Lavish ceremony officially opens 2011 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka . Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and Pakistan will host the tournament . The International Cricket Council 's ( ICC ) president Sharad Pawar told the crowd he was confident the 2011 installment would be the finest yet . The six - week competition is due to stage a total of 49 games . Bangladesh hopes for fourth straight World Cup title .
Lavish ceremony officially opens 2011 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka . Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and Pakistan will host the tournament . The six - week competition is due to stage a total of 49 games . Bangladesh hopes for fourth straight World Cup title .