The opening ceremonies of the
2015 Cricket World Cup
The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was jointly hosted by Aust ...
took place in
New Zealand and
Australia
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on 12 February 2015, the eve of the beginning of the World Cup hosted by them after 23 years. Two ceremonies took place at the same time, one in North
Hagley Park,
Christchurch in New Zealand while the other in
Melbourne, Australia. Thousands of fans turned up to watch the opening ceremony in both locations.
Performances
There were performances showcasing the culture of each of the participating nation at both the venues. These included the following:
At Christchurch
* Performance by a
Maori troupe.
* Solo musical performances by popular Kiwi singer
Hayley Westenra.
* Performances by popular New Zealand musical band
Shapeshifter.
At Melbourne
* Kandyan dance performance by a Sri Lankan troupe.
* Performance by a
British Bagpiper.
* An
Irish ''River Dance'' performance.
* Performance by Pakistani artists of the popular anthem
Jazba Junoon.
Notable guests
At Christchurch
Apart from the performing singers, some notable guests were also present in the event at Christchurch like
Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel,
Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key,
All Blacks captain
Richie McCaw,
Hollywood
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director
Peter Jackson
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, cricketers
Lasith Malinga,
Brendon McCullum,
AB de Villiers and the other members of the
New Zealand,
Sri Lanka
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,
South Africa and
Zimbabwe cricket teams playing in the tournament. There were also some former cricketers present there, namely
Chris Harris,
Rod Latham,
Geoff Allott,
Stephen Fleming and
Richard Hadlee.
See also
*
2015 Cricket World Cup
The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was jointly hosted by Aust ...
*
2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup took place in Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011, two days prior to the start of the World Cup. The cost of the opening ceremony was estimated to be US$30 ...
References
{{2015 Cricket World Cup
Opening Ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
Cricket World Cup opening ceremonies