Charles dickens
New member
...two versions do you agree with? "It was good in parts, but for most part it was bland even though an estimated 25,000 fans inside the arena and twice the number outside, sampled the two-hour programme that resembled a big-budget community cultural show rather than the opening night of the biggest show in cricket.
It is a pity really, for it had all the trappings of a super show. There was simply no one to put it together into big, colourful bouquet.
The captains' rickshaw ride was supposed to be one of the highlights of the show, but it failed to enthuse the spectators as the skippers were almost hidden under the colourful hoods that ought to have been kept folded in the first place. "
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/news/World-Cup-opens-with-a-sweet-and-sour-show/articleshow/7518292.cms
or
"There were journalists at the ceremony who have covered cricket World Cups, Olympics, Asian Games, even football World Cups, and they swore they have never seen anything like this before. For a sport that has a bad history with opening ceremonies, nothing could have been more welcome. It didn't need the Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to declare the World Cup open. The World Cup was open when at 2am last night, thousands were dancing on the streets, signing the best-wishes bat, and tens of cars went round and round the Bangabandhu Stadium. And when similar scenes were taking place at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, which didn't even have anything to do with the opening ceremony. "
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/501499.html
It is a pity really, for it had all the trappings of a super show. There was simply no one to put it together into big, colourful bouquet.
The captains' rickshaw ride was supposed to be one of the highlights of the show, but it failed to enthuse the spectators as the skippers were almost hidden under the colourful hoods that ought to have been kept folded in the first place. "
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/news/World-Cup-opens-with-a-sweet-and-sour-show/articleshow/7518292.cms
or
"There were journalists at the ceremony who have covered cricket World Cups, Olympics, Asian Games, even football World Cups, and they swore they have never seen anything like this before. For a sport that has a bad history with opening ceremonies, nothing could have been more welcome. It didn't need the Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to declare the World Cup open. The World Cup was open when at 2am last night, thousands were dancing on the streets, signing the best-wishes bat, and tens of cars went round and round the Bangabandhu Stadium. And when similar scenes were taking place at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, which didn't even have anything to do with the opening ceremony. "
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/501499.html