Topic: Dhaka

Pakistan seek T20 success in Dhaka

Misbah-ul-Haq's Pakistan will look to continue their recent winning form when they open the tour of Bangladesh with a Twenty20 international in Dhaka on Tuesday.The three-week visit, which also comprises three one-day internationals and two Tests, is Pakistan's first full tour of ...

Windies hope to bat better in Dhaka

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy wants his batsmen to fire in a bid to win the series-deciding second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka from Saturday.The tourists conceded a 106-run lead in the rain-hit opening Test in Chittagong, which was ...

Ponting in Australia team for Bangladesh tour

Ricky Ponting was Wednesday included in the Australian squad for their mini tour of Bangladesh next month where he will be taking orders from new captain Michael Clarke for the first time.The 36-year-old quit as the country's Test and one-day skipper on ...

Wounded Tigers look to claw back

Bangladesh find themselves facing a tough ride back as they plot a last-ditch attempt to make the World Cup quarter-finals on home turf.The Tigers have fallen behind in the treacherous Group B with just two points, three behind leaders India and England ...

Curtain up on cricket World Cup marathon

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams helps kickstart the 2011 cricket World Cup on Thursday at the tournament's opening ceremony, marking the start of a gruelling six-week sporting marathon.The 10th edition of the showpiece event is being launched in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, joint ...

Indian skipper puts Tendulkar in shade

Superstar batsman Sachin Tendulkar returned to bolster India on Wednesday as the World Cup favourites smashed a mammoth 360 in their last warm-up game before the much-anticipated tournament opener.But it was skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who stole the show, mauling the New ...

Bryan Adams Delhi gig cancelled at last minute

Indian police ordered Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams to cancel a concert in New Delhi on Tuesday just hours before it was to begin because of fears about public safety.The NSIC exhibition centre had not been given its mandatory clearance certificate, police ...

Bangladesh old cars get World Cup notice

Bangladesh ordered owners of old cars to spruce up their vehicles ahead of the cricket World Cup Thursday, warning that they will be targeted by mobile courts, an official said.Old and worn-out cars and buses in Dhaka and the southeastern city of ...

World Cup 'power riots' worry Dhaka

Bangladesh has ordered electricity companies to show World Cup cricket matches on generator-powered public screens in a bid to prevent protests by irate fans if power cuts disrupt TV broadcasts.Cricket-mad Bangladesh is a co-host of the World Cup, which starts February 19, ...
The 2011 cricket world cup will be starting from 19th February 2011 to 2nd April 2011 and will jointly host by three countries those are India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Here are details of groups, fixtures, and venues and cricket world cup ...
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