The opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup will be held in Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The event will take place on February 17, 2011, 2 days prior to the first match of the World Cup.
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 be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup.
The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of 2011 Cricket World Cup for around US$ 2 Billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket. The tournament would be broadcast all around the world in about 220 countries.
There will be performances by:
* Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy - De Ghuma Ke
* Runa Laila
* Sabina Yasmin
* Momtaz Begum
* Sonu Nigam
* Bathiya and Santhush
* Iraj Weeraratne
* Bryan Adams
Telecast
ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket will simultaneously telecast the opening ceremony of the opening ceremony.
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