A total number of 35 players will celebrates their birthdays during the 10th edition of the World Cup to be held jointly in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from February 19 to April 2, 2011.
Six players from England, five players from Zimbabwe, four players each from South Africa and New Zealand, three players each from Sri Lanka, Holland and Canada, two players each from Bangaldesh and Pakistan and one player from Ireland will celebrate their birthdays during the 43-day tournament. There is no birthday boy in Kenya, West Indies and Indian teams.
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, England’s Andrew Strauss and Zimbabwean Elton Chigumbura are the four skippers to cut his birthday cake during this mega event.
Australian Shaun Tait, Canadian Khurram Chohan and New Zealand’s Hamish Bennett will be first three players to celebrates their birth day. The all three were born on 22nd February.
Australian vice-captain will celebrate his 30th birthday on the final day of the tournament. It will be lucky holiday for him if Australian in the final and win the tournament for the fourth time in a row. But it looks hard and impossible.
England’s James Tedwell will cut their birthday cake on February 27 when their team will play against India at Banglaore. It will be a birthday gift for him if England defeated hosts in this match. Zimbabwean Greg Lamb also celebrate his 30th birthday on March 4,1981 when his team playing against New Zealand at Ahmedabad.
New Zealand’s Hamish Bennett will be the youngest to celebrate his birthday during the 10th edition of the World Cup while Holland’s Bas Zuiderent and England’s Andrew Strauss will be the oldest. Hamish Bennett will cut his 23rd birthday cake on February 22 while Bas Zuiderent and Andrew Strauss will celebrate their 34th birthdays on March 2.
BIRTH DAY BOYS IN THE 2011 WORLD CUP:
Player Date of Birth Birth day
Shaun Tait (Australia) 22-02-1983 28th
Khurram Chohan (Canada) 22-02-1980 31st
Hamish Bennett (New Zealand) 22-02-1987 23rd
Chamara Kapugendera (Sri Lanka) 24-02-1987 24th
Zubin Sukari (Canada) 26-02-1980 31st
Matt Prior (England) 26-02-1982 29th
James Tredwell (England) 27-02-1982 29th
Tim Bresnan (England) 28-02-1985 26th
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 01-03-1980 31st
Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) 01-03-1980 31st
Andrew Strauss (England) 02-03-1977 34th
Bas Zuiderent (Holland) 03-03-1977 34th
Balaji Rao (Canada) 04-03-1978 33rd
Kevin O’Brien (Ireland) 04-03-1984 27th
Greg Lamb (Zimbabwe) 04-03-1981 30th
Berend Westdijk (Holland) 05-03-1985 26th
Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa) 07-03-1984 27th
Luke Wright (England) 07-03-1985 26th
Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 08-03-1984 27th
Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) 08-03-1983 28th
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) 11-03-1985 26th
Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe) 14-03-1986 25th
Kyle Mills (New Zealand) 15-03-1979 32nd
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 19-03-1978 33rd
Luke Woodcock (New Zealand) 19-03-1982 29th
Morne Van Wyk (South Africa) 20-03-1979 32nd
Terry Duffin (Zimbabwe) 08-03-1983 28th
Atse Buurman (Holland) 21-03-1982 29th
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 24-03-1987 24th
Geraeme Swann (England) 24-03-1979 32nd
Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe) 26-03-1985 26th
Imran Tahir (South Africa) 27-03-1979 32nd
Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) 27-03-1998 22nd
Hashim Amla (South Africa) 31-03-1983 28th
Michael Clarke (Australia) 02-04-1981 30th
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