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Opening ceremony of World cup 2015

The opening ceremony of cricket World cup 2015 was enthralled with a vibrant and quirky ceremony in Christchurch. The mega event is the largest event Christchurch has hosted since an earthquake in February 2011 devastated the city's centre.

Pankaj Samantray

12 Feb 2015 18:35 IST

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Mohammad Nabi- Afghanistan captain will try to marshal his resource to make a mark in world cricket

Michael Clarke- The Aussie captain has to delivery under immense home pressure

Mashrafe Mortaza- The Bangladeshi skipper hopes his all-rounders to come good

Eoin Morgan- The English captain has a good chance to create history

MS Dhoni- The Indian captain has to thrive hard to retain the World cup

William Porterfield- Knows as Giant Killers and can are capable of creating upsets

Misbah-ul-Haq- Without Md Hazeef and Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistani skipper has to manage the team

Preston Mommsen- Will enter the tournament as minnows and can create problems for big teams

Ab de Villiers- The Proteas skipper will look to shed 'chokers' tag and grab the glory

Angelo Mathews- The young skipper has a well-balance team and will look to win World cup final

Mohammad Tauqir- The team has to play some good cricket to match the big boys

Jason Holder- The young skipper will look to revamp the lost glory

Thousands of fans crammed leafy Hagley Park to see the launch of the first World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in 23 years

Thousands of fans crammed leafy Hagley Park to see the launch of the first World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in 23 years

International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson unveiled the Cricket World Cup trophy