Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Cricket, also known as “The Gentlemen’s game” was first played in the 16th century in England. The World Cup format was introduced in 1975. Since then, nine World Cups have taken place all over the world and the tenth is in the making this year. But the process of having an official logo design for World Cups started in 1992. The 2011 Cricket World Cup will be hosted jointly by India, Sri-Lanka and Bangladesh from 19th February – 2nd April 2011.


The official logo for the tenth edition of this tournament was revealed in July 2009 in Mumbai. Designed by Australian design firm Witekite, the logo accurately portrays the culture of the hosting teams. The shape of a colorful cricket balls is designed to represent color, activity and passion that the people in the sub-continent have for the game of cricket.

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