Bangladesh to host 2011 World Cup opening ceremony

October 10th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is against playing its matches in India during the 2011 World Cup, and has reportedly asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift its matches to Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. Sources said PCB chief Ijaz Butt, during the recent ICC executive board meeting, had apprised the game's governing body regarding its stance.

October 7th, 2009 DUBAI - The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the groups for the 2011 World Cup to be held in the sub-continent. India is placed in Group B along with South Africa, England and the West Indies.

October 7th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India have been clubbed with South Africa and England among seven countries in Group B for the 2011 cricket World Cup. West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands are the other teams in the group, it was announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) here Wednesday.

July 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - After skipping the logo unveiling ceremony of the 2011 World Cup held in Mumbai recently, speculations are rife that Pakistan could boycott the mega event also. According to sources, the government is seriously considering to ask the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to boycott the 2011 World Cup in protest against the ICC's decision to shift the World Cup matches from Pakistan.

July 16th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said he will continue to fight for Pakistan's right to host the 2011 World Cup. Butt said he would meet International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan in Dubai later this month and discuss the issue of Pakistan being denied hosting rights of the quadrennial event.

July 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the 2011 World Cup Tuesday recommended that India should host eight of the 14 cricket matches that were scheduled to take place in Pakistan. The COC met here to provide the ICC Board with a recommendation as to where, within Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, the 14 matches originally allocated to Pakistan should be staged.

July 13th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt will not attend the World Cup 2011 logo unveiling ceremony to be held in Mumbai on July 14, and has instead appointed Director (cricket operations), Zakir Khan to represent the board at the function. However, the PCB has still not decided whether to participate in the two-day meeting of the World Cup Central Organising Committee (COC) on July 15 and 16, The Daily Times reports.

July 12th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to seek legal advice on whether to attend the logo unveiling ceremony of the 2011 World Cup scheduled to be held in Mumbai on July 14. PCB officials said the board will take any decision on its participation in the function only after consulting its lawyers.

July 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - : The Pakistan government has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the International Cricket Council' s (ICC) decision to shift 2011 World Cup matches from the country. Pointing fingers towards the PCB chief Ijaz Butt, Sports Minister Pir Aftab Jilani said those who run the matters of PCB are responsible for losing the rights of hosting World Cup 2011 matches.

June 27th, 2009 LAHORE - While the International Cricket Council (ICC) has made it clear that it would not revoke its decision of hosting any 2011 World Cup matches in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still hoping that it would force the apex cricketing agency to change its verdict. After the ICC's confirmation of not hosting any of the 14 matches awarded to Pakistan earlier, the PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, said he was still hopeful that the council would allow Pakistan to host its share of matches at neutral venues.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) request to stage its share of 2011 World Cup matches at neutral venues such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ICC has decided that the 14 matches, which were allotted to Pakistan earlier, would now be shared between the other three host nations India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

June 24th, 2009 COLOMBO - While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is persuading the International Cricket Council (ICC) to overturn its decision of not allowing any World Cup matches in Pakistan, the Sri Lankan Cricket Committee (SLCC) has said that the other three host nations also want that Pakistan should not get any World Cup games. The SLCC chairman, Somachandra de Silva said that the other three host nations, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh also agree with the ICC's decision to not host any of the 2011 World Cup matches in Pakistan, as conditions there are not conducive for hosting international events.

June 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is readying two different security plans to table before the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the other three host countries, to salvage its 2011 World Cup hosting rights. The PCB has reportedly hired two foreign professional security experts to chalk out the plans.

May 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Cricket World Cup to be staged in 2011 in the Indian sub-continent will cost around 40 to 50 million US dollars. This was the assessment by the tournament's sub-committee which met here last evening.

May 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the three host nations of the 2011 cricket World Cup, will set-up a local organising committee in their respective countries, it was decided by the 2011 World Cup sub-committee here Wednesday. The meeting, which was held in the Cricket Centre at the Wankhede Stadium, was attended by International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, who briefed the committee on preparing an operational plan for the event.