Mumbai: The opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup will be held on February 17 in Bangladesh and the first match would take place on February 19 in the same country, the ICC announced Wednesday.
The ICC had earlier said both the opening ceremony and the opening game would be held on February 19 in Bangladesh.
But the full match schedule with venues would be announced on November 9, it was decided by the Central Organising Committee (COC) of the mega event that met to continue preparations for the tournament.
The venues where the matches would be held in the three host nations – India, Bangladesh and Sri Laka - would be inspected in October/November, the COC decided.
Tournament director Ratnakar Shetty said the meeting was a productive one and the organisers were operating at a brisk pace to make it a great success.
"This was another productive meeting and we have continued to make real progress. We are operating at full steam ahead for what should be a great event in 2011 and there is a great spirit of cooperation among the hosts and the ICC," he said.
The COC also approved the operational plan and event budget. |
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