Countdown is on

The countdown to the 2011 Cricket World Cup is officially on.
As officials in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh get their act together, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is always touring Asia to promote the event, which bowls off next month.
In this AP picture, ICC President Sharad Pawar (left) and chief executive Haroon Lorgat holding the cricket World Cup Trophy during a function at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, India, yesterday. The event was organized to mark the countdown to the Cricket World Cup 2011 which begins on February 19.