There is tension and great excitement in the air in Bangladesh. Players and fans have geared up for the most intense Cricket World Cup to ever be witnessed in the history of the sport. Bangladesh is prepared for a full 44 days of cricket action, where the greats and best of the best are meeting for a memorable encounter. There is a lot of heightened excitement around this great event and everybody seems to be in a celebratory mood.
There is great satisfaction from the international cricket body ICC. The ICC states that there is great satisfaction with the wave of excitement around Bangladesh. The ICC says that the excitement is reaching unprecedented heights. This is particularly good for the competition and the sport as a whole. This is in order for the sport to gain more popularity and support. Reports indicate an eagerly awaited competition as all the teams look ford to battle it out in a heavily contested for Cricket World Cup.
The cricket giants are participating in this tournament and therefore raises the stakes of the game to a much more competitive level more that ever before. Everybody is braising themselves for a six week long breath taking event that will leave you hanging on the edge of your seat. This years competition organizers have promised color, passion and excitement as all the participating teams look to Cricket World Cup glory. The Warm up period kicks off soon and this brings with it an electrifying mood in Bangladesh. This continues to heighten the fans moods as they anxiously waited for the opening ceremony on the 19th February.
The Cricket World Cup is held every four years in different venues across the world and as always there is a qualifying round until only the best are left to participate in this prestigious competition. Cricket is the fourth largest and as well one of the most eagerly awaited and viewed sport in the sporting arena. In order to increase stadium participation and support the tickets are being sold at approximately 20 US cents. This has led to increased and high demands of tickets to the venues and this is because the tickets are extremely affordable. There is expectation of huge reaps from very big ticket sales.
The competition is being hosted in jointly by 3 countries. These countries are Bangladesh, India and Sri-Lanka. All these countries have put great efforts and taken tremendous strides in making sure all is in place for the big day. The games have been shared and split up in the following way. 29 of the 49 games will be hosted in India this includes a quarter final, a semi-final and a final. In Sri-Lanka there will be hosted a total of 12 games which includes a quarter and semi-final. Then Bangladesh hosts the remaining 8 games which also include two quarter finals.
Fourteen countries is participating in this tournament. They have been divided into two groups of seven teams each. They will face each other off until the winners of the two semi finals will meet and face each other off during the finals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India. Cricket fans from around the world are flocking the stadiums to get a catch of the action of this great event first hand.
There are a total of 14 venues for all the 49 games to be played. These venues are distributed fairly across the three host nations. Each of these venues is guaranteed to give you electrifying cricket action like no other before. All the pitches in top condition and are ready for use. The efforts put in completing all the preparations are worth complementing. This is a tournament that is going to make history are a highly entertaining and successful competition.
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