Showing posts with label 2011 Cricket World Cup Tickets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011 Cricket World Cup Tickets. Show all posts

Panic as Kyazoonga fails to deliver Cricket World Cup tickets in Sri Lanka

Failure on the part of the International Cricket Council’s official ticketing agent Kyazoonga.com to deliver ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 tickets purchased as early as July last year and the lack of information on where to pick up tickets has caused panic among cricket fans in Sri Lanka.


World Cup ticketsKyazoonga leaves cricket fans in the dark. © AFP/Dibyangshu SARKAR.Panic stricken cricket fans, who purchased tickets for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka encounter at the R. Premadasa Stadium from Kyazoonga, wrote to Island Cricket just days before the match seeking more information on how to obtain their tickets. They claim that Kyazoonga was not replying to their e-mails.
“My brother purchased our tickets from their website [Kyazoonga.com] last year and we were getting very worried because five days before the match the tickets weren’t here,” Shenuka Fonseka from Colombo said in an e-mail.

Ajit Jayasekara the chief executive officer of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) requested cricket fans to visit the World Cup secretariat at SLC headquarters in Colombo to obtain their tickets, when Island Cricket approached him with complaints from disgruntled fans.

“People who have made on-line bookings may come to the World Cup office at SLC with their on-line confirmation e-mails and collect their tickets from there,” Jayasekara said.

Mayan Priyadarshana from Anuradhapura purchased tickets for last Saturday’s Group-A clash via Kyazoonga.com and says he was in a state of panic two days before the match. He was unaware of the location to pick up his tickets.

When Priyadarshana attempted to contact SLC by telephone, he says, the operator abruptly ended the call when he mentioned that he was calling to inquire about World Cup tickets.

“I’m from Anuradhapura. I bought tickets on-line because I thought I can get the tickets at the gate before the match,” Priyadarshana said, after visiting SLC offices last Friday to pick up his tickets.

“I have to waste one extra day to travel to Colombo to pick up the tickets. In India, the Kyazoonga counter is right near the gate. In Sri Lanka, we have to waste a whole day.

“But getting the tickets was easy. I went to SLC with my national ID card and the ticket confirmation print-out,” he added.

Kyazoonga - India’s leading ticketing agency - has been under criticism lately, after its website crashed during the sale of World Cup final tickets last week.

ICC to sell blocked Cricket World Cup tickets through ballot

BANGALORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) would sell unused blocked tickets through a ballot system for the remaining World Cup 2011 matches, especially the semifinals and the final, in view of unprecedented demand from fans, a top official said Saturday.

"We have decided to sell all the unused leased tickets through a ballot system for future matches, especially the semifinals and the final, to be fairer to all, including the public," ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said.

For the high-octane India-England Group B match in this tech hub Sunday, the ICC has, however, decided to sell online the tickets it had sought and reserved for its use Saturday night 8 pm onwards through its designated website www.kyazoonga.com.

"No matter what sort of capacity we provide, the truth is we won't have enough seats to meet the unprecedented rush for tickets from the general public," Lorgat said.

Admitting that there were fewer number of tickets for the public through general sales, as majority of the tickets were reserved for sponsors, channel partners, clubs, associations affiliated to the Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI), Lorgat said the ticketing sale for the general fans was in the hands of hosts.

"The ticketing sale is in the hands of hosts and not the ICC. We have some commitments to our sponsors, commercial partners, BCCI associations and guests," Lorgat asserted.

Regretting the chaos that was witnessed on Thursday when only 7,000 tickets were sold to the public through counters at the stadium, depriving thousand of frenzied fans an opportunity to watch the Sunday match, Lorgat said those were the unfortunate scenes the ICC would not like to see again at any venue of the World Cup matches in the sub-continent.

"The frantic rush for the tickets is an indication of the popularity of the 50-over format and the passion fans, especially in India, have for the game," Lorgat pointed out.

Police on Thursday used canes to control the milling crowds, as the paltry 7,000 tickets for the general public in the 40,000-capacity stadium were sold out in three hours flat.

The ICC and local organisers have since drawn flak in the face of soaring demand for tickets.

Though the ICC is not clear how many of the leased tickets are being returned, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary and former Indian speedster Javagal Srinath said all the unused tickets would be made available for local fans online at the price they were earlier sold at.

"Unused leased tickets are coming to us in batches of 50-100 and in some cases 200-250 from the ICC. These will be sold online and not through counters at the same price they were bought earlier," Srinath said.

The unused tickets were sold earlier through online in the range of Rs.1,250 to Rs.7,500 per ticket.

The ICC is also likely to surrender a large number of tickets that were originally reserved for its sponsors, commercial partners, clubs, associations and VIP guests who were to watch the match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The tie was shifted to Bangalore last month.

"As the match got shifted from Kolkata to Bangalore at a short notice, not many English and Kolkata fans are likely to turn up due to travel and other reasons. ICC also gave many complimentary tickets for protocol reasons," a KSCA official said.

According to Srinath, about 8,000 blocked tickets were sold online for English and Kolkata fans.

Though the capacity of the stadium is estimated to be about 40,000 seats, Srinath said due to official commitments, about 31,000 seats were reserved for various cricket associations, club members, channel partners, sponsors, former cricketers and VIPs, while about 7,000 seats were for general fans.

"Blocking of seats in such large numbers has been in practice over the last five decades for protocol reasons and due to other obligations. We need to change the system to increase the number of seats for die-hard fans of the game. We are open to suggestions from the public," Srinath noted.

Of the 31,000-odd tickets for the Sunday match, 8,700 were allotted to the ICC, 8,250 to KSCA members, 4,500 to various state government departments, 4,000 to Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), 4,000 to various cricket clubs across the country and 2,000 to the BCCI.

"We expect about 10,000 tickets will be available for sale online later in the night through the website," the official added on anonymity.

Welcome song to depict Bangladesh's history in WC opening

"Hey the world, now is the time to know Bangladesh" -- the mesmerising 'welcome song' is expected to set the stand on fire.

The welcome song is the inaugural item of the grand gala opening ceremony of the first ever World Cup Cricket, which kicks off on February 17, and it will depict the history of Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital, reports BSS.

This will be followed by the official 'theme song' -'De Ghumma Ke" to be sung in four languages.

The welcome song begins with "O Prithibi. Ebar eshey Banglake nao chiney.. O prithibi,. Ebar eshey Banglake nao chiney. (Hey the world. now is the time to know Bangladesh.).

The 5.40-minute-long 'welcome song' written by Zulfiqar Russell will be directed by famous music director and singer Ebrar Tipu. It is not yet finalised who will sing the song in Bangla but it is expected to be presented by Habib or Hridoy Khan while the English version will be sung by Mila and Elita.

The song is superbly composed asking the world that this is the time to know Bangladesh, its culture and heritage. Then the song depicts the 23-year arduous movement led by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman starting from 1952 Language Movement to War of Liberation in 1971.

In the concluding part, the song urges the visitors to come and witness the beauty of Bangladesh and its chanting mangrove forest and world famous sprawling coastline and people's mad desire to win.

Talking to the agency, music director Ebrar Tipu said, "Since the wording of the welcome song is about Bangladesh I have selected local music and instruments to complete this song."

"The music will include all local instruments starting from dotara to shehnai while the song will be composed with the mingling of classical, folk and modern tunes."

Bollywood's famous team of music directors Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy has composed the official theme song of World Cup 2011. They have composed the three versions of the song titled 'De Ghumaa Ke' in Bangla, Hindi and Sinhalese. The tournament, which will start on February 19, will be held in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The theme song 'De Ghumaa Ke' is a very passionate number aimed to create the fierce sense of competition and the strong desire to win. The term literally means 'Hit It Hard' and it is one word used by all the cricket fanatics for their favourite player and team.

World Cup will reverse poor perception of 50-over cricket: ICC

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat believesnext month''s cricket World Cup will dismiss fears of thedemise of the 50-over format of the game and prove that allthree formats can co-exist.

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"I think the talk of poor interest in 50-over cricket isoverstated. I firmly believe that all three forms of the game(Test, ODI and T20I) will co-exist and in fact thrive atinternational level," Lorgat told Espnstar.com.

"I hope that the ICC Cricket World Cup, being the game''sflagship event and cricket''s biggest prize, will add toreversing the poor perception of 50-over cricket as some ofthe recent matches already have.

"To be frank, the talk of a demise of 50-over ODI cricketis way out of whack with what we are experiencing. Players,spectators, TV viewers and administrators still see greatvalue in the ODI and I think we are very fortunate as a sportto have three viable formats that are so popular in their ownways. I can''t think of any other sport that enjoys such anembarrassment of riches in that way," he added.

Lorgat said 2011 will witness the most open andunpredictable ICC Cricket World Cup in history.

"This year''s event promises to be one of the most openand unpredictable in history. It seems to me that the topteams are all playing some wonderful cricket at present andthere is precious little to decide between them," he said.

"The Australians could make history by becoming the firstteam to win four in a row but they will be challenged as theyare not as dominant today as they were four years ago. Theother teams no doubt will sense an opportunity to wrestle ''TheCup that Counts'' from their tight grasp," he added.

The ICC CEO said the governing body doesn''t have plans totinker with the format of the game but it is ready to considerchanges if it is good for cricket.

"There are no plans to dramatically change the format ofthe 50-over game at international level. That said, weencourage our Members to experiment with different formats andinitiatives to see if there are ways it can be enhanced," hesaid.

"The ODI today has a very different look and feel to whatit was 40 years ago when the first match took place in 1971.

We have always embraced change and will continue to do so. Ifit''s good for ODIs we will consider it," he added.

The World Cup, which is being co-hosted by India, SriLanka and Bangladesh, will be starting from February 19 inDhaka.

Cricket Odds for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Look out cricket online betting fans, cricket odds are now up for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The event begins on the 19th of March, and will be hosted jointly by Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh.

India will be hosting the majority of the matches, with 29 out of the 46 matches. Sri Lanka will host 12 and Bangladesh 5.

The schedule has been reworked so that every team will play at least 6 matches. The top four teams from each group will then move on for a knock out stage, and those winners will move on to the semi-finals, and then final.

A record attendance is expected for this year’s games and an estimated 2 billion viewers will be tuning in from around the globe.

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The official theme song for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is De Ghumaa Ke, which translate roughly means hit it hard. The song will be played at the inaugural ceremony as well as during the first matches on the 19th.

Outright Cricket Odds

India         3/1
Sri Lanka     4/1
Australia         5/1
England         5/1
South Africa     11/2
Pakistan         8/1
West Indies    20/1
New Zealand    20/1
Bangladesh    33/1
Zimbabwe    200/1
Ireland        500/1
Netherlands    750/1
Canada        1000/1
Kenya        1000/1

Also available are elimination cricket odds:

Australia Stage of Elimination
Group Stage    10/1
Quarter Final    even
Semi Final    12/5
Runner Up    6/1
Winner        5/1

Bangladesh Stage of Elimination
Group Stage    10/1
Quarter Final    13/10
Semi Final    11/4
Runner Up    9/2
Winner        3/1

Canada Stage of Elimination
Group Stage    1/50
Quarter Final    12/1
Semi Final    40/1
Runner Up    250/1
Winner        1000/1

India Stage of Elimination
Group Stage    10/1
Quarter Final    13/10
Semi Final    11/4
Runner Up    9/2
Winner        3/1

Kenya Stage of Elimination
Group Stage    1/50
Quarter Final    12/1
Semi Final    40/1
Runner Up    250/1
Winner        1000/1

Group A Cricket Odds for Qualification
Sri Lanka        1/50
Australia        1/50
Pakistan        1/20
New Zealand    1/10
Zimbabwe    7/2
Canada        10/1
Kenya        10/1

Group B Cricket Odds for Qualification
India        1/50
England        1/25
South Africa    1/25
West Indies    1/3
Bangladesh    5/4
Ireland        13/2
Holland        16/1

ICC appoints umpires and match referees for Cricket World Cup

THE APEX body of cricket, International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed umpires and match referees for the group stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which is going to be held between February 19 to April 2 in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The International Cricket Council has appointed Aleem Dar, who was ICC Umpire of the years 2009 and 2010, four-time ICC Umpire of the Year Simon Taufel along with Ian Gould, Billy Doctrove, Daryl Harper, Steve Davis, Marais Erasmus, Tony Hill, Asoka de Silva, Rod Tucker, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Kumar Dharmasena, Bruce Oxenford, Asad Rauf, Amish Saheba and Shahvir Tarapore.

ICC also appointed Ranjan Madugalle, Chris Broad, Jeff Crowe, Roshan Mahanama and Andy Pycroft as match referees for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Here is the full list of umpires and match referees for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 until group stage.

Saturday 19 Feb – Bangladesh vs India (D/N), Dhaka- Steve Davis and Kumar Dharmasena, Billy Doctrove (third), Asad Rauf (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Sunday 20 Feb – New Zealand vs Kenya (D), Chennai – Rod Tucker and Marais Erasmus, Aleem Dar (third), Sudhir Asnani (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Sunday 20 Feb – Sri Lanka vs Canada (D/N), Hambantota – Ian Gould and Shahvir Tarapore, Tony Hill (third), Daryl Harper (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Monday 21 Feb – Australia vs Zimbabwe (D/N), Ahmedabad – Asoka de Silva and Richard Kettleborough, Amish Saheba (third), Simon Taufel (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Tuesday 22 Feb – England vs Netherlands (D/N), Nagpur – Asad Rauf and Brice Oxenford, Kumar Dharmasena (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Wednesday 23 Feb – Pakistan vs Kenya (D/N), Hambantota – Tony Hill and Nigel Llong, Daryl Harper (third), Shahvir Tarapore (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Thursday 24 Feb – South Africa vs West Indies (D/N), New Delhi – Simon Taufel and Amish Saheba, Asoka de Silva (third), Richard Kettleborough (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Friday 25 Feb – Australia vs New Zealand (D), Nagpur – Billy Doctrove and Kumar Dharmasena, Asad Rauf (third), Bruce Oxenford (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Friday 25 Feb – Bangladesh vs Ireland (D/N), Dhaka – Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker, Billy Bowden (third), Marais Erasmus (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Saturday 26 Feb – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (D/N), Colombo – Daryl Harper and Ian Gould, Nigel Llong (third), Tony Hill (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Sunday 27 Feb – India vs England (D/N), Bengaluru – Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus, Rod Tucker (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Monday 28 Feb – West Indies vs Netherlands, (D/N) New Delhi – Amish Saheba and Simon Taufel, Richard Kettleborough (third), Asoka de Silva (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Monday 28 Feb – Zimbabwe vs Canada (D), Nagpur – Asad Rauf and Bruce Oxenford, Steve Davis (third), Billy Doctrove (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Tuesday 1 Mar – Sri Lanka vs Kenya (D), Colombo – Tony Hill and Shahvir Tarapore, Ian Gould (third), Daryl Harper (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Wednesday 2 Mar – England vs Ireland (D/N), Bengaluru – Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden, Marais Erasmus (third), Rod Tucker (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee )

Thursday 3 Mar – South Africa vs Netherlands (D), Mohali – Asoka de Silva and Richard Kettleborough, Simon Taufel (third), Amish Saheba (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Thursday 3 Mar – Pakistan vs Canada (D/N), Colombo – Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong, Tony Hill (third), Ian Gould (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Friday 4 Mar – New Zealand vs Zimbabwe (D), Ahmedabad – Aleem Dar and Marais Erasmus, Rod Tucker (third), Billy Bowden (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Friday 4 Mar – Bangladesh vs West Indies (D/N), Dhaka – Kumar Dharmasena and Steve Davis, Asad Rauf (third), Bruce Oxenford (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Saturday 5 Mar – Sri Lanka vs Australia (D/N), Colombo – Tony Hill and Ian Gould, Shahvir Tarapore (third), Nigel Llong (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Sunday 6 Mar – India vs Ireland (D/N), Bengaluru – Billy Bowden and Rod Tucker, Marais Erasmus (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Sunday 6 Mar – England vs South Africa (D), Chennai – Simon Taufel and Amish Saheba, Asoka de Silva (third), Richard Kettleborough (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Monday 7 Mar – Kenya vs Canada (D/N), New Delhi – Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove, Bruce Oxenford (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Tuesday 8 Mar – Pakistan vs New Zealand (D/N), Pallekele – Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong, Ian Gould (third), Shahvir Tarapore (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Wednesday 9 Mar – India vs Netherlands (D/N), New Delhi – Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis, Billy Doctrove (third), Kumar Dharmasena (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Thursday 10 Mar – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (D/N), Pallekele - Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong, Tony Hill (third), Ranmore Martinesz (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Friday 11 Mar – West Indies vs Ireland (D), Mohali – Asoka de Silva and Shahvir Tarapore, Bruce Oxenford (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Roshan Mahnama (referee)

Friday 11 Mar – Bangladesh vs England (D/N), Chittagong – Daryl Harper and Rod Tucker, Aleem Dar (third), Enamul Hoque-Moni (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Saturday 12 Mar – India vs South Africa (D/N), Nagpur – Ian Gould and Simon Taufel, Billy Doctrove (third), Kumar Dharmasena (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Sunday 13 Mar – New Zealand vs Canada (D), Mumbai – Shahvir Tarapore and Bruce Oxenford, Steve Davis (third), Asoka de Silva (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Sunday 13 Mar – Australia vs Kenya (D/N), Bengaluru – Asad Rauf and Richard Kettleborough, Billy Bowden (third), Amish Saheba (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)

Monday 14 Mar – Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (D/N), Pallekele – Nigel Llong and Tony Hill, Marais Erasmus (third),  Ranmore Martinesz (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Monday 14 Mar – Bangladesh vs Netherlands (D), Chittagong – Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker, Daryl Harper (third), Enamul Hoque-Moni (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Tuesday 15 Mar – South Africa vs Ireland (D/N), Kolkata – Kumar Dharmasena and Billy Doctrove, Simon Taufel (third), Ian Gould (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Wednesday 16 Mar – Australia vs Canada (D/N), Bengaluru – Amish Saheba and Billy Bowden, Richard Kettleborough (third), Asad Rauf (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)

Thursday 17 Mar – England vs West Indies (D/N), Chennai – Asoka de Silva and Steve Davis, Shahvir Tarapore (third), Brice Oxenford (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Friday 18 Mar – Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (D/N), Mumbai – Richard Kettleborough and Asad Rauf, Amish Saheba (third), Billy Bowden (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)

Friday 18 Mar – Ireland vs Netherlands (D), Kolkata – Simon Tuafel and Ian Gould, Kumar Dharmasena (third), Billy Doctrove (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Saturday 19 Mar – Australia vs Pakistan (D/N), Colombo – Tony Hill and Marais Erasmus, Nigel Llong (third), Tyron Wijewardena (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Saturday 19 Mar – Bangladesh vs South Africa (D), Dhaka – Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar, Rod Tucker (third), Enamul Hoque-Moni (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Sunday 20 Mar – Zimbabwe vs Kenya (D), Kolkata – Billy Doctrove and Kumar Dharmasena, Ian Gould (third), Simon Taufel (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Sunday 20 Mar – India vs West Indies (D/N), Chennai – Steve Davis and Bruce Oxenford, Asoka de Silva (third), Shahvir Tarapore (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

the 14 teams and squads for the 2011 ICC World Cup

Below are the 14 teams and squads for the 2011 ICC World Cup to be held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
Australia: Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine, Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo.
Canada: Ashish Bagai, Rizwan Cheema, Harvir Baidwan, Nitish Kumar, Hiral Patel, Tyson Gordon, Henry Osinde, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Karl Whatham, Khurram Chohan, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Balaji Rao.
Standby: Hamza Tariq (for Tyson Gordon.)
England: Andrew Strauss, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy.
India: MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin.
Ireland: William Porterfield, Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien, Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson, Andrew White, Ed Joyce.
Kenya: Jimmy Kamande, Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, David Obuya, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tamnay Mishra, Rakep Patel, Maurice Ouma, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche.
Netherlands: Peter Borren, Wesley Baressi, Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.
Reserves: Tom Heggleman, Andrew Hoogstraten, Muhammad Kashif.
New Zealand: Hamish Bennett, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, James Franklin, Kyle Mills, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad.
South Africa: Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.
West Indies: Darren Sammy, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Carlton Baugh, Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adrian Barath.
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura, Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams.
Non-travelling reserves: Terrence Duffin, Tinotenda Mawoyo, Njabulo Ncube, Tinashe Panyangara, Vusimuzi Sibanda.
Below are some pictures I have gathered of some of the stadiums the games will be played at.









ICC World Cup 2011 tickets: Chepauk stadium wall collapses

A wall at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai collapsed on Wednesday injuring two persons.

The sale of the tickets for World Cup had kicked off on Wednesday morning and scores of people had qued at the stadium to buy the tickets.

The incident occurred when some of the people leaned on a wall causing its collapse.

A man and woman were injured in the mishap. They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.

They were discharged from the hospital after the treatment as they had sustained minor injuries.

Four cricket matches for the world cup will be held in the stadium.

This is the second embarrassment for India in connection with the World Cup.

Earlier, Kolkata’s Eden Garden was declared unfit to host a match between India and England. The match has been shifted to Bangalore.

 
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