World Cup 2011: Opening Ceremony

Australia' cricket captain Ricky Ponting arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka.  (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smiles as he sits on a rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

England's captain Andrew Strauss waves during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Canadian musician Bryan Adams performs during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Pakistan's cricket captain Shahid Afridi arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

Sonu Nigam performs during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011. (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam performs as 14 captains of the participating nations watches during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Srilanka's cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka.  (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

Mascot of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup is carried on a rickshaw during the opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, on February 17, 2011.  (Reuters/Farid Ahmed)

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi rides in a rickshaw at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011. (AP)

Netherland's vice captain Bas Zuiderent during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Canada's captain Ashish Bagai waves to the crowd during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting waves during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan arrives on a rickshaw at the opening ceremony of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka February 17, 2011.  (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Bryan Adams and Keith Scott perform during the World Cup Cricket opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

England's cricket captain Andrew Strauss arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Newzealand's cricket captain Daniel Vettori arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (Reuters/Sanaul Huq)

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (BCCL/Sanjay Sekhri)

Kenya's captain Jimmy Kamande rides in a rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Sonu Nigam performs during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

South Africa's cricket captain Graeme Smith arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka.  (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

South Africa's captain Graeme Smith during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

England's captain Andrew Strauss arrives on a rickshaw at the opening ceremony of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011.  (Reuters/Farid Ahmed)

Indian musicians Loy (R), Shankar (2nd R) and Ehsaan (3rd R) perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. The opening ceremony of the World Cup got under way February 17 with the captains of the 14 competing teams paraded through Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu Stadium in colourfully draped rickshaws.  (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Bryan Adams performs during the World Cup Cricket opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam performs as 14 captains of the participating nations watches during opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011. (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. The opening ceremony of the World Cup got under way February 17 with the captains of the 14 competing teams paraded through Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu Stadium in colourfully draped rickshaws.  (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Fireworks rise over the stadium iin Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011 during the opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.  (AP/Pavel Rahman)

Participants perform during the opening ceremony of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka February 17, 2011. (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. The opening ceremony of the World Cup got under way February 17 with the captains of the 14 competing teams paraded through Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu Stadium in colourfully draped rickshaws.  (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting arrives on a rickshaw at the opening ceremony of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, on February 17, 2011. (Reuters/Farid Ahmed)

Bangladesh's cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Stumpy, the 2011 Cricket World Cup mascot, arrives on a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Themba Hadebe)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (Reuters/Andrew Biraj)

A view of The Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka in Dhaka on February 17, 2011, during the opening ceremony for The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Fireworks rise over the stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011 during the opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.  (AP/Pavel Rahman)

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Bangladeshi dancers perform with the tiger in the background during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP/Themba Hadebe)

A Bangladeshi boy is held up as cricket fans celebrate outside the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011. The tournament, made up of fourteen nations, lasts seven weeks.  (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Bangladeshi dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup of Cricket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 17, 2011.  (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on February 17, 2011.The opening ceremony of the World Cup with the captains of the 14 competing teams paraded through Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu Stadium in colourfully draped rickshaws. (AFP/Prakash Singh)