West Indies drawn in Group B for 2011 World Cup
Published:Wednesday | October 7, 2009 | 1:49 PM
The West Indies have been drawn in Group ‘B’ against England, India and South Africa for the 2011 Cricket World Cup in the Indian sub-continent.
The seven-team group also includes Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Ireland, while world champions Australia are in Group A alongside New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya make up the other sides in the 14-team tournament.
India will host 29 of the tournament\'s 49 matches, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will share the other 20.
Bangladesh capital Dhaka is due to host the opening ceremony on February 18.
Pakistan had been scheduled to host a number of matches, but were stripped of co-hosting rights because of security problems in the country.
Organisers have revised the format of the tournament following criticism about the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean, with the number of teams cut from 16 to 14. There will be 49 matches in all compared to 51 in the Caribbean.