Photos and Tweets from World Cup opening ceremonies

Christchurch/Melbourne, Feb 12: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was today officially declared open with spectacular opening ceremonies in New Zealand and Australia.

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In Christchurch, fans gathered at North Hagley Park to attend the opening ceremony in New Zealand. The Australian opening event was in Melbourne at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. (All venues' guide)

Captains Misbah and Dhoni at the opening ceremony in Melbourne. Photo: ICC Twitter account

Indian captain MS Dhoni was in Melbourne and posed for photographs along with Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and other leaders. India and Pakistan will face off in Adelaide on Sunday (February 15).

The tournament, in its 11th edition, gets under on February 14 and culminates on March 29.

Here are some of the tweets and pictures from the opening ceremonies

WOW. That was definitely a special moment. #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/QcAy7uhmff
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

A giant mechanical robot kicks off #cwc15 with a bang https://t.co/4jjcCJ24GO
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

HOWZAT! Daryl Braithwaite thrills the crowd with a couple of classics #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/yTPaOXHBWX
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

Tina Arena finishing off the #cwc15 Opening Event in style! pic.twitter.com/fNl3IUWWVr
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

WOW! #cwc15 is officially underway with spectacular events in @Melbourne & @Christchurch_NZ! Are you ready? pic.twitter.com/qO4Asydun5
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

A few of the @CricketWorldCup captains have arrived at the #CWC15 Opening Ceremony! https://t.co/ngp5kuU7xS
— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2015

'Captains Together' Misbah Ul-Haq & MS Dhoni unite as they arrive at the #cwc15 opening ceremony in Melbourne pic.twitter.com/egQV3587nf
— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2015

Minister John Eren MP, @JohnErenMP, Minister for Tourism & Major Events welcomes fans to Melbourne #CWC15 https://t.co/Y8ybx8Pi0i
— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2015

The stars have come out for #cwc15 Opening in Christchurch! Here's @AllBlacks legend Richie McCaw w/ the CWC Trophy! pic.twitter.com/00Nw7kNFNv
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

What's the collective noun for #cwc15 captains? pic.twitter.com/Cyr5ng8sa9
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

Wonder what they're chatting about? #cwc15 @Eoin16 @purdy34 pic.twitter.com/Ekcb6RxDju
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

Check out that crowd! Hello Melbourne! #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/vATJ5oU6Y0
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

Ten captains and the CUP #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/hJNnjWhziR
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015

Olympic Gold Medal rower Rob Waddell holds some more gold at the #cwc15 Opening Event in @Christchurch_NZ! pic.twitter.com/EF2M4wuZrH
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 12, 2015