ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh Places

The ICC World Cup 2011 will be organized jointly by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the locations of these countries have concluded.

Originally, Pakistan were also co-hosts with some matches to be held in that country. Under the plan, the limited participation of Bangladesh to host the opening ceremony.

In April 2006, citing security concerns, the Court decided not to allow Pakistan to host a round of World Cup despite that kept Pakistan as a co-host.

Pakistan tried to salvage the situation by stating that the parties assigned to be held in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, rather than in Pakistan.

When that did not move, Pakistan sought to save face by demanding that the event will be held in Australia and New Zealand had also conducted for the World Cup.

How are things with time, the ICC stuck to their guns and the tournament will be hosted jointly by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Three venues have been named in Sri Lanka, which will host some matches and a semifinal group. In addition to Colombo and Kandy, Galle, is the third location that will host during the tournament.

Colombo matches will be played at Premadasa Stadium, which has a capacity of 35,000.

The Premadasa will host five matches in Group A, including a game Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan to be its first attraction of the World Cup on March 10, 2011.

The Premadasa also be the proud host of the fourth and a semifinal on March 24 and 29, 2011, respectively.

New stadiums are being built in Kandy and Galle. The Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy construction will, as the Premadasa in Colombo, has a capacity of 35,000.

This stadium will host three games in Group A, starting with a meeting Pakistan Vs New Zealand on 8 March 2011.

Suryawewa Galle Stadium, also under construction, will be able to somewhat less than their counterparts in Kandy and Colombo, and 33,000 spectators will watch the games out here during the World Cup.

This stadium will host its first match on February 20, 2011, when the armies of Sri Lanka takes on Canada at a meeting of Group A. Just another (group) match is scheduled to be played here.

Bangladesh uses two venues to host matches in the World Cup had been allocated by the International Criminal Court. Apart from the capital city of Dhaka, Chittagong, will also be on the itinerary of the teams that travel to Bangladesh during the tournament.

Dhaka Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium has been in the international cricket map for several years and has a capacity of 35,000.

This stadium has been honored with the award to it of the opening match between co-hosts India and Bangladesh in a Group B match scheduled for February 19, 2011.

Another three Group B games are scheduled to be played in this place will also host two quarter-final on March 23 and 25, 2011.

Chittagong divisional stadium with a capacity of 20,000 will be the location of the other parties of the World Cup to be held in Bangladesh next year.

Bangladesh will meet England in a Group B match here on March 11, 2011. One more game of Group B is assigned to this place.

The tournament will culminate at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the winning semi-finalists will face off to decide the world champions.