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Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« on: December 11, 2006, 06:48:42 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6170277.stm

India's Board of Control has confirmed that the final of the 2011 World Cup will take place in Mumbai (Bombay).

It was originally thought the game would be played in Delhi, but the BCCI has opted for the Wankhede Stadium, which currently has a 45,000 capacity.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka will stage the semi-finals in 2011 and the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and the Premadasas Stadium in Colombo.

The fourth co-chosts, Bangladesh, will play host to the opening ceremony.

The decisions about venues were taken at a meeting of the joint hosts in Delhi on Monday.

Among the delegates were BCCI president Sharad Pawar, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf and the chief executives of Cricket Sri Lanka and the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Duleep Mendis and Mehboob Rehman.

In total, India will stage 22 matches during the tournament, with 15 in Pakistan 15, nine in Sri Lanka and six in Bangladesh.

It will be the first time the World Cup has been played in Asia since 1996, when Sri LAnka beat Australia in the final in Pakistan.
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2006, 07:05:23 PM »
toh aajkal Eden Gardens not in the running anymore???
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2006, 07:14:38 PM »
Quote from: suraj on December 11, 2006, 07:05:23 PM
toh aajkal Eden Gardens not in the running anymore???

Pawar ka Power  :D :D
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2006, 07:38:51 PM »
Supreme Power (Pawar)!
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2006, 07:52:41 PM »
Interestingly, what about the money that can be generated by ~55k extra seats ?!?
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2006, 09:12:50 PM »
Quote from: justforkix on December 11, 2006, 07:52:41 PM
Interestingly, what about the money that can be generated by ~55k extra seats ?!?
Not very much, especially when seeing the bigger picture (tv rights etc etc).
I would still have loved to see the game in Eden Gardens, that is simply the best arena for cricket in India.
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2006, 09:27:32 PM »
Maybe Pawar did not want a green strip for the Finals  :P
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Re: Mumbai given 2011 World Cup final
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2006, 09:32:10 PM »
Quote from: fineleg on December 11, 2006, 09:27:32 PM
Maybe Pawar did not want a green strip for the Finals  :P
Are you suggesting that somebody wont be playing in 2007? ;D :P :o :o
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