status
Pakistan was stripped of its rights as co-host of the 2011 World Cup by the ICC on 17 April 2009 [14][15] due to ongoing concerns about the "uncertain security situation" prevailing in the country, especially in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Lahore during Sri Lanka's tour in 2009.The Pakistan Cricket Board has hinted that it may refuse to participate in the World Cup if they are asked to play in India.[16] However, there is no concrete evidence whether this will actually happen.
It is estimated that the PCB will lose $10.5 million due to the tournament being taken away from them.[17] This figure only includes the match-fee of $750,000 per match guaranteed by the ICC. The overall loss to the PCB and the Pakistani economy is expected to be much greater.
On 9 April 2009, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt revealed that they had issued a legal notice to oppose ICC's decision.[18] However, the ICC claims that the PCB is still a co-host and they have only shifted the matches out of Pakistan.[19] Pakistan have proposed that South Asia host the 2015 World Cup and Australia/New Zealand host 2011, however this option has not found favour with their co-hosts and hence seems unlikely.[20]
Allocation of matches
On 11 April 2005, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan announced an agreement about the allocation of games.[21] The original plan involved India hosting the final, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka would host the semi-finals.[22] and the opening ceremony will take place in Bangladesh.[23]After being stripped of its co-host status, Pakistan made the bid to host its home games in the cities of UAE as a neutral home venue. This is a result of Pakistan playing matches in the preceding months in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. The pitches in these stadia have also been developed to suit the Pakistani players. This would not harm any timing schedules as there are regular flights from the city of Mumbai toDubai.
However, on 28 April 2009, the ICC announced the re-allocation of matches originally intended to be played in Pakistan. As a result, India will now host 29 matches across eight venues including the final and one semi-final; Sri Lanka will host 12 in three venues, including one semi-final; while Bangladesh will stage 8 at two grounds as well as the opening ceremony on 18 February 2011.[24]
On 1 June 2010, the first phase of tickets for the 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been put on sale following a meeting of the tournament's Central Organising Committee in Mumbai. The tickets have been priced affordably, with the cheapest costing 20 cents US in Sri Lanka, the committee said.[25]
Feroz Shah Kotla
 | This section requires expansion. |
Format
Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed upon a revised format for the 2011 World Cup identical to the 1996 World Cup, the only change being the no. of teams as it was 12 in 1996 and 14 in 2011. The first round of the tournament will be a round-robin in which the 14 teams are divided into 2 groups of 7 teams each. The 7 teams play each other once with the top 4 from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals.[26] The format ensures that each team gets to play a minimum of 6 matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats. One semi-final of the tournament was officially handed over to India, after Pakistan were stripped of its rights to host the tournament.- The semi-final venues are the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka and PCA Stadium in Mohali, India
- The final is scheduled to be played at the renovated Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India.
Qualification
Main articles: ICC World Cricket League 2007-09 and 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier
As per ICC regulations, all 10 full members automatically qualify for the World Cup, including Zimbabwe who have given up their test playing status until the standard of their team improves.[27]The ICC also organised a qualifying tournament in South Africa to determine which Associate teams would participate in 2011 event. Ireland who had been the best performing Associate nation since the last World Cup, won the tournament, beating Canada in the final. The Netherlands and Kenya also qualified by virtue of finishing third and fourth respectively.[28]
List of qualified teams
The following 14 teams qualified for the final tournament. Countries with an asterisk* are Associate Members.
|
|
|
Venues
All the Indian stadiums for the 2011 World Cup had been finalized [29] earlier, and the venues of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were finalised in late October 2009. All the venues of the 2011 Cricket World Cup were announced on 2 November 2009 in Mumbai by the International Cricket Council. Two new stadiums in Sri Lanka are being constructed exclusively for the 2011 World Cup. They are located in Kandyand Hambantota.[30]| Kolkata | Colombo | New Delhi | Kandy | Ahmedabad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens Capacity: 82,000 (being upgraded) | R. Premadasa Stadium Capacity: 35,000 (being upgraded) | Feroz Shah Kotla Capacity: 48,000 | Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium Capacity: 35,000 (new stadium) | Sardar Patel Stadium Capacity: 50,000 |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Chittagong | Chennai | Dhaka | ||
| Chittagong Divisional Stadium Capacity: 20,000 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Capacity: 46,000 (being upgraded) | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Capacity: 35,000 | ||
 |  | |||
| Mumbai | Hambantota | Mohali | Nagpur | Bangalore |
| Wankhede Stadium Planned capacity: 45,000 (being upgraded) | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Capacity: 37,000 (new stadium) | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Capacity: 35,000 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Capacity: 45,000 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Capacity: 42,000 |
 |  |  |  |  |
Venues in Sri Lanka | Venues in Bangladesh |
Umpires
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Officials
The Umpire selection panel selected 18 umpires excluding a reserve umpire, Enamul Haque to officiate at the World Cup: 5 from Australia, 6 from Asia, 3 from England, 2 from New Zealand and 1 each from South Africa and West Indies.
|
|
Prize money
The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$ 3 million, with the International Cricket Council deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 million. The decision was taken at the ICC Board meeting which was held in Dubai on April 20, 2010.[31][32]Mascot
Main article: Stumpy
Stumpy[33] is the official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was unveiled at a function in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday, 2 April 2010. He is a ten year old elephant who is very young, enthusiasticand is determined. Cricket-followers based all over the world were able to participate in a contest to name the mascot.[34] The official name of the mascot was released on Monday, 2 August 2010 after an online competition conducted by the International Cricket Council in the last week of July, 2010.[35]Media coverage
Main article: List of 2011 Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights
Further information: 2011 Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights
The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of 2011 Cricket World Cup for around US$ 2 Billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket. The tournament would be broadcast all around the world in about 220 countries.[36][citation needed]Matches
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup schedule
All times given are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30), Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30) and Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)Group stage
In the following tables:[37]- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- T = total games tied (drawn)
- L = total games lost
- NR = no result
- NRR = net run rate
- Pts = total points accumulated
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Top 4 Group teams advance to the Quarter finals. | |
| Countries eliminated in this round | |
Group A
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group A
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group B
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 March - Dhaka | ||||||||||
| 29 March - Colombo | ||||||||||
| 24 March - Colombo | ||||||||||
| 2 April - Mumbai | ||||||||||
| 25 March - Dhaka | ||||||||||
| 30 March - Mohali | ||||||||||
| 26 March - Ahmedabad | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 23 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A1 | Match 43 | Group B4 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 24 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A2 | Match 44 | Group B3 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 25 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A3 | Match 45 | Group B2 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 26 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A4 | Match 46 | Group B1 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Semi-finals
| 29 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Winner of Match 43 | Match 47 | Winner of Match 45 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 30 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Winner of Match 44 | Match 48 | Winner of Match 46 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
Final
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Final
| 2 April 2011 14:30 | |||
| Winner of Match 47 | Match 49 | Winner of Match 48 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
