Quite happy with World Cup schedule; will miss Praveen: Dhoni

Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday said he was quite satisfied with the World Cup schedule, which has drawn criticism from some teams for the six-day gap in some matches.

'It is very difficult to form a perfect schedule and format. A tournament schedule will be either too long or too short,' he told reporters here.

'I am quite happy with the schedule. It will give us time to recover from small niggles,' Dhoni said on the second day of his team's preparatory camp for the 45-day World Cup that begins in Dhaka Feb 19 with a match between co-hosts India and Bangladesh. The third co-host is Sri Lanka.

The schedule has been criticized, particularly by England's Kevin Pieterson who questioned the six-day gap in some of the matches his team plays.

The Indian captain said the team would miss fast bowler Praveen Kumar who is nursing an elbow injury. Pacer from Kerala Shantakumaran Sreesanth has taken his place.

Dhoni said it was 'unfortunate that Praveen had to miss the World Cup. He is a street-smart cricketer and we will miss him.'

The captain, without mentioning any name, said a few players were 'suffering from slight niggles, which is always there but nothing serious.'

The players who have recovered from those 'niggles' are Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar.

They along with other team mates hit the nets and gym late Wednesday and will continue the practice till Feb 12 at the National Cricket Academy facility here.

The Indian team will play its first warm-up match against Australia here.

Quite happy with World Cup schedule; will miss Praveen: Dhoni

Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thursday said he was quite satisfied with the World Cup schedule, which has drawn criticism from some teams for the six-day gap in some matches.

'It is very difficult to form a perfect schedule and format. A tournament schedule will be either too long or too short,' he told reporters here.

'I am quite happy with the schedule. It will give us time to recover from small niggles,' Dhoni said on the second day of his team's preparatory camp for the 45-day World Cup that begins in Dhaka Feb 19 with a match between co-hosts India and Bangladesh. The third co-host is Sri Lanka.

The schedule has been criticized, particularly by England's Kevin Pieterson who questioned the six-day gap in some of the matches his team plays.

The Indian captain said the team would miss fast bowler Praveen Kumar who is nursing an elbow injury. Pacer from Kerala Shantakumaran Sreesanth has taken his place.

Dhoni said it was 'unfortunate that Praveen had to miss the World Cup. He is a street-smart cricketer and we will miss him.'

The captain, without mentioning any name, said a few players were 'suffering from slight niggles, which is always there but nothing serious.'

The players who have recovered from those 'niggles' are Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar.

They along with other team mates hit the nets and gym late Wednesday and will continue the practice till Feb 12 at the National Cricket Academy facility here.

The Indian team will play its first warm-up match against Australia here.

सटोरियों ने माना भारत को वर्ल्‍ड कप का विजेता, लगाया सबसे ज्‍यादा दांव

दुबई. 2011 क्रिकेट विश्वकप शुरू होने में तीन हफ्ते से कम का वक्त रह गया है, लेकिन इस प्रतिष्ठित टूर्नामेंट के विजेता को लेकर कयास लगने शुरू हो गए हैं।
टीम इंडिया के कप्तान महेंद्र सिंह धोनी की उनकी टीम को हल्के में न लेने की चेतावनी के बाद टूर्नामेंट के सह आयोजक भारत को सट्टेबाज भी संभावित विजेता मान रहे हैं। यही वजह है कि सट्टेबाज सबसे ज़्यादा सट्टा भारत पर लगा रहे हैं। सट्टेबाजी के बाजार में भारत का भाव 7/2 चल रहा है। गौरतलब है कि 19 फरवरी से शुरू हो रहे आईसीसी क्रिकेट विश्वकप में भारत के अलावा बांग्लादेश और श्रीलंका आयोजक हैं।

ज़्यादातर इंग्लिश सट्टेबाज टूर्नामेंट जीतने के लिए भारतीय टीम को फेवरेट टीम मान रहे हैं। श्रीलंका पर सट्टेबाजों ने  5/1 और  36 साल से विश्व कप जीतने का सपना देख रहे इंग्लैंड पर भी 5/1 का भाव लगाया है। सट्टाबाजार में दो अन्य टीमों जिनपर सबसे ज़्यादा दांव लगाया जा रहा है, वे हैं ऑस्ट्रेलिया और दक्षिण अफ्रीका।

ऑस्ट्रेलिया 2007, 2003, 1999  और 1987 में यह खिताब जीत चुका है। वहीं, भारत ने १९८३, श्रीलंका ने १९९६ और पाकिस्तान ने १९९२ में विश्व कप जीता है। हाल ही में ऑस्ट्रेलिया पर एशेज और टी २० मैच में जीत के चलते इंग्लैंड के भाव आसमान छू रहे हैं।

World Cup 2011 Schedule & Timetable releases

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be held by in the sub-continent South Asian countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai will be hosting the final of the Cricket World Cup 2011.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 shedule has been released and the mega event will be held from the 19th of February to the 2nd of April in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The first match of ICC World Cup 2011 begings between India vs Bangladesh on Feb 19, 2011 onwards.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Teams:
Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
Group B – India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule or Timetable:

1. 19 February (14.00) – India vs Bangladesh – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

2. 20 February (09.30) – New Zealand vs Kenya – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

3. 20 February (14.30) – Sri Lanka vs Canada – Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

4. 21 February (14.00) – Australia vs Zimbabwe – Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

5. 22 February (14.30) – England vs Netherlands – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

6. 23 February (14.30) – Pakistan vs Kenya – Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

7. 24 February (14.30) – South Africa vs West Indies – Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

8. 25 February (14.30) – Australia vs New Zealand – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

9. 25 February (09.30) – Bangladesh vs Ireland – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

10. 26 February (14.30) – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

11. 27 February (14.30) – India vs England – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

12. 28 February (14.30) – West Indies vs Netherlands – Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

13. 28 February (09.30) – Zimbabwe vs Canada – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

14. 01 March (14.30) – Sri Lanka vs Kenya – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

15. 02 March (14.30) – England vs Ireland – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

16. 03 March (09.30) – South Africa vs Netherlands – Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

17. 03 March (14.30) – Pakistan vs Canada – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

18. 04 March (09.30) – New Zealand vs Zimbabwe – Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

19. 04 March (14.30) – Bangladesh vs West Indies – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

20. 05 March (14.30) – Sri Lanka vs Australia – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

21. 06 March (14.30) – India vs Ireland – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

22. 06 March (09.30) – England vs South Africa – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

23. 07 March (14.30) – Kenya vs Canada – Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

24. 08 March (14.30) – Pakistan vs New Zealand – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

25. 09 March (14.30) – India vs Netherlands – Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

26. 10 March (14.30) – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

27. 11 March (09.30) – West Indies vs Ireland – Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

28. 11 March (14.30) – Bangladesh vs England – Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

29. 12 March (14.30) – India vs South Africa – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

30. 13 March (09.30) – New Zealand vs Canada – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

31. 13 March (14.30) – Australia vs Kenya – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

32. 14 March (14.30) – Pakistan vs Zimbabwe – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

33. 14 March (14.30) – Bangladesh vs Netherlands – Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

34. 15 March (14.30) – South Africa vs Ireland – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

35. 16 March (14.30) – Australia vs Canada – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

36. 17 March (14.30) – England vs West Indies – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

37. 18 March (14.30) – Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

38. 18 March (09.30) – Ireland vs Netherlands – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

39. 19 March (14.30) – Australia vs Pakistan – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

40. 19 March (09.30) – Bangladesh vs South Africa – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

41. 20 March (09:30) – Zimbabwe vs Kenya – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

42. 20 March (14.30) – India vs West Indies – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

43. 23 March (14.30) – First Quarterfinal (Group A1 vs Group B4) – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

44. 24 March (14.30) – Second Quarterfinal (Group A2 vs Group B3) – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

45. 25 March (14.30) – Third Quarterfinal (Group A3 vs Group B2) – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

46. 26 March (14.30) – Fourth Quarterfinal (Group A4 vs Group B1) – Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

47. 29 March (14.30) – First Semifinal (Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 45) – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

48. 30 March (14.30) – Second Semifinal (Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 46) – Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

49. 02 April (14.30) – Final (Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48) – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

World Cup Cricket 2011 to start on Feb 19, here is full schedule

THE BIGGEST cricketing event, ICC World Cup Cricket 2011, which is jointly being organised by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is going to start from February 19 at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Mega final of the biggest cricket event is scheduled to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2. Stumpy, an elephant is the official mascot for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Fourteen countries, which are participating in the World Cup Cricket 2011 are divided into two groups. In group 'A' including host Sri Lanka others are including Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Canada, whereas in group 'B' South Africa, West Indies, England, Netherlands and Ireland are there other then host India and Bangladesh. During the 43 days long ICC World Cup Cricket 2011, total of 49 matches will be played including semi final and final matches. Complete schedule of the 2011 Cricket World Cup are following:

Match	Date	Group	Teams	Venue
1	19 Feb	B	India vs Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
2	20 Feb	A	New Zealand vs Kenya	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
3	20 Feb	A	Sri Lanka vs Canada	International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
4	21 Feb	A	Australia vs Zimbabwe	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
5	22 Feb	B	England vs Netherlands	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
6	23 Feb	A	Pakistan vs Kenya	International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
7	24 Feb	B	South Africa vs West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
8	25 Feb	A	Australia vs New Zealand	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
9	25 Feb	B	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
10	26 Feb	A	Sri Lanka vs Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
11	27 Feb	B	India vs England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
12	28 Feb	B	West Indies vs Netherlands	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
13	28 Feb	A	Zimbabwe vs Canada	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
14	1 Mar	A	Sri Lanka vs Kenya	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
15	2 Mar	B	England vs Ireland	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
16	3 Mar	B	South Africa vs Netherlands	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
17	3 Mar	A	Pakistan vs Canada	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
18	4 Mar	A	New Zealand vs Zimbabwe	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
19	4 Mar	B	Bangladesh vs West Indies	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
20	5 Mar	A	Sri Lanka vs Australia	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
21	6 Mar	B	India vs Ireland	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
22	6 Mar	B	England vs South Africa	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
23	7 Mar	A	Kenya vs Canada	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
24	8 Mar	A	Pakistan vs New Zealand	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
25	9 Mar	B	India vs Netherlands	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
26	10 Mar	A	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
27	11 Mar	B	West Indies vs Ireland	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
28	11 Mar	B	Bangladesh vs England	Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong
29	12 Mar	B	India vs South Africa	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
30	13 Mar	A	New Zealand vs Canada	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
31	13 Mar	A	Australia vs Kenya	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
32	14 Mar	A	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
33	14 Mar	B	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong
34	15 Mar	B	South Africa vs Ireland	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
35	16 Mar	A	Australia vs Canada	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
36	17 Mar	B	England vs West Indies	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
37	18 Mar	A	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
38	18 Mar	B	Ireland vs Netherlands	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
39	19 Mar	A	Australia vs Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
40	19 Mar	B	Bangladesh vs South Africa	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
41	20 Mar	A	Zimbabwe vs Kenya	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
42	20 Mar	B	India vs West Indies	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
43	23 Mar		First Quarterfinal	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
44	24 Mar		Second Quarterfinal	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
45	25 Mar		Third Quarterfinal	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
46	26 Mar		Fourth Quarterfinal	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
47	29 Mar		First Semifinal	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
48	30 Mar		Second Semifinal	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
49	02 Apr		Final	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Matches Schedule, India Matches Schedule

The final fixtures of ICC Cricket World cup 2011 has been announced with India taking Bangladesh in the opening match. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be the hosts with Mumbai hosting the final of the World cup. It seems ICC took lessons from 2007 world cup and has divided the teams in two groups so that big teams qualify.

Group Division:

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

Match no.		Date	Teams	Venue
1		19 Feb	India vs Bangladesh	Dhaka
2		20 Feb	New Zealand vs Kenya	Chennai
3		20 Feb	Sri Lanka vs Canada	Hambantota
4		21 Feb	Australia vs Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad
5		22 Feb	England vs Netherlands	Nagpur
6		23 Feb	Pakistan vs Kenya	Hambantota
7		24 Feb	South Africa vs West Indies	New Delhi
8		25 Feb	Australia vs New Zealand	Nagpur
9		25 Feb	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Dhaka
10		26 Feb	Sri Lanka vs Pakistan	Colombo
11		27 Feb	India vs England	Kolkata
12		28 Feb	West Indies vs Netherlands	New Delhi
13		28 Feb	Zimbabwe vs Canada	Nagpur
14		1 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Kenya	Colombo
15		2 Mar	England vs Ireland	Bangalore
16		3 Mar	South Africa vs Netherlands	Mohali
17		3 Mar	Pakistan vs Canada	Colombo
18		4 Mar	New Zealand vs Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad
19		4 Mar	Bangladesh vs West Indies	Dhaka
20		5 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Australia	Colombo
21		6 Mar	India vs Ireland	Bangalore
22		6 Mar	England vs South Africa	Chennai
23		7 Mar	Kenya vs Canada	New Delhi
24		8 Mar	Pakistan vs New Zealand	Pallekelle
25		9 Mar	India vs Netherlands	New Delhi
26		10 Mar	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Pallekelle
27		11 Mar	West Indies vs Ireland	Mohali
28		11 Mar	Bangladesh vs England	Chittagong
29		12 Mar	India vs South Africa	Nagpur
30		13 Mar	New Zealand vs Canada	Mumbai
31		13 Mar	Australia vs Kenya	Bangalore
32		14 Mar	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe	Pallekelle
33		14 Mar	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Chittagong
34		15 Mar	South Africa vs Ireland	Kolkata
35		16 Mar	Australia vs Canada	Bangalore
36		17 Mar	England vs West Indies	Chennai
37		18 Mar	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand	Mumbai
38		18 Mar	Ireland vs Netherlands	Kolkata
39		19 Mar	Australia vs Pakistan	Colombo
40		19 Mar	Bangladesh vs South Africa	Dhaka
41		20 Mar	Zimbabwe vs Kenya	Kolkata
42		20 Mar	India vs West Indies	Chennai
43		23 Mar	First Quarterfinal	Dhaka
44		24 Mar	Second Quarterfinal	Colombo
45		25 Mar	Third Quarterfinal	Dhaka
46		26 Mar	Fourth Quarterfinal	Ahmedabad
47		29 Mar	First Semifinal	Colombo
48		30 Mar	Second Semifinal	Mohali
49		02 Apr	FINAL	Mumbai