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, Dhaka. The opening ceremony will be held on 17 February 2011 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, two days before the start of the tournament with the final on 2 April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Teams:

Group A: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya
Group B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.



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2/17/2011 11:50:30 AM

nm

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2/17/2011 11:53:58 AM

wtf

2/17/2011 12:02:34 PM

i support this thread

2/17/2011 1:46:12 PM

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2/17/2011 8:35:40 PM

Are these groups supposed to be even? I don't follow cricket but B looks a hell of a lot tougher than A.

2/17/2011 9:37:54 PM

Are you supposed to bounce the ball in the dirt when you pitch?

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2/17/2011 9:39:58 PM

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"I don't follow cricket"

me neither, but i've always been intrigued.

i probably know the game about as well as an avid pakistani cricket fan knows american football.

can somebody describe the intricacies of the sport of cricket in 200 words or less?

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2/17/2011 9:47:01 PM

^^yes, if you don't bounce it, it is considered an easy one and it will be easily hit.

2/17/2011 10:00:44 PM

^^ how about you google that shit

2/17/2011 10:16:22 PM

^boner, why are you so negative? i'm just hoping a tww'er can help me out with some instight.

2/17/2011 10:54:37 PM

2011 IRB Rugby World Cup > 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

I tried reading the rules to cricket on the internet one time and it seems to be very confusing compared to the rules of most sports.

2/18/2011 1:08:30 AM

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" can somebody describe the intricacies of the sport of cricket in 200 words or less? "

i will write up something over the weekend!

ALSO GO TEAM INDIA!!!

2/18/2011 2:11:30 PM

btw, if anyone is feeling all cosmopolitan and multicutural, i recommend the movie "Leghan". Its part musical but the last part of it is a rudy-type story about how "darkies" (indians) and "farenghis" (the british) had an epic cricket match, must see!

2/18/2011 3:52:26 PM

its lagaan!

2/18/2011 4:06:02 PM

^^^thanks!

2/18/2011 4:20:54 PM

Go Bhaji!

Lagaan is a pretty epic movie!

2/18/2011 6:27:04 PM

^ the "untouchable" dude with the curveball FTW

2/19/2011 1:54:40 PM

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"2011 IRB Rugby World Cup > 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup."

Seconded

2/19/2011 2:05:48 PM

India wins the opener

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/501845.html

2/19/2011 2:12:03 PM

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"Leghan"

Quote :

"its lagaan"

It's also a good watch if you have a boner for Amir Khan.

2/19/2011 4:44:40 PM

Looks like India is going to take out Pakistan. Pakistan's required run rate at 38 overs is 8. They're toast.

3/30/2011 12:08:56 PM

Home advantage working so far, even though the game is close to the Pakistani border.

3/30/2011 12:10:20 PM

Looking forward to India/Sri Lanka

3/30/2011 12:11:32 PM

India with a 96% chance to win now according to ESPNcricinfo

3/30/2011 12:28:58 PM

World Cup Final

India vs Sri Lanka

April 2nd at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Why are they using the smallest capacity ground of those in India for the final?

3/30/2011 1:26:08 PM

pretty good match today... Pakistani fielding was like clownshoes and their middle batting was... clownshoes.

first match ive ever watched end to end. If they want cricket to be more popular it can't last an entire day.

3/30/2011 7:19:06 PM

That's why there is Twenty20 cricket. Matches last about the same length as football game.

3/30/2011 7:27:24 PM

Sri Lanka put up 274.

Sachin putting the team on his back as we speak..

4/2/2011 9:57:21 AM

can watch free here:

http://crictime.com/

http://cricfire28.blogspot.com/

4/2/2011 11:25:34 AM

India with 124 after 25 overs and 3 wickets

4/2/2011 11:27:34 AM

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"can somebody describe the intricacies of the sport of cricket in 200 words or less?"

Cricket is an English game in which the goal is to sleep through as much of it as possible to maximize the entertainment value. It consists of two teams that take turns batting and fielding in a way that's so confusing that even the umpires have no idea of whats going on. Cricket matches often take 5 days. Indians love it because they suck at all other sports.

4/2/2011 11:40:32 AM

How can the ESPNcricinfo have India with a 72% win likelihood even though their current RR is lower than what they need to win?

4/2/2011 11:42:51 AM

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"can somebody describe the intricacies of the sport of cricket in 200 words or less?"

It's a 40 inning baseball game where one team has all of their at bats in the first half and the second team has their at bats in the second half. And you can get multiple runs in one at bat.

We're showing it at Galaxy on the big screen right now. That shit sold out yesterday. Glad I wasn't the person who had to be here at 4 in the morning.

4/2/2011 11:46:52 AM

If the ball rolls and hits the boundary, a raised edge around the pitch, it's worth 4 runs. If it goes flies over the boundary, like a home run in baseball, it counts as 6.

4/2/2011 11:51:29 AM

India picking up the offensive pace, but its still a tough task to get that 70-some runs in 70-some bowls

4/2/2011 12:24:11 PM

seems to me like they're on pace for it, unless something goes wrong. gambhir has been solid for awhile now and dhoni is picking it up, too. for awhile right after murali came in the indians went cold, but they just seem to be improving right now.

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4/2/2011 12:34:22 PM

yeah, Malinga was kind of a flop for them

4/2/2011 12:38:57 PM

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4/2/2011 12:39:28 PM

oh shit. i was wondering when they would bring in yuvraj...it's now or never.

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4/2/2011 12:40:35 PM

dangit, just short of the century

4/2/2011 12:42:26 PM

and dhoni just earned his captain's knock with that 6.

4/2/2011 12:50:16 PM

homerun bitches!

4/2/2011 12:51:30 PM

we win this and i shall commence the day-drinking

4/2/2011 12:53:45 PM

we'll also be seeing the batting powerplay used in the next few overs, which should help seal the deal.

4/2/2011 12:56:07 PM

they've got to use it now i think. save it for the very end and you end up taking too many risky swings... risky not in terms of losing wickets, sice we have a lot to give, but risky in terms of quality.


...close call, just like baseball runner gets the safe when in doubt

4/2/2011 12:57:33 PM

i think this will come down to fours. if india pick up a couple in these last five, it's over. otherwise, it's going to be really tight.

4/2/2011 1:00:25 PM

ya. finally power play

4/2/2011 1:01:49 PM

game over. based on the game he was having, kulasekara shouldn't have been in this spot anyway. before these two fours, he had already given up 6 other fours today.

4/2/2011 1:11:31 PM

nice 4, but it aint over until the fat auntie sings

4/2/2011 1:16:33 PM