By Neeraj Nanda
Melbourne, 30 July: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was today launched simultaneously by Australian Prime Minister Mr. Kevin Rudd and New Zealand Prime Minister Mr. John Key in Melbourne and Wellington. The launch was to be streamed live from Melbourne and Wellington. But the live streaming on the net was only from Wellington. The Melbourne live streaming on the net failed to materialize. The first match of the tournament will be played in Wellington on 14 February, 2015. There are two pools A and B. Pool A has – England, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Qualifier 2 and Qualifier 3. Pool B has – South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimababwe, Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 4.The semifinal will be played in New Zealand and the final will be played at the MCG in Melbourne.
All details of the 14 teams, pools, semi final and final etc. are available on www.cricketworldcup.com.