In order to make the opening ceremony of the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 more attractive and colorful, the authority has decided to enlarge the ceremony by one hour. So, as per the decision taken by the authority, the ceremony will start from 5:15 pm instead of 6:00 pm on March 11 and will finish after 8 pm which was earlier set to be ended at exact 8:00 pm. The opening match will be held at the newly built stadium of
"We had to represent the issue and the important aspects of the show properly so we did not want to jeopardize anything by trying to squeeze everything into the two hours so, we did what we had to do and we got the permission to open the [time] window," he informed.
The gates will open at and all persons should be seated by
In terms of preparations for the ceremony, Mr. Lewis revealed that although it was a "huge challenge" to carry off such an important event, the planning was on target. "We will be ready to present one of the largest ceremonies that we have had in the
Caribbean ," he said.
I am happy with this decision of the organizers. After all, World Cup Cricket 2007 is going to be the largest cricket tournaments of all time. This is the first time that 16 countries are participating. More than one billion people are expected to enjoy the opening ceremony of World Cup Cricket 2007 through television.
(Rushelle) Congratulate ms. Barbera for a wonderful coreography and Bigg up all the Jamaican performer of the opening show for icc world cup 2007.We will display our beautiful culture for the world to see. We worked hard and will make Jamaica proud.
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