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Excitement Has Gone Up as Teams Have Entered the Quarter-Final Stage in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

 

Los Angeles, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/18/2015 -- The Economies Of Australia And New Zealand Will Get A Boost Thanks To The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Cricket fever has already gripped the whole world with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 that began on February 14, 2015.

Australia and New Zealand are hosting this tournament. This is the second time the tournament is being hosted by Australia. They hosted the event during 1992. This is the 11th in the 4 decade history of the tournament. Thanks to technological advancements, cricket fans can enjoy the live performances of their favorite cricketers. It is estimated that over one billion people will be viewing the matches.

The event is said to the third largest in the whole world and it is being televised in more than 200 countries. More than 2.2 million viewers are watching the matches on the television. The television for the 2011 and 2015 World cup tournaments were sold for more than US $
1.1 billion. Similarly, sponsorship rights were sold for more than US $ 500 million.

Every new team that is playing in this tournament qualified as per the specific criterion passed by ICC. 14 teams have been divided into two pools of seven each and the winner will emerge after playing the matches as per the knock-out round robin format.

The ICC Cup 2015 comes with a wide range of products in which a short stay consisting of accommodation packages and a match ticket. Tourists from nook and cranny of the world have thronged Australia and New Zealand and almost all the hotels are full with cricket enthusiasts.

The economies of these two countries are certain to get a boost, thanks to the tourist influx during this extravaganza. These tourists may visit other places of interest also apart from viewing the matches in which their favorite teams take part. They can enjoy the incomparable sea foods as well as the culinary delights of the region.

While New Zealand is popular for its beaches and its beautiful landscape, Australia is known for the delicacies it offers and its parks.

The same format that was used in the 2007 tournament is adopted in the current event also. Every team that wins a match will be earning 2 points and the top four teams that enter the "Super 8? round move to the semi-finals. The winners in the semifinal matches will be playing in the final.

If the winning team remains unbeaten in the entire tournament, they will get the prize money of $ 4.245 million. Teams that get eliminated in the group stage itself will also earn $ 35,000.

In short, this tournament has been a treat till now to cricket enthusiasts all over the world. As the tournament has entered the knock-out stage or the quarter-finals, the excitement has gone several notches up. Cricket fans are eagerly waiting to watch every match including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.

The fact is cricket fans are unique. They want to enjoy good cricket.

Though they may have favorite teams, they appreciate good gamesmanship and batting and bowling performances of the opposite teams also.

To rewind the history of international cricket matches, the first international match is said to have been played between the Canadian team and the team from the US during September 1844. But, the first official test match was played between England and Australia in 1877.

It is in 1889, South Africa was given the test-playing status.

About the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Cricket fever has already gripped the whole world with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 that began on February 14, 2015.

Australia and New Zealand are hosting this tournament. This is the second time the tournament is being hosted by Australia. They hosted the event during 1992. This is the 11th in the 4 decade history of the tournament. Thanks to technological advancements, cricket fans can enjoy the live performances of their favorite cricketers. It is estimated that over one billion people will be viewing the matches.

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