2011 Cricket World Cup: Teams and Groups   Hosts: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh  Schedule: February 19 - April 2, 2011  Total number of games: 49   Group AGroup B  Australia India Sri Lanka Engalnd Pakistan South Africa New Zealand West Indies Zimbabwe Bangladesh Canada Ireland Kenya Netherlands      2011 Cricket World Cup format:  Top 4 teams from each group will reach quarterfinals/knockout round. Winners of 4 quarterfinal games will reach semi-finals.   2011 Cricket World Cup matches and venues:   India will host 29 world cup matches at 8 cricket venues.  Sri Lanka will host 8 cricket matches at 3 venues.  Bangladesh will host 8 cricket matches at 2 venues.   Predictability of Quarterfinalists and emergence of T20 cricket may dampen spirits of organisers and audience. But, Cricket matches always attract lot of attention in the sub-continent. This is the last world cup for lot of star cricketers from sub-continent.   … [Read more...]