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Feb 18, 2009: Taking into account recent turmoil in Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the 2011 World Cup organizers to consider alternate venue in case of emergency.

ICC however maintained that the 2011 World Cup matches will go as per schedule, with inauguration ceremony in Bangladesh and final match in India.

The ICC World Cup is scheduled to be held in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Simmering tension between India and Pakistan following November 26 Mumbai terror attack last year, resulted in steps to consider new venues within as well as out of the countries.

ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat, after a meeting with World Cup organizing committee in New Delhi, said the step had to be taken if things were not congenial in any of the four nations.

Lorgat, however, cleared the game's apex body was committed to staging the world cup in Asia.

Security in Pakistan is a major worry for many countries due to number of violent incidents occurred in the country.

ICC Champions Trophy, originally scheduled to be held in September last year in Pakistan, was protracted and later moved away from the troubled country after Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand refused to play there.

Earlier, Australia postponed its tour to Pakistan, scheduled to be played in April last year.

India too cancelled a test series of the country in January in the wake of the Mumbai attack.

Lorgat said that the current situation was not a problem to the tournament going ahead, but added it required monitoring.

Any declaration regarding the alternate venues would be made at the next ICC executive board meeting in April in Dubai.

Background

Cricket World Cup is the game's most important tournament in ODIs.

Organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the contest is held every four years.

Maiden WC championship was organized in 1975 in England with Clive Lloyd-led West Indies being the first team to lift the prestigious cup.

Out of the nine WC tourneys played so far, Australia and West Indies have won four and two competitions respectively.

India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka clinched the trophy for one time. 

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