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'Bangladesh to host WC 2011 opening ceremony on Feb 19'

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Posted: Feb 17, 2009 at 2249 hrs IST
      

New Delhi : International Cricket Council Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Tuesday said that the opening ceremony of the 2011 cricket World Cup will take place in Bangladesh on February 19, 2011.

"We have decided that the opening ceremony and the opening game will take place on February 19, 2011 which is a Saturday in Bangladesh. We had preliminary discussions about the number of matches to be played over 15 venues," Lorgat said after the meeting of the 2011 World Cup Central Organising Committee in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Lorgat said the mega-event will be no longer than six weeks after its scheduled start on February 19, 2011.

"We are planning to reduce the time-span, not to go beyond the six-week period. The last two weeks of February and March. We are looking to shorten the period down to six weeks," he said.

"We want a shorter and sharper tournament not beyond six weeks and if my memory serves me right, not more than 49 games," he said.

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