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Fear of Terror and the Upcoming ICC World Cup

February 16th, 2012

In latest cricket news, ICC and the organizing bodies of Indian Sub-Continent are ready to cope with the expected terrorism in the upcoming World Cup 2011 but still the terror threat over looms the most awaited cricket event.

The fearless attack on the Sri-Lankan team in 2009 has proven the weak security arrangements by the Pakistani Law enforcement agencies. This unfortunate event shifted the hosting of World Cup to the rest of the three countries as Pakistan had been fallen out of the venue. Players from Sri Lankan team were injured in this unfortunate event.

Moreover, it has been planned out to move the championship to Australia/New Zealand, if in any case some uneven incident of terrorism occurs during this mega event of cricket. The same has been confirmed by the cricket board of the New Zealand (focused in the latest cricket news and all sporting news).

Definitely it would be an unfortunate event for South Asians as this mega event is retuning back here after 15 years. India, Sri-Lanka and Pakistan had co-hosted the 1996 World Cup. Similarly in the 1996, Australian team refused to visit Sri Lanka due to possible terror threat and insurgency in the country.

The Indian cricket which generates 75% of the international revenue of the cricket, may suffer by terrorism.

Now all sporting news are focused on the security agencies of South Asia, as all three nations are assuring security to all cricket teams are a huge number of fanship around the globe. On the same time the cricket board of the said nations are propagating for the event and assuring the maximum protection of the teams and their followers.

Similarly, in India Pakistani players were not selected in IPL as the owner received a lot of threats from the Indian militant organization and a right wing political party, Shiv Sena. In the same fashion the Aussies were also withdrawn from the IPL due to same reason.

The security risk is increasing day by day as the event is approaching South Asia. Organizers and security agencies are trying to make it smooth but there are certain chances of possible terror attacks on the much awaited Cricket World Cup.

Speculations have been made out that it would be very difficult to control such situation if some awful incident occurs during this World Cup. Transferring the event to any other destination would not white wash the red blots of blood out of this magnificent event.

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Cricket World Cup 2011: A Brief Review

February 14th, 2012

This year mega sport event mean ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be started from 19th Feb.In this mega event there will be at least fourteen teams will compete with each other and all these team divided into two groups of seven each.

This time Cricket Cup 2011 will be hosted by three countries India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.In the race of hosting there were four countries but Pakistan is out due to unfavorable in country so ICC decided only three hosts. Opening ceremony held in Bangladesh and Final match and Prize ceremony will be in India. Sri Lanka host semifinals of ICC cup 2011.

The ICC Cricket Cup will be the tenth World Cup of ICC. Bangladesh first time co-host a mega sports event with any country. The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the opening match will be played on 19th by India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

In this ICC cup Pakistan to be supposed fourteen matches but now these all matches are divided by ICC in co-hosts countries.Eight matches to India four to Sri Lanka and last two matches awarded to Bangladesh.And ICC headquarter transfer from Lahore to Mumbai so handle all matter easily.Pakistan only get some amount as fee from ICC after world cup.

All cricket stadium in India are fully ready for matches and some new stadium are also built. All stadium condition make more better to hosts proper all matches.On the other hand Sri Lanka and Bangladesh also ready for this great event and both nations want to make history with this cup.

Now come to some matches details, their will be total 49 matches played in this world cup. Every team play six match and then proceed further quarter final round. There will be four quarter final and two semifinal after this a mega final of cricket will be played and one team become world champion for next four years.

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