World Cup Opening Ceremony

The 14 national captains , front l r, Canada's Ashish Bagai, Netherlands Peter Borren, Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara, Australia's Ricky Ponting, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, Kenya's Jimmy Kamande and Ireland William Porterfield, (Back Row L R) Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura, New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, Pakistan Shahid Afridi, India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni, South Africa's Graeme Smith, England's Andrew Strauss and West Indies Darren Sammy posing with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. The opening ceremony for the tornament starts later Thursday. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

Bangladreshi fans celebrate outside the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

A coach trains young cricketers under lights in Gauhati, India on Thursday, Feb 17 2011. Crickets flagship World Cup gets underway with the opening ceremony Thursday in Bangladesh, with the first match on Saturday.(AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)

India's captain Mehendra Singh Dhoni during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

England's captain Andrew Strauss gives a thumbs up during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

Fireworks explode at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Fireworks explode at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

Zimbabwe's captain Elton Chigumbura during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/ Themba Hadebe)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi rides in a rickshaw at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Zia Islam)

Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Fireworks rise over the stadium iin Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb.17, 2011 during the opening ceremonies for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman)