INDIA has win THE cricket World Cup FINAL 2011 BY 6 wicketsINDIA is the winner of cricket World Cup FINAL 2011 . Yuvraj Singh is the man of the series and MS Dhoni is the the man of the match.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be the 10th World Cup. Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, 9 Cricket World Cups have been organized by ICC. Australia have emerged winner on the most occasions – 4. Closely following is West Indies, who won the inaugural and the very next World Cup. All the Indian Subcontinent teams – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won 1 World Cup each. Australia won in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007. West Indies won on 1975 (the first World Cup) and 1979. India won the World Cup in 1983, Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992 and Sri Lanka won in 1996.
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the first match to be played on 19 February 2011 with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Immediately after the World Cup fever of 2007 subsides the fans would be counting the days to the next World Cup to be held in 2011. The 2011 Cricket World Cup will be the tenth time the tournament would be held. The World Cup of 2011 is scheduled to take place in the Indian sub-continent and the four countries that are going to host the 2011 World Cup are India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. India would host 22 matches, Pakistan 16, Sri Lanka 9 and Bangladesh 6. The final of the World Cup will be played at a state-of-the-art stadium to be built near the banks of the river Yamuna. The 2011 World Cup will also allow the non-Test Cricketing sides to compete.
Cricket World Cup 2011 teams: Cricket World Cup 2011 teams include 4 times winner Australia, 2 times winners West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, England and Kenya. Groups in which Cricket World Cup 2011 teams are divided:
About teams OF World Cup 2011
India beat Australia by 5 wickets in 2nd Quarter-Final
TEAM INDIA
The Board of Cricket Counsel of India has released the list of Indian team of 30 probables for 2011 World Cup. The new surprise entries like Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin.
Chairman of the Selection Committee K Srikanth stated that the players have been choosen purely on basis of their merit and the final team will be selected in a month’s time.
The team will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the Captain and Virender Sehwag as the Vice Captain. Others included are Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin and Piyush Chawla.
World cup hisotry: Kapil Dev’s India created sensation by defeating mighty West Indies at Lords in 1983. India reached finals in 2003 but was demolished by Australia in the crucial match. Forget about worst performance in 2007 world cup in West Indies. It lost in the semi-finals in 1987 and 1996 at home.
The list includes :Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virendra Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth and others.
Pakistan Team
Cricket World Cup 2011 and Preparations of Pakistan cricket team :- This is a fact that Pakistan cricket team is not fully prepared for the ICC World Cup going to be start on 19 February. The conditions of India are much similar to Pakistani conditions. In this regard Pakistani cricket team will not have to face much challenge. Pakistan is in group A where the green shirts will play matches against Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya. Australia. Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya are considered as week teams and Pakistan and it be not a challenge for Pakistan to defeat these teams. The real challenge for the Pakistani cricket team in the World Cup first round matches, e.g., league matches is to play matches against Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.
World cup history: Pakistan won the world cup in 1992 under the inspirational leadership of Imran Khan but lost to Australia in the finals of 1999 world cup at Lords. It lost in the semi-finals at home in 1987 Reliance world cup and failed to reach even semi-finals at home in 1996 world cup.
The list includes : 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 Tanveer, Ahmed Shahzad
Australia Team
Australia is the defending champions of the ICC World Cup and will look to make it count again. It has been four years since they had won that tournament last and the things have changed drastically. In fact, the life has come a huge circle, after they lost most of their players, but recovered to beat England in England, and India in India.
Australia’s all-round capability to be able to make the best out of any situation is their biggest strength. They do not depend on any one player in any way, and their ability to make comebacks from any position is the one stands them out of the crowd.This Time in World Cup 2011 Australian Position is not so better like Previous but some how they upset any team in World Cup2011. So its more important on their Australia Final Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
World cup hisotry: Australia won the Cricket world cup in 1987, 1999, 2003 & 2007 by defeating England, Pakistan, India & Sri Lanka respectively. Australia lost to Arjuna Ranatunga’s Sri Lankans in the finals of 1996 world cup at Lahore. No looking back since then. In sub-continent world cups, Australia won in 1987 (Reliance world cup) and lost in the finals in 1996 (Wills world cup).
The list includes :Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke (vc), Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin (wkt), John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine (wkt), Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
South Africa Team
South African Cricket Board (CSA) has announced their final 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011 starting from 19th February 2011. South Africa has never progressed beyond the semi-finals of the World Cup despite their best performances.
The stunning surprise was the omission of the most experience wicket-keeper Mark Boucher and dashing All-rounder Albie Morkel from the final squad for the World Cup 2011.
South Africa is currently fighting to be the number one team in test cricket. They are playing against India at the moment and the series so far is the most thrilling cricket experience going around. Although the South African cricket team has all the potential to win the 2011 ICC World Cup but their unpredictable performance in the recent past has made their win claim a little dubious.
World cup history: South Africa caught the attention of cricket world with a series of outstanding performances (who can forget Jhonty Rhodes fielding?) in its first world cup (1991-92) but failed to replicate those heroics. But, they played crucial role in raising the fielding standards in International cricket.
The list includes :Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Morne van Wyk (wk), Colin Ingram, Johan Botha, Imran Tahir, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
England Team
England Cricket Board (ECB) revealed their final 15-men squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2011, starting 19th Feb. Andrew Strauss remains as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Spinner James Tredwell has been included in the squad along with experienced Graeme Swann and Micheal Yardy.
England, the current World T20 champions, certainly have a chance of adding the 50-over trophy to their cupboard. They were poor at the last World Cup, which was overshadowed by the tragic death of Pakistan's coach, Bob Woolmer. Australia were the eventual champions, their third title in a row.
World cup history:England was the most consistent performer at world cups until 1992. It lost to West Indies, Australia and Pakistan in the finals of 1979, 1987 & 1992 world cups respectively. Indian cricket fans may never forget the wonderful final match at Eden Gardens between Mike Gatting’s England and Allan Border’s Australia in Reliance World cup. But, England struggled in 1999, 2003 and 2007 world cups.
The list includes :Andrew Strauss (capt), Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (wk), Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Graeme Swann, Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Ajmal Shahzad, James Anderson, Stuart Broad and James Tredwell.
Sri Lankan Team
Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
The huge surprise was the omission of most experience batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and bowler Chaminda Vaas.
The squad announcement process has begun and many teams have finalized their cricket team’s squad. Sri Lanka after including Chaminda Vaas and Jayasuriya surprisingly in their preliminary squad finally announced their 15-member squad, dropping both the players. Among the veteran players, Muttiah Murlitharan is included in the squad. So here is another chance for Murlitharan to show his magic and claim the second world cup trophy for Sri Lanka after 1996.
The list includes :Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando. New Zealand TEAM
New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) announced their final 15-men squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Daniel Vettori remains as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Jamie How, the opener batsman and All-rounder Luke Woodcook are included in the squad. All-rounder Jacob Oram and pacer Hamish Bennett are also named in the final squad, both these players were sidelined with injury and are expected to make their way for the mega events.
New Zealand cricket team could be well defined as the underachievers but with absolutely explosive and mighty talent. Although they have been performing pretty much consistently throughout the history but never made their way through to ICC World Cup finals or claimed the trophy.
The list includes :Brendon McCullum (wk), Jesse Ryder, Jamie How, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Kane Williamson, James Franklin, Jacob Oram, Luke Woodcock, Daniel Vettori (captain), Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills and Hamish Bennett.
West Indies TeamIn the recent past, West Indies cricket team clearly struggled with their performance due to their on and off player issues. But this does not imply that they don’t have the potential to create upsets and claim an unpredictable win. It is the same West Indies cricket team who won the World Cup.
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Darren Sammy is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Ramnaresh Sarwan, the aggressive middle order batsman has been included in the final squad. Carlton Baugh Jr is also named as the only wicketkeeper in the squad.
The list includes : Darren Sammy (captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Carlton Baugh Jr (wicketkeeper), Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach and Andre Russell.
Bangladesh Team In ICC World Cup 2011 teams groups Bangladesh is placed in group “B” where its group neighbors are India, South Africa, England and the West Indies. Netherlands, Ireland. Bangladeshi players will play all of their first round matches on their own land. So there is a good chance for the Bangladeshi team to take the full advantage of their home ground and home crowd and their familiar conditions. Dutch team and the Irish side may be not become so tough enemies of the Asian side but the difficult task is to defeat India, South Africa, England and West Indies. Bangladesh will start the journey towards World Cup by playing match against India on February 19 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revealed their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Shakib ul Hasan remains as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
The list includes :Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice-captain), Shahriar Nafees, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Zunaed Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain and Md Sohrawordi.
Zimbabw Team
Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Elton Chigumbura will lead the team for the World Cup 2011.
Craig Ervine's younger brother Sean Ervine is included in the squad for the World Cup 2011. Sean is an aggressive All-rounder batsman.
Batsman Vusimuzi Sibanda had been left out of the final squad for World Cup 2011, who failed to impress the national selectors.
Zimbabwe Cricket Union already announced their final squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which will begin from 19 February 2011. Their final squad consists of 15 players.
The list includes :Elton Chigumbura (capt.), Brendan Taylor, Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Edward Rainsford, Prosper Utseya, Raymond Price, Christopher Mpofu and Sean Williams.
Ireland Team
Ireland has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. William Porterfield will lead the team for the World Cup 2011.
Former English batsman Ed Joyce, who has been cleared by ICC to play for Ireland has been picked in the 15-man Ireland squad.
The Ireland cricket team represents both political entities on the island of Ireland - the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The team has qualified for the first time in this World Cup. Trent Johnston was the captain of Ireland cricket team for the ICC World Cup 2007.
The list includes :William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, Ed Joyce, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Gary Wilson (wk), Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien (wk), Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Albert van der Merwe, Paul Stirling, Andre Botha and Andrew White.
Canada Team
Canadian Cricket Board (CCB) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ashish Bagai is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011. Pacer Henry Osinde and All-rounder John Davison are included in the Squad for World Cup 2011. Both Bagai and Davison had been a part of 2003 edition of Cricket World Cup. The rest of the players will be playing The World Cup for the first time.
Pacer Henry Osinde and All-rounder John Davison are included in the Squad for World Cup 2011. Both Bagai and Davison had been a part of 2003 edition of Cricket World Cup. The rest of the players will be playing The World Cup for the first time.
The list includes : Ashish Bagai (captain), Rizwan Cheema (vice-captain), Harvir Baidwan, Khurram Chohan, Ruvindu Gunaskera, John Davison, Hiral Patel, Nitish Kumar, Parth Desai, Tyson Gordon, Amarbir Hansra, Henry Osinde, Balaji Rao, Zubin Surkari and Karl.
Kenya Team
Kenya has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Jimmy Kamande is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Kenya have named eight uncapped players in their 30-man provisional squad for the 2011 World Cup - Duncan Allan, Runish Gudhka, Irfan Karim, Karan Kaul, Peter Kituku, Lucas Oluoch, Kennedy Owino and Vinit Shikotra. The squad, which will be pruned to 15 by January 19, also features two of their most experienced players, Steve Tikolo and Thomas Odoyo, who first played for Kenya in the 1996 World Cup, also in the subcontinent.
The list includes :Jimmy Kamande (capt.), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, Collins Obuya, David Obuya (wk), Steve Tikolo, Rakep Patel, Morris Ouma (wk), Tanmay Mishra, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Peter Ongondo, Elijah Otieno, Shem Ngoche and James Ngoche.
Netherlands Team
Netherlands has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Peter Borren is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
where are Netherlands cricket teams are playing. Netherlands never get this ICC Cricket world cup any time. Netherlands Played total 14 world cup match and won 2 match in total ICC world cup match. Already Netherlands Cricket Board conform about Netherlands cricket players for ICC cricket world cup 2011. Netherlands Team Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has been published. Netherlands Team Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
The list includes :Peter Borren (capt.), Wesley Barresi (wk), Adeel Raja, Atse Buurman (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Ryan ten Doeschate, Tom Cooper, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Pieter Seelaar, Tom de Grooth, Eric Szwarczynski, Berend Westdijk and Bas Zuiderent.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 match schedule | ICC cricket world cup 2011 ODI schedule | International Cricket Council | ICC Matches 2011 Venue details | ICC Cricket 2011 dates
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be the 10th World Cup. Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, 9 Cricket World Cups have been organized by ICC. Australia have emerged winner on the most occasions – 4. Closely following is West Indies, who won the inaugural and the very next World Cup. All the Indian Subcontinent teams – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won 1 World Cup each. Australia won in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007. West Indies won on 1975 (the first World Cup) and 1979. India won the World Cup in 1983, Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992 and Sri Lanka won in 1996.
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the first match to be played on 19 February 2011 with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Immediately after the World Cup fever of 2007 subsides the fans would be counting the days to the next World Cup to be held in 2011. The 2011 Cricket World Cup will be the tenth time the tournament would be held. The World Cup of 2011 is scheduled to take place in the Indian sub-continent and the four countries that are going to host the 2011 World Cup are India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. India would host 22 matches, Pakistan 16, Sri Lanka 9 and Bangladesh 6. The final of the World Cup will be played at a state-of-the-art stadium to be built near the banks of the river Yamuna. The 2011 World Cup will also allow the non-Test Cricketing sides to compete.
Cricket World Cup 2011 teams: Cricket World Cup 2011 teams include 4 times winner Australia, 2 times winners West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, England and Kenya. Groups in which Cricket World Cup 2011 teams are divided:
ICC Cricket World Cup: Highest Run Scorer
Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave |
SR Tendulkar | 36 | 1796 | 152 | 57.93 |
RT Ponting | 39 | 1537 | 140* | 48.03 |
BC Lara | 34 | 1225 | 116 | 42.24 |
ST Jayasuriya | 38 | 1165 | 120 | 34.26 |
AC Gilchrist | 31 | 1085 | 149 | 36.16 |
Javed Miandad | 33 | 1083 | 103 | 43.32 |
SP Fleming | 33 | 1075 | 134* | 35.83 |
HH Gibbs | 25 | 1067 | 143 | 56.15 |
PA de Silva | 35 | 1064 | 145 | 36.68 |
IVA Richards | 23 | 1013 | 181 | 63.31 |
SC Ganguly | 21 | 1006 | 183 | 55.88 |
ME Waugh | 22 | 1004 | 130 | 52.84 |
Top 10 Highest Wicket Takers
Name | Team | Wickets | Match |
GD McGrath | Australia | 71 | 39 |
Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 55 | 36 |
M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 53 | 31 |
C Vaas | Sri Lanka | 49 | 31 |
J Srinath | India | 44 | 33 |
AA Donald | South Africa | 38 | 25 |
Imran Khan | Pakistan | 34 | 19 |
GB Hogg | Australia | 34 | 20 |
SK Warne | Australia | 32 | 17 |
CZ Harris | New Zealand | 32 | 27 |
Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule
Group A | Group B |
Australia | India |
Pakistan | South Africa |
New Zealand | England |
Sri Lanka | West Indies |
Zimbabwe | Bangladesh |
Canada | Ireland |
Kenya | Netherlands |
About teams OF World Cup 2011
India beat Australia by 5 wickets in 2nd Quarter-Final
TEAM INDIA
The Board of Cricket Counsel of India has released the list of Indian team of 30 probables for 2011 World Cup. The new surprise entries like Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin.
Chairman of the Selection Committee K Srikanth stated that the players have been choosen purely on basis of their merit and the final team will be selected in a month’s time.
The team will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the Captain and Virender Sehwag as the Vice Captain. Others included are Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin and Piyush Chawla.
World cup hisotry: Kapil Dev’s India created sensation by defeating mighty West Indies at Lords in 1983. India reached finals in 2003 but was demolished by Australia in the crucial match. Forget about worst performance in 2007 world cup in West Indies. It lost in the semi-finals in 1987 and 1996 at home.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of India
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Bangladesh | 19th Feb | Dhaka |
England | 27th Feb | Kolkata |
Ireland | 6th March | Bangalore |
Netherlands | 9th March | Delhi |
South Africa | 12th March | Nagpur |
West Indies | 20th March | Chennai |
Pakistan Team
Cricket World Cup 2011 and Preparations of Pakistan cricket team :- This is a fact that Pakistan cricket team is not fully prepared for the ICC World Cup going to be start on 19 February. The conditions of India are much similar to Pakistani conditions. In this regard Pakistani cricket team will not have to face much challenge. Pakistan is in group A where the green shirts will play matches against Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya. Australia. Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya are considered as week teams and Pakistan and it be not a challenge for Pakistan to defeat these teams. The real challenge for the Pakistani cricket team in the World Cup first round matches, e.g., league matches is to play matches against Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.
World cup history: Pakistan won the world cup in 1992 under the inspirational leadership of Imran Khan but lost to Australia in the finals of 1999 world cup at Lords. It lost in the semi-finals at home in 1987 Reliance world cup and failed to reach even semi-finals at home in 1996 world cup.
World Cup 2011 Fixtres and Schedule of Pakistan
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Kenya | 23rd Feb | Hambantota |
Sri Lanka | 26th Feb | Colombo |
Canada | 3rd March | Colombo |
New Zealand | 8th March | Pallekele |
Zimbabwe | 14th March | Pallekele |
Australia | 19th March | Colombo |
The list includes : 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 Tanveer, Ahmed Shahzad
Australia is the defending champions of the ICC World Cup and will look to make it count again. It has been four years since they had won that tournament last and the things have changed drastically. In fact, the life has come a huge circle, after they lost most of their players, but recovered to beat England in England, and India in India.
Australia’s all-round capability to be able to make the best out of any situation is their biggest strength. They do not depend on any one player in any way, and their ability to make comebacks from any position is the one stands them out of the crowd.This Time in World Cup 2011 Australian Position is not so better like Previous but some how they upset any team in World Cup2011. So its more important on their Australia Final Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
World cup hisotry: Australia won the Cricket world cup in 1987, 1999, 2003 & 2007 by defeating England, Pakistan, India & Sri Lanka respectively. Australia lost to Arjuna Ranatunga’s Sri Lankans in the finals of 1996 world cup at Lahore. No looking back since then. In sub-continent world cups, Australia won in 1987 (Reliance world cup) and lost in the finals in 1996 (Wills world cup).
World Cup 2011 Fixture and schedule of Australia
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Zimbabwe | 21st Feb | Ahemdabad |
New Zealand | 25th Feb | Nagpur |
Sri Lanka | 5th Mar | Colombo |
Kenya | 13th Mar | Bangalore |
Canada | 16th Mar | Bangalore |
Pakistan | 19th Mar | Colombo |
The list includes :Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke (vc), Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin (wkt), John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine (wkt), Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
South Africa Team
South African Cricket Board (CSA) has announced their final 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011 starting from 19th February 2011. South Africa has never progressed beyond the semi-finals of the World Cup despite their best performances.
The stunning surprise was the omission of the most experience wicket-keeper Mark Boucher and dashing All-rounder Albie Morkel from the final squad for the World Cup 2011.
South Africa is currently fighting to be the number one team in test cricket. They are playing against India at the moment and the series so far is the most thrilling cricket experience going around. Although the South African cricket team has all the potential to win the 2011 ICC World Cup but their unpredictable performance in the recent past has made their win claim a little dubious.
World cup history: South Africa caught the attention of cricket world with a series of outstanding performances (who can forget Jhonty Rhodes fielding?) in its first world cup (1991-92) but failed to replicate those heroics. But, they played crucial role in raising the fielding standards in International cricket.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of South Africa
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
West Indies | 24th Feb | Delhi |
Netherlands | 3rd March | Mohali |
England | 6th March | Chennai |
India | 12th March | Nagpur |
Ireland | 15th March | Kolkata |
Bangladesh | 19th March | Dhaka |
The list includes :Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Morne van Wyk (wk), Colin Ingram, Johan Botha, Imran Tahir, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
England Team
England Cricket Board (ECB) revealed their final 15-men squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2011, starting 19th Feb. Andrew Strauss remains as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Spinner James Tredwell has been included in the squad along with experienced Graeme Swann and Micheal Yardy.
England, the current World T20 champions, certainly have a chance of adding the 50-over trophy to their cupboard. They were poor at the last World Cup, which was overshadowed by the tragic death of Pakistan's coach, Bob Woolmer. Australia were the eventual champions, their third title in a row.
World cup history:England was the most consistent performer at world cups until 1992. It lost to West Indies, Australia and Pakistan in the finals of 1979, 1987 & 1992 world cups respectively. Indian cricket fans may never forget the wonderful final match at Eden Gardens between Mike Gatting’s England and Allan Border’s Australia in Reliance World cup. But, England struggled in 1999, 2003 and 2007 world cups.
World Cup 2011 Fixture and Schedule of England
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Netherlands | 22th Feb | Nagpur |
India | 27th Feb | Kolkata |
Ireland | 2nd March | Bangalore |
South Africa | 6th March | Chennai |
Bangalore | 11th March | Chittagong |
West Indies | 17th March | Chennai |
The list includes :Andrew Strauss (capt), Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (wk), Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Graeme Swann, Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Ajmal Shahzad, James Anderson, Stuart Broad and James Tredwell.
Sri Lankan Team
Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
The huge surprise was the omission of most experience batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and bowler Chaminda Vaas.
The squad announcement process has begun and many teams have finalized their cricket team’s squad. Sri Lanka after including Chaminda Vaas and Jayasuriya surprisingly in their preliminary squad finally announced their 15-member squad, dropping both the players. Among the veteran players, Muttiah Murlitharan is included in the squad. So here is another chance for Murlitharan to show his magic and claim the second world cup trophy for Sri Lanka after 1996.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of Sri Lanka
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Canada | 20th Feb | Hambantota |
Pakistan | 26th Feb | Colombo |
Kenya | 1st March | Colombo |
Australia | 5th March | Colombo |
Zimbabwe | 10th March | Pallekele |
New Zealand | 18th March | Mumbai |
The list includes :Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando. New Zealand TEAM
New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) announced their final 15-men squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Daniel Vettori remains as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Jamie How, the opener batsman and All-rounder Luke Woodcook are included in the squad. All-rounder Jacob Oram and pacer Hamish Bennett are also named in the final squad, both these players were sidelined with injury and are expected to make their way for the mega events.
New Zealand cricket team could be well defined as the underachievers but with absolutely explosive and mighty talent. Although they have been performing pretty much consistently throughout the history but never made their way through to ICC World Cup finals or claimed the trophy.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and schedule of New Zealand
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Kenya | 20th Feb | Chennai |
Australia | 25th Feb | Nagpur |
Zimbabwe | 4th March | Ahmedabad |
Pakistan | 8th March | Pallekeli |
Canada | 13th March | Mumbai |
Sri Lanka | 18th March | Mumbai |
The list includes :Brendon McCullum (wk), Jesse Ryder, Jamie How, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Kane Williamson, James Franklin, Jacob Oram, Luke Woodcock, Daniel Vettori (captain), Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills and Hamish Bennett.
West Indies TeamIn the recent past, West Indies cricket team clearly struggled with their performance due to their on and off player issues. But this does not imply that they don’t have the potential to create upsets and claim an unpredictable win. It is the same West Indies cricket team who won the World Cup.
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Darren Sammy is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Ramnaresh Sarwan, the aggressive middle order batsman has been included in the final squad. Carlton Baugh Jr is also named as the only wicketkeeper in the squad.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of West Indies
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
South Africa | 24th March | Delhi |
Netherlands | 28th March | Delhi |
Bangladesh | 4th March | Dhaka |
Ireland | 11th March | Mohali |
England | 17th March | Chennai |
India | 20th March | Chennai |
The list includes : Darren Sammy (captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Carlton Baugh Jr (wicketkeeper), Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach and Andre Russell.
Bangladesh Team In ICC World Cup 2011 teams groups Bangladesh is placed in group “B” where its group neighbors are India, South Africa, England and the West Indies. Netherlands, Ireland. Bangladeshi players will play all of their first round matches on their own land. So there is a good chance for the Bangladeshi team to take the full advantage of their home ground and home crowd and their familiar conditions. Dutch team and the Irish side may be not become so tough enemies of the Asian side but the difficult task is to defeat India, South Africa, England and West Indies. Bangladesh will start the journey towards World Cup by playing match against India on February 19 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revealed their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Shakib ul Hasan remains as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
World Cup 2011 Fixture and Schedule of Bangladesh
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
India | 19th Feb | Dhaka |
Ireland | 25th Feb | Dhaka |
West Indies | 4th March | Dhaka |
England | 11th March | Chittagong |
Netherlands | 14th March | Chittagong |
South Africa | 19th March | Dhaka |
The list includes :Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice-captain), Shahriar Nafees, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Zunaed Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain and Md Sohrawordi.
Zimbabw Team
Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Elton Chigumbura will lead the team for the World Cup 2011.
Craig Ervine's younger brother Sean Ervine is included in the squad for the World Cup 2011. Sean is an aggressive All-rounder batsman.
Batsman Vusimuzi Sibanda had been left out of the final squad for World Cup 2011, who failed to impress the national selectors.
Zimbabwe Cricket Union already announced their final squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, which will begin from 19 February 2011. Their final squad consists of 15 players.
World Cup2011 Fixtures and Schedule of Zimbabwe
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Australia | 21st Feb | Ahmedabad |
Canada | 28th Feb | Nagpur |
New Zealand | 4th March | Ahmedabad |
Sri Lanka | 10th March | Pallekele |
Pakistan | 14th March | Pallekele |
Kenya | 20th March | Kolkata |
The list includes :Elton Chigumbura (capt.), Brendan Taylor, Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Edward Rainsford, Prosper Utseya, Raymond Price, Christopher Mpofu and Sean Williams.
Ireland Team
Ireland has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. William Porterfield will lead the team for the World Cup 2011.
Former English batsman Ed Joyce, who has been cleared by ICC to play for Ireland has been picked in the 15-man Ireland squad.
The Ireland cricket team represents both political entities on the island of Ireland - the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The team has qualified for the first time in this World Cup. Trent Johnston was the captain of Ireland cricket team for the ICC World Cup 2007.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of Ireland
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Bagladesh | 25th Feb | Dhaka |
England | 2nd March | Bangalore |
India | 6th March | Bangalore |
West Indies | 11th March | Mohali |
South Africa | 15th March | Kolkata |
Netherlands | 18th March | Kolkata |
The list includes :William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, Ed Joyce, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Gary Wilson (wk), Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien (wk), Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Albert van der Merwe, Paul Stirling, Andre Botha and Andrew White.
Canada Team
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Pacer Henry Osinde and All-rounder John Davison are included in the Squad for World Cup 2011. Both Bagai and Davison had been a part of 2003 edition of Cricket World Cup. The rest of the players will be playing The World Cup for the first time.
World Cup 2011 Fixture and Schedule of Canada
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
Sri Lanka | 20th Feb | Hambantota |
Zimbabwe | 28th Feb | Nagpur |
Pakistan | 3th March | Colombo |
Kenya | 7th March | Delhi |
New Zealand | 13th March | Mumbai |
Australia | 16th March | Bangalore |
The list includes : Ashish Bagai (captain), Rizwan Cheema (vice-captain), Harvir Baidwan, Khurram Chohan, Ruvindu Gunaskera, John Davison, Hiral Patel, Nitish Kumar, Parth Desai, Tyson Gordon, Amarbir Hansra, Henry Osinde, Balaji Rao, Zubin Surkari and Karl.
Kenya Team
Kenya has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Jimmy Kamande is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
Kenya have named eight uncapped players in their 30-man provisional squad for the 2011 World Cup - Duncan Allan, Runish Gudhka, Irfan Karim, Karan Kaul, Peter Kituku, Lucas Oluoch, Kennedy Owino and Vinit Shikotra. The squad, which will be pruned to 15 by January 19, also features two of their most experienced players, Steve Tikolo and Thomas Odoyo, who first played for Kenya in the 1996 World Cup, also in the subcontinent.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of Kenya
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
New Zealand | 20th Feb | Chennai |
Pakistan | 23rd Feb | Hambantota |
Sri Lanka | 1st March | Colombo |
Canada | 7th March | Delhi |
Australia | 13th March | Bangalore |
Zimbabwe | 20th March | Kolkata |
The list includes :Jimmy Kamande (capt.), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, Collins Obuya, David Obuya (wk), Steve Tikolo, Rakep Patel, Morris Ouma (wk), Tanmay Mishra, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Peter Ongondo, Elijah Otieno, Shem Ngoche and James Ngoche.
Netherlands Team
Netherlands has announced their 15-men Squad for the Cricket World Cup 2011. Peter Borren is named as the Captain for the World Cup 2011.
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World Cup 2011 Fixtures and Schedule of Netherlands
Fixtures | Date | Venue |
England | 22nd Feb | Nagpur |
West Indies | 28th Feb | Delhi |
South Africa | 3rd March | Mohali |
India | 9th March | Delhi |
Bangladesh | 14th March | Chittagong |
Ireland | 18th March | Kolkata |
The list includes :Peter Borren (capt.), Wesley Barresi (wk), Adeel Raja, Atse Buurman (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Ryan ten Doeschate, Tom Cooper, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Pieter Seelaar, Tom de Grooth, Eric Szwarczynski, Berend Westdijk and Bas Zuiderent.
World Cup 2011 all matches schedule
Match | 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 |
The growth of cricket has grown rapidly in few decades. It is because of change in cricket history from test cricket to limited over cricket and mainly because of Cricket World Cup which occurs in 4 years. Cricket World Cup has brought excitement towards people. Records in Cricket World Cup is counted of great importance and Cricket World Cup as the one of the biggest tournament in sports made the people more close to cricket.
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Cricket World cup 2011 is not two far away from now. This world cup will be hosted by South Asian countries India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Though it had been told that, world cup matches will also occur at Pakistan but, after terrorist attack in Pakistan, all the match fixtures in Pakistan is shifted to India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Unlike 16 teams in other world cup before, only 14 team will be participating in World Cup 2011. 4 teams from each group will be placed in Quarter final. The team with most point of group A will face the team with fourth most team in group B, the team will second most point in group A will face with the team with third most point in the group B team and so on. The teams who won their quarter final fixtures will face in semifinal and winners of semifinal will face in final.
Cricket World Cup is a big event in itself, more than that it connects all the people in the world through cricket. My country could not have chance to play in this Cricket World Cup 2011 but, still I can't deny that, I will enjoy the cricket world cup due to its excitement. ODI cricket history has made a sufficient change in the cricket and I hope this Cricket World Cup would create the interest towards cricket in all part of the world.
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