The good times are here for India. The country will host the world cup one-tenth of its most loved sport in 2011 along with co-hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Be the first time that Bangladesh co-hosted a World Cup cricket. Fourteen teams are scheduled to compete for the coveted Cup in February and early April 2011. According to accessories ICC announced the 2011 World Cup, the first game will be played between India and co-hosts Sri Lanka in Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
The time table announced before the World Cup 2011 also includes Pakistan as a co-host nation, but the attack of 2009 on the cricket team of Sri Lanka in Lahore, which left seven injured players, forced the body of the Body World Cup (ICC) to get out of Pakistan for its co-hosting duties on Apr 17, 2009. Now India will host 29 of the total of 49 games, including planned major finals in the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and also a semi-final. Sri Lanka will host 12 matches, while the first time that the nation of Bangladesh has been given the opportunity to host the first match of the tournament with eight other parties. Since India has been allocated the largest number of matches, the ICC moved its headquarters to Mumbai to ensure smooth and timely preparations for the event. Mr. Ratnakar Shetty has been appointed as general director of the event, while the Security Directorate will be headed by Mr. Shashank Manohar of the BCCI.
The allocation of places in the world cup event is always a great demand in major cricket nations in the supply of housing rights. To avoid favoritism, the Court preferred locations rotate among the major cricket playing nations. In the bid for the 2011 event, Australia / New Zealand had an advantage over the trio of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, as it had not had the opportunity to host the World Cup since 1992. But the Indian argument that the trio from a larger group of countries helped make the agreement final. The Cricket World Cup 2015 will take place in Australia and New Zealand.
Cricket World Cup held every four years is the fourth largest event and one of the most anticipated and watched the world of cricket. It is widely regarded as the pinnacle of achievement in the sport. The enthusiasm among fans and is palpable in the first phase of tickets went on sale in Mumbai on June 1, 2010. Affordably priced at about 20 U.S. cents, the organizing committee is expecting sales to pick up stickers and not diminish the euphoria of the fans. The new revised format of the World Cup where 14 teams instead of 16 will participate also ensures that fans go to see their favorite teams play a minimum of six games, even if they are ruled out of tournament due to early defeat.
Cricket fan or not, there's no way you can escape the madness that surrounds everyone. From cricket goods in stores on travel to host nations, restaurants and pubs serving food cricket theme, the fever is all. Personal relationships are also not affected by the madness. While love for cricket unites some spells also punishment for many relationships. There is simply no escape, so be prepared to drown in the buzz of the slogans of cricket in the coming year.
Therefore, Get the latest version of the ICC World Cup 2011 ready to be played in 2011. World Cup 2011 schedule will begin February 19, 2011. 2011 Cricket World Cup calendar will have 14 teams, 10 of which would test the range condition.
| Date | Local | Match Details | Venue |
| 12-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Kenya vs West Indies, 1st Warm up ODI | Colombo |
| 12-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, 2nd Warm up ODI | Kandy |
| 12-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Bangladesh vs Canada, 3rd Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Chittagong |
| 12-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Ireland vs New Zealand, 4th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Nagpur |
| 12-Feb-11 | 14:30 | South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 5th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Chennai |
| 13-Feb-11 | 14:30 | India vs Australia, 6th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Bangalore |
| 15-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 7th Warm up ODI | Nagpur |
| 15-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Kenya vs Netherlands, 8th Warm up ODI | Kandy |
| 15-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 9th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Mirpur |
| 15-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Australia vs South Africa, 10th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Bangalore |
| 16-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Canada vs England, 11th Warm up ODI | Mirpur |
| 16-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 12th Warm up ODI | Colombo |
| 16-Feb-11 | 14:30 | India vs New Zealand, 13th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Chennai |
| 18-Feb-11 | 14:30 | England vs Pakistan, 14th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Mirpur |
| 19-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group B : Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI Day Night Match | Mirpur |
| 20-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Group A : New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd ODI | Chennai |
| 20-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Sri Lanka vs Canada, 3rd ODI Day Night Match | Hambantota |
| 21-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Australia vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI Day Night Match | Ahmedabad |
| 22-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group B : England vs Netherlands, 5th ODI Day Night Match | Nagpur |
| 23-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Pakistan vs Kenya, 6th ODI Day Night Match | Hambantota |
| 24-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group B : South Africa vs West Indies, 7th ODI Day Night Match | Delhi |
| 25-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Group B : Bangladesh vs Ireland, 8th ODI | Mirpur |
| 25-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Australia vs New Zealand, 9th ODI Day Night Match | Nagpur |
| 26-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 10th ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 27-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group B : India vs England, 11th ODI Day Night Match | Kolkata |
| 28-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Group A : Canada vs Zimbabwe, 12th ODI | Nagpur |
| 28-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Group B : West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th ODI Day Night Match | Delhi |
| 1-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 14th ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 2-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : England vs Ireland, 15th ODI Day Night Match | Bangalore |
| 3-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group B : South Africa vs Netherlands, 16th ODI | Mohali |
| 3-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Pakistan vs Canada, 17th ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 4-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group A : New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, 18th ODI | Ahmedabad |
| 4-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : Bangladesh vs West Indies, 19th ODI Day Night Match | Mirpur |
| 5-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Australia vs Sri Lanka, 20th ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 6-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group B : South Africa vs England, 21st ODI | Chennai |
| 6-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : India vs Ireland, 22nd ODI Day Night Match | Bangalore |
| 7-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Canada vs Kenya, 23rd ODI Day Night Match | Delhi |
| 8-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Pakistan vs New Zealand, 24th ODI Day Night Match | Kandy |
| 9-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : India vs Netherlands, 25th ODI Day Night Match | Delhi |
| 10-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 26th ODI Day Night Match | Kandy |
| 11-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group B : West Indies vs Ireland, 27th ODI | Mohali |
| 11-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : Bangladesh vs England, 28th ODI Day Night Match | Chittagong |
| 12-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : India vs South Africa, 29th ODI Day Night Match | Nagpur |
| 13-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group A : New Zealand vs Canada, 30th ODI | Mumbai |
| 13-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Australia vs Kenya, 31st ODI Day Night Match | Bangalore |
| 14-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group B : Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 32nd ODI | Chittagong |
| 14-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 33rd ODI Day Night Match | Kandy |
| 15-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : South Africa vs Ireland, 34th ODI Day Night Match | Kolkata |
| 16-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Australia vs Canada, 35th ODI Day Night Match | Bangalore |
| 17-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : England vs West Indies, 36th ODI Day Night Match | Chennai |
| 18-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group A : Ireland vs Netherlands, 37th ODI | Kolkata |
| 18-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 38th ODI Day Night Match | Mumbai |
| 19-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group B : Bangladesh vs South Africa, 39th ODI | Mirpur |
| 19-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group A : Pakistan vs Australia, 40th ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 20-Mar-11 | 9:30 | Group A : Zimbabwe vs Kenya, 41st ODI | Kolkata |
| 20-Mar-11 | 14:30 | Group B : India vs West Indies, 42nd ODI Day Night Match | Chennai |
| 23-Mar-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter Final ODI Day Night Match | Mirpur |
| 24-Mar-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter Final ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 25-Mar-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter Final ODI Day Night Match | Mirpur |
| 26-Mar-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter Final ODI Day Night Match | Ahmedabad |
| 29-Mar-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final ODI Day Night Match | Colombo |
| 30-Mar-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final ODI Day Night Match | Mohali |
| 2-Apr-11 | 14:30 | TBC vs TBC, The Final ODI Day Night Match | Mumbai |
| 12-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Kenya vs West Indies, 1st Warm up ODI | Colombo |
| 12-Feb-11 | 9:30 | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, 2nd Warm up ODI | Kandy |
| 12-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Bangladesh vs Canada, 3rd Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Chittagong |
| 12-Feb-11 | 14:30 | Ireland vs New Zealand, 4th Warm up ODI Day Night Match | Nagpur |
