The Cricketing Extravaganza has begun!

Yup. The time is here again ! The biggest sporting event of Cricket is here. And this time it's here in the sub-continent, that is going to be the witness of all the hot sporting action and events.

The 10th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup is being jointly held by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, beginning from 19th February. With 14 participating teams, some of which only come into the picture of the World Cup, will be in the race for the coveted title of the World Champions. And this time, it makes all the more interesting because, experts say that such an open World Cup is being held after a long time. There are more than one team that are being taken in as the favorites to win the cup and also the team statistics and their performances also cement these views.

And this time, there is a slight change in the format of the game too. Earlier versions of the game had featured the Super Six or Super Eight stage after the League match stages. But this time, it has been changed to a general format which is prominent in other sports also. The 14 teams have been divided into 2 groups, comprising of 7 teams each. After the League stages, the top 4 teams will progress into the Quarter Finals. And the knock-out begins in the Quarter Final Stages only. So there isn't the fear of losing out completely on the title, even if one or two games become an upset. Hence, it becomes an open competition altogether.

So with the fever begun and couple of matches over, the standards of the various teams has already been seen. There was a India vs Bangladesh match that had offered a blistering start to the event. And then there was the Sri Lanka vs Canada match yesterday. All has begun well. And all the fever is getting on the nerves of cricketing fans all across the world. So all the sporting action, is beginning to get heated ! The coming one month of all cricketing!

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