2011 World Cup Final Should Take Place In India

Posted on April 29, 2009
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Haroon Lorgat at a press conference after the World Cup meeting

Haroon Lorgat at a press conference after the World Cup meeting

India to host one semifinal and final of the 2011 cricket World Cup.The other semi-final will take place in Sri Lanka.This decision was taken in Mumbai on April 28th by the World Cup organising committe.

India will host 29 cricket matches out of 49 across 8 venues and Sri Lanka will host 12 in three venues While Bangladesh will host eight matches at two cricket grounds as well as the opening ceremony on February 18, 2011.

The fourteen matches which were at first scheduled in Pakistan were redistributed with 8 to India,4 to Sri Lanka and 2 to Bangladesh.The quarter finals of the World Cup will be shared by these three countries with Bangladesh hosting two.The committee also decided to shift the tournament secretariat from Lahore to Mumbai.

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