PCB Announce 30-member Initial Squad for ICC World Cup 2011

Selection Committee of (PCB) Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the initial squad of 30 players for the ICC World Cup 2011.

Shoaib Malik and Danish Kaneria failed to break into the probables whereas wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and former captain Mohammad Yousuf were included in the squad.

According to the sources, Shoaib Malik and Danish Kaneria were not successfully able to declare their assets and as a result the selection committee did not get the clearance from the PCB for both players. But Kamran Akmal did declare his assets and that was the reason why he has been named in the initial world cup squad.

Shoaib Malik has performed exceptionally well in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11 Division One as he scored 725 runs in only four matches with an extraordinary average of more than 120 runs per innings. Pakistan cricket fans would be very disappointed as they were hoping that Shoaib Malik would be able to make it to the national team.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Match Schedule

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule

Date                 Teams                             Venue     Time(GMT)         Match Type

Feb 19, 2011     Bangladesh vs India               Mirpur 08:30 Day/Night

Feb 20, 2011     New Zealand vs Kenya         Chennai 04:00 Day

Feb 20, 2011     Sri Lanka vs Canada             Hambantota 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 21, 2011     Australia vs Zimbabwe         Ahmedabad 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 22, 2011     England vs Netherlands         Nagpur 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 23, 2011     Pakistan vs Kenya                 Hambantota 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 24, 2011     South Africa vs West Indies     Delhi 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 25, 2011     Bangladesh vs Ireland             Mirpur 03:30 Day

Feb 25, 2011     Australia vs New Zealand         Nagpur 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 26, 2011     Pakistan vs Sri Lanka             Colombo 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 27, 2011     India vs England                     Kolkata 09:00 Day/Night

Feb 28, 2011     Canada vs Zimbabwe             Nagpur 04:00 Day

Feb 28, 2011     West Indies vs Netherlands     Delhi 09:00 Day/Night

Mar 1, 2011       Sri Lanka vs Kenya             Colombo 09:00 Day/Night

Mar 2, 2011       England vs Ireland                Kolkata 09:00 Day/Night

Mar 3, 2011       South Africa vs Netherlands    Mohali 04:00 Day

Mar 3, 2011       Pakistan vs Canada             Colombo 09:00 Day/Night

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule has been announced.

World Cup Cricket 2011 The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup, and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries; India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will take place during the months of February and March 2011, with the first match being played on 19 February 2011.

29 matches out of 49 will be played in India including one quarterfinal, semi-final and final, 12 matches in Sri Lanka including one quarterfinal and semifinal and eight matches in Bangladesh including two quarterfinals.

World Best 14 Teams are divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. A total of 49 matches will be played. The tournament will occur in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Feb 19, 2011

Group A: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya.

Group B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.

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