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The 2007 Cricket World Cup, the first to be held in the Caribbean, was opened in Jamaica on Sunday in a three-hour, -million opening ceremony. Sir Garfield Sobers, one of the greatest players the game has ever known, declared the 16-team, 49-day, 51-match tournament open.
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West Indies captain Brian Lara acknowledged his side had a major problem to overcome if they are to fulfil their goal of becoming the first host nation to win the World Cup. The 37-year-old Lara believes his side has to overcome the kind of catastrophic batting collapse that saw them dismissed for 85 in 25.5 overs in Friday’s nine-wicket defeat to India.