Dhaka set for Opening Ceremony Extravaganza

Excitement in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka reached fever pitch with the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup a mere few hours away. The Details of the opening ceremony have been kept guardedly under wraps, however what we do know is that there will be performances from the likes of Shankar Mahadevan and Bryan Adams. Leaked images from recent dress rehearsals have also shown the spectacular use of lights and laser.

Bangladesh has not hosted an event of this magnitude before and all eyes will be on Dhaka as Sheikh Hasina offically opens the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup. The Bengalis have made strenuous efforts to spruce up the capital and use the event to show off Bangladesh in a new light.

One of the highlights of the opening ceremony is likely to be when the captains of each of the 14 nations are paraded around the Bangabandhu National Stadium on hand drawn rickshaws! As the anticipation builds, the worlds attention now turn to Dhaka for the start of the $30 million extravaganza, the world of cricket hopes for a rousing start to CWC 2011!