Showing posts with label cricket world cup opening 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cricket world cup opening 2011. Show all posts

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Ceremonial opening of ICC World Cup 2011 held tonight

The colorful and grand opening of 10th ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has been successfully ended just 15 minutes ago. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the gala event at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka of Bangladesh.

The Captains of 14 teams to play in the world cup entered the ceremony riding on Rickshaw, three wheeler common human transport driven by men leg without any motor engine.  

The ceremony was begun at 6.15 pm in the evening and ended at 8.45 pm in the night. The grand ceremony was  set out with the National Anthem of Bangladesh.

The artists of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh displayed the own cultures through different presentations in the ceremony.