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Asia's number one sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) who is also ICC's global broadcast and production partner has got the broadcasting rights to telecast all the ICC cricket world cup matches. The cricket broadcasting rights were sold for near about US$ 2 Billion which is highest for any of the cricket world cup before. Cricket viewers who love to watch matches on High Definition (HD) format great news is for the first time cricket world cup matches are shown in HD format. (c) ESPN STAR Sports More great news for users of 3G services in India, they too can watch cricket matches on 3G mobile streaming. Thanks to the new technology all cricket fans can enjoy unrestricted cricket matches of biggest cricket event in the world. To give you the joys of watching cricket match from never before camera angles there have been plan to cover the cricket world cup from 27 different cameras, this includes new features like movable slips cameras and low 45 degree cricket fi

March 5, Colombo, Start time 2.30 pm (0900 GMT) It would be great to see Australia playing against Sri Lanka in the world cup game after a long time. Last time Australia got a chance to play Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka was denied due the security concern raised by the Australian cricket side. But that was the only sorry part, in the same world cup 2007 they meet each other in the final and after a thrilling match Sri Lanka become the world cup winners. 2011 world cup is not being good for the Sri Lanka side, they beat the minors quite easily but struggled against the strong side like Pakistan, worst part was they gave wickets to the spin bowlers. So this is the match to keep the expectations high as there are many who are considering them to be the world cup winner for 2011. Sri Lankan bowling needs to be better though Malinga is the man for them other needs to bowl better two. Australia who always played like champions in the world cup got defeated by the Indian side in warm-up

Watch Bangladesh v West Indies ICC World Cup 2011 ODI Online Live West Indies will travel to Bangladesh to play the 19th game of the World Cup at Mirpur in Dhaka. The game will be played at the Shere Bangla in Dhaka. West Indies started with a poor performance against the South Africans but came back strongly with a win over Netherlands rather easily. On the other hand, Bangladesh were beaten by India and then eked out a narrow win over Ireland. For more reasons than one, this will be an interesting game. For one, Bangladesh are playing it at home which means that they have a good advantage going into the game. On the other hand, West Indies are traditionally better team than Bangladesh and with the form of Kemar Roach, it will be interesting to see how the Bangladeshis play. Shakib al Hasan and Abdur Razzaq will have a lot of responsibility riding on their shoulders. Bangladesh vs West Indies – 19th Match, Group B at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur On Mar 4th, 2010 08:30

Zimbabwe play the 18th game of the cricket World Cup against New Zealand on March 4. Both the sides will be playing in their third game each after winning one game and losing one games each. This means that the winner of this game will have a good chance of making it to the top four slot, a must to get to the quarter-finals. New Zealand will know that while they will go into the game as favourites but will have a lot of ground to make. For one, they will need to beware that if they bat first they will need to play coolly under the moist conditions. If they bat second, they will need to restrict the side to a low score given that the Zimbabweans have many spinners in their ranks. Zimbabwe will look to their top order to deliver. For one, Brendan Taylor needs to start scoring some runs along with Charles Coventry. Then, Tatenda Taibu needs to continue with his good form as well. Watch New Zealand v Zimbabwe ICC Cricket World cup 2011 match Video Highlights at youtube! CWC 2011 C

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Match Date: Tomorrow, 3rd March 2011 Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Free Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Live Telecast of the match on ESPN. South Africa take on Netherlands in a Group B match of the CWC 2011. The Proteas are one of the top favourites to win the title while Netherlands are comparatively only an also ran. So Grame Smith, the South Africa captain should not be too worried about the outcome of this match. Or should he be? Topping Group B can have a very good benefit. It is very, very likely that New Zealand would finish fourth in Group A. Finishing first in this group means playing them in the quarter final, and that is something that all the teams would want to. All the other three potential QF opponents are very, very dangerous side and South Africa would be keen to avoid them as far off as possible. Once the World Cup reaches the knock out stage it becomes a bit of a lottery as you can expect to lose to any big team on a given day. Net

Cricket match India vs Bangladesh 19 Feb 2011 WC cricket Telecast ( Bangladesh v India, Group B, World Cup 2011, Mirpur ) Bangladesh will take on India for the first game of the World Cup 2011. This cricket match will be played on February 19 at Shere Bangla in Mirpur. This might be the biggest world cup kick-off game keeping the history in mind of India vs Bangladesh world cup match . Diffenetely this would be the big moment of Bangladesh cricket history to host the cricket world cup 2011 in Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India both won their opening games in the warm-up matches. Where India and Bangladesh defeated Australia and Canada respectively. Bangladesh had beaten India in the first game of the 2007 cricket World Cup which resulted in India packing-up from the ICC cricket tournament and they this time they would be eager to settle the scores. Indian team is in a good form and they showed their cricketing skills during the warm-up matches where they won by good bowling and batt

One of the venue of 2011 Cricket world Cup is M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, situated in Bangalore, Karnataka.   Considered to be one of the best cricket stadiums in India is more then 40 years old cricket stadium.  It was earlier knows as Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, later name was a tribute to Mr.M.Chinnaswamy, former president of BCCI. M.Chinnaswamy cricket stadium is equipped with the spectators capacity of near 50,000 and regular host of test matches, ODI matches and T20 matches.   Royal Challengers Bangalore the IPL franchise declared this ground as their home ground for Indian Premier League. History The foundation of this test venue was laid in 1969 and construction works was started at early 1970's.   It didn’t take much time to build the whole stadium and first ever first class match was played in 1972-73 season.  During the West Indies tour of India in 1974-75 it earned the Test status but first test match was played in 1974, which was the first test match

Mohali under Floodlights. Arguably the best cricket stadium in Indian, The Punjab cricket association stadium also known as Mohali Cricket Stadium is situated in Mohali.   Best known for its facilities for practice and spectator 1st test match was played here way back in December 1994 (10th to 14th) between India vs West Indies and become the 19th test cricket venue in India.   It is really appreciated the way this stadium has become from an ordinary cricket ground to tremendous world class stadium in short span of time. New generation cricket i.e. o ne day international cricket first played on November 22nd, 1993 between India and South Africa.  size wise this is the second largest cricket ground in India with a seating capacity of 45000 cricket fans.  The construction of this cricket ground was done in 25 crore Indian rupees and took 3 years to complete.   Also known for its flood lights which are unique in term of number and heights which is very unconventional compared to any

Wankhede Stadium under lights Born after the dispute between Cricket Club of India and Mumbai Cricket Association on allocation of ticket for cricket matches.   Then politician S K Wankhede took initiation and start looking for a new cricket venue finally within the six month of finalizing the location it was built. During West Indies tour to Indian in 1975 final test match was played in this very ground which is the first ever cricket match hosted by  Wankhede stadium, then had Total capacity of around 45000 cricket fans IF you are a follower of cricket then you must be knowing the pitch of Wankhede stadium which favors the spinners and fast bowlers equally and has witnessed many memorable moments of international as well as national cricket matches, few of those moments were: Ravi Shastri hitting Six off Tilak Ra j Sunil Gavaskar's 205 against West Indies during 1978-79 tour. Vinod Kambli's 224 against England in 1992-93 Ravi Shastri's Six sixes in an over of

M A Chidambaram stadium during day night cricket match Situated in Chennai M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.  This stadium is also known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium., most commonly as Chepauk,. First match was played on 10 February 1934.  This is built by the East Coast Constructions and Industries, for cricket lovers information Indian cricket team won its first ever Test victory here in 1952 against England. Tamil Nadu cricket team's home ground and later IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings made it their home ground.  Hopkins Architects have been asked by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association to find a way to increase capacity, provide additional corporate box and air-conditioned accommodation, maintain roof shading and get the swing back. It is also important that the principles of Vaasthu, an Indian form of feng shui, be adhered to in the design. Ground facts and

Day Night Cricket Match in Action at "Kotla" The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C. rises from the palace's crumbling remains, one of many pillars left by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka; it was moved from Ambala, Punjab and re-erected in its current location in 1356. On 27 December 2009, an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka was called off because pitch conditions were classed as unfit to host a match. Based on match referee's report of the match, Kotla, which is scheduled to stage four World Cup matches in 2011, faced strict sanction ranging from a fine to a ban of 12 to 24 months. More than 14 months ban would have meant Kotla's exclusion from 2011 Cricket World Cup. But the ICC decided to ban Kotla for only 12 months, and as a result of that Kotla continues to be one of the venues for 2011 Cri

image © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Cricket stadium R. Premadasa Stadium is also known commonly as Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium; this ground is situated on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prior to June 1994 this was also known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and today without doubt one of the most recognized cricket grounds of Sri Lanka, many also call it "Home of Sri Lankan Cricket Team". Late Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa was figure behind the expansion of R. Premadasa Stadium, the biggest stadium in whole of Sri Lanka with the capacity of 35,000 spectators. World saw the new avatar of this stadium on February 2, 1986 when match between a Sri Lanka 'B' side and an England 'B' team was played here. On April 5,1986 first ODI was played here between Sri Lanka and New Zealand and first test match was held here on August 28, 1992 between Sri Lanka and Australia. Few of the most unforgettable moment R Premadasa Stadium has witness are,

Sardar Patel Stadium will host 3 WC Matches One of the venues of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is Sardar Patel Stadium. Sardar Patel Stadium is established in 1982 at Motera, Ahmadabad, Gujarat and owned by Gujarat Cricket Association.  This is also commonly known as "Motera Stadium".  Total capacity of Motera is 54000 spectators, which makes him largest stadium in Gujarat,India.  This cricket stadium is earlier knows as Gujarat Stadium and later named on first home minister and deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate.  It took just 9 months in 1982 to construct this stadium and ever since all international cricket matches being held in here where earlier they were hosted in Muncipal Corporation Stadium,Ahmedabad. Sardar Patel Stadium has seen many noted event and most favorite of them is 10,000 runs scored by former Indian opener and captain Sunil Gavaskar which was done against Pakistan.  Kapil Dev too become the highest wickets taker in test match when he took 432n

Eden Garden,Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Eden Garden is established way back in 1864 and has been renovated for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 , after which total capacity will be 86961 spectators.   For peoples who love numbers in the game of cricket, Eden Garden is the second biggest stadium behind Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia and also second to Salt Lake Stadium in term of size. 1st Cricket Test Match hosted by Eden Garden was way back in 5th January 1934 between India and England.   First ODI was hosted on 18th February 1987 between India and Sri Lanka.  It has also hosted Cricket World Cup Final 1987, won by Australian Cricket Team defeating England by 7 Runs.  VVS Laxman During his Knock of 281 Though this is a one of the noted cricket grounds in world there have been many incidents, which can be considered as the black spot on Eden Garden's History.  Riot broke down in 1966/67 during West Indies tours and again in 1969/70 during Australian Cricket team'