World Cup 2015 - Fixture

DATE	MATCH	VENUE	TIME
Feb 14	Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	0330 IST
Feb 14	Group A: Australia v England	Melbourne	0900 IST
Feb 15	Group B: South Africa v Zimbabwe	Hamilton	0630 IST
Feb 15	Group B: India vs Pakistan	Adelaide	0900 IST
Feb 16	Group B: Ireland v West Indies	Nelson	0330 IST
Feb 17	Group A: New Zealand v Scotland	Dunedin	0330 IST
Feb 18	Group A: Bangladesh v Afghanistan	Canberra	0900 IST
Feb 19	Group B: Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates	Nelson	0330 IST
Feb 20	Group A: New Zealand v England	Wellington	0630 IST
Feb 21	Group B: Pakistan v West Indies	Christchurch	0330 IST
Feb 21	Group A: Australia v Bangladesh	Brisbane	0900 IST
Feb 22	Group A: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan	Dunedin	0330 IST
Feb 22	Group B: India v South Africa	Melbourne	0900 IST
Feb 23	Group A: England v Scotland	Christchurch	0330 IST
Feb 24	Group B: West Indies v Zimbabwe	Canberra	0900 IST
Feb 25	Group B: Ireland v United Arab Emirates	Brisbane	0900 IST
Feb 26	Group A: Afghanistan v Scotland	Dunedin	0330 IST
Feb 26	Group A: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	Melbourne	0900 IST
Feb 27	Group B: South Africa v West Indies	Sydney	0900 IST
Feb 28	Group A: New Zealand v Australia	Auckland	0630 IST
Feb 28	Group B: India v United Arab Emirates	Perth	1200 IST
Mar 1	Group A: England v Sri Lanka	Wellington	0330 IST
Mar 1	Group B: Pakistan v Zimbabwe	Brisbane	0900 IST
Mar 3	Group B: South Africa v Ireland	Canberra	0900 IST
Mar 4	Group B: Pakistan v United Arab Emirates	Napier	0630 IST
Mar 4	Group A: Australia v Afghanistan	Perth	1200 IST
Mar 5	Group A: Bangladesh v Scotland	Nelson	0330 IST
Mar 6	Group B: India v West Indies	Perth	1200 IST
Mar 7	Group B: South Africa v Pakistan	Auckland	0630 IST
Mar 7	Group B: Zimbabwe v Ireland-	Hobart	0900 IST
Mar 8	Group A: New Zealand v Afghanistan	Napier	0330 IST
Mar 8	Group A: Australia v Sri Lanka	Sydney	0900 IST
Mar 9	Group A: England v Bangladesh	Adelaide	0900 IST
Mar 10	Group B: India v Ireland	Hamilton	0630 IST
Mar 11	Group A: Sri Lanka v Scotland	Hobart	0900 IST
Mar 12	Group B: South Africa v United Arab Emirates	Wellington	0630 IST
Mar 13	Group A: New Zealand v Bangladesh	Hamilton	0630 IST
Mar 13	Group A: England v Afghanistan	Sydney	0900 IST
Mar 14	Group B: India v Zimbabwe	Auckland	0630 IST
Mar 14	Group A: Australia v Scotland	Hobart	0900 IST
Mar 15	Group B: West Indies v United Arab Emirates	Napier	0330 IST
Mar 15	Group B: Pakistan v Ireland	Adelaide	0900 IST
Mar 18	First Quarter-final	Sydney	0900 IST
Mar 19	Second Quarter-final	Melbourne	0900 IST
Mar 20	Third Quarter-final	Adelaide	0900 IST
Mar 21	Fourth Quarter-final	Wellington	0630 IST
Mar 24	First Semi-final	Auckland	0630 IST
Mar 26	Second Semi-final	Sydney	0900 IST
Mar 29	FINAL	Melbourne	0900 IST

Future Plan for Associated Teams

After pressure from associated countries ICC has indicated that ICC wants to review format of World cup 2015 in which ICC has excluded associated countries.

ICC was facing criticism on including associated countries to world cup and now ICC is facing criticism on excluding associated countries from world cup. This is natural, there must be two opinions on every controversy, but ICC should think for promotion of cricket despite careering criticism. Honestly after world cup 1992, every format in which associated countries have been played is unsuccessful.  Although these associated countries have given upset results sometimes but consistent performing team has not came into existence after so many years. Even the performance of Bangladesh after upgraded to permanent member is still not satisfactory. Therefore, one can say that the current planning of ICC for promotion of cricket is not working. Only by allowing these countries in world cup, will only depict the charm of world cup.

So what should be the plan? To me by providing reasonable chances to these countries in ICC future tour programme can help them in developing their skills. When the players of these teams will play against big names, they will gain experience and confidence and this is the much needed aspect in performance of players. Therefore, ICC should try to make agree big teams to play more matches against associated teams for the betterment of cricket. Although there would be no big sponsorship money available, but cricket lover country should avoid sponsorship matters for these matches.