In pictures: Captains rub shoulders with royals ahead of World Cup 2019

Captains of cricket teams that are participating in the tournament meet royals at Buckingham Palace.
Dawn.com Published May 30, 2019

The International Cricket Council World Cup 2019 officially kicked off at The Oval on Thursday, where South Africa are playing England.

Before the match started, Prince Harry chatted with the flag bearers and posed for pictures. He also addressed the crowd at The Oval which was bedecked with balloons featuring flags of the contesting teams. Britain Prime Minister Theresa May was also among the spectators.

The celebrations of the tournament, however, had began yesterday as London hosted an "opening party" after the captains of cricket teams that are contesting in the World Cup rubbed shoulders with the royals at the Buckingham Palace.

Britain's Prince Harry makes a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Cup 2019 opening cricket match between England and South Africa at The Oval, London on May 30. — AP
Britain's Prince Harry makes a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Cup 2019 opening cricket match between England and South Africa at The Oval, London on May 30. — AP

Britain Prime Minister Theresa May attends during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30. — AFP
Britain Prime Minister Theresa May attends during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30. — AFP

Balloons featuring the colours of the competing nations are displayed before the start of the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and South Africa at The Oval, London on May 30. — AFP
Balloons featuring the colours of the competing nations are displayed before the start of the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and South Africa at The Oval, London on May 30. — AFP

General view of the trophy being carried by a performer during the opening ceremony before the match at The Oval, London on May 30. — Reuters
General view of the trophy being carried by a performer during the opening ceremony before the match at The Oval, London on May 30. — Reuters

Britain's Prince Harry during the opening ceremony before the match at The Oval, London on May 30. — Reuters
Britain's Prince Harry during the opening ceremony before the match at The Oval, London on May 30. — Reuters

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex poses with children as he attends the opening match of the World Cup 2019 between England and South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30. — Reuters
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex poses with children as he attends the opening match of the World Cup 2019 between England and South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30. — Reuters

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks to a flag bearer as he attends the opening match of the World Cup 2019 between England and South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30, 2019 — Reuters
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks to a flag bearer as he attends the opening match of the World Cup 2019 between England and South Africa at The Oval in London on May 30, 2019 — Reuters

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex chats to South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis, (C), Pakistan's captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (L) and Sri Lanka's captain Dimuth Karunaratne (R) during a meeting with the captains of the cricket teams participating in the World Cup 2019, in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, London on May 29. — AFP
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex chats to South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis, (C), Pakistan's captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (L) and Sri Lanka's captain Dimuth Karunaratne (R) during a meeting with the captains of the cricket teams participating in the World Cup 2019, in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, London on May 29. — AFP

Britain's Prince Harry meets England cricket captain Eoin Morgan, second right, Australia captain Aaron Finch, second left, Bangladesh captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza, centre, and India captain Virat Kohli during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP
Britain's Prince Harry meets England cricket captain Eoin Morgan, second right, Australia captain Aaron Finch, second left, Bangladesh captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza, centre, and India captain Virat Kohli during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets West Indies cricket captain Jason Holder, right, South Africa cricket captain Francois du Plessis, left, and Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets West Indies cricket captain Jason Holder, right, South Africa cricket captain Francois du Plessis, left, and Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II chats to England's captain Eoin Morgan (2R), Afghanistan's captain Gulbadin Naib, (L), Australia's captain Aaron Finch (2L), Bangladesh's captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza (3L) and India's captain Virat Kohli (R) in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, London on May 29. — AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II chats to England's captain Eoin Morgan (2R), Afghanistan's captain Gulbadin Naib, (L), Australia's captain Aaron Finch (2L), Bangladesh's captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza (3L) and India's captain Virat Kohli (R) in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, London on May 29. — AFP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets, from left, Afghanistan cricket captain Gulbadin Naib, Australia captain Aaron Finch, Bangladesh captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza and England captain Eoin Morgan during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets, from left, Afghanistan cricket captain Gulbadin Naib, Australia captain Aaron Finch, Bangladesh captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza and England captain Eoin Morgan during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets England cricket captain Eoin Morgan, centre, India captain Virat Kohli, right, and Bangladesh captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets England cricket captain Eoin Morgan, centre, India captain Virat Kohli, right, and Bangladesh captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 29. — AP

Header image: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II joins the captains of the teams taking part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 for a photograph in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, before a Royal Garden Party in London on May 29. Back row from left, Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed, South Africa's Francois du Plessis, Bangladesh's Masrafe Bin Mortaza, Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne, New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib. Front row from left, West Indies' Jason Holder, Australia's Aaron Finch, England's Eoin Morgan and India's Virat Kohli. — AP

Comments (26) Closed
Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
May 30, 2019 03:39pm
Welcome to the club and the royal clubhouse. Keep it up and hang on tough.
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Saad Khan
May 30, 2019 03:47pm
Very beautiful and wonderful photos to remember.
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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
May 30, 2019 04:01pm
Good luck to all teams and let the best team on the day win the ODI champion trophy!
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Rahul
May 30, 2019 04:11pm
Thanks Dawn for giving us photos...
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M. Emad
May 30, 2019 04:19pm
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed don't appear confident.
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Rajesh
May 30, 2019 04:27pm
How do Sarfaraz Ahmed and Pakistani team interact without knowing English?
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daanish
May 30, 2019 04:58pm
What a waste.
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sarah
May 30, 2019 04:58pm
very poor and boring opening ceremony. Looks like the little island UK is poor. Indian and Pakistan had much better shows.
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Secular Pathan
May 30, 2019 05:06pm
Very nice, Commonwealth and Cricket is our shared heritage and history. We should celebrate it and come together under it.
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UncleFunky
May 30, 2019 05:12pm
who cares.
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Abdul Jabbar
May 30, 2019 05:26pm
@Rajesh, How can you say that they dont know English. Even if somebody doesnt know English that is not a matter of concern. You should know how the players in World Cup Football interact with each other without knowing English. Its perhaps your inferiority complex that you consider a foreign language so important.
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AXH
May 30, 2019 06:04pm
@M. Emad, "Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed don't appear confident." And the confidence of Bangladesh captain, Masrafe Bin Mortaza was spilling all over the place, right?
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SQURESHI
May 30, 2019 06:26pm
@Rajesh, Please do not make comments without knowing the facts. Most of the team members, including Captain, can speak good English.
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Chinpaksaddique
May 30, 2019 08:54pm
Our captain should have had the chair instead of standing behind. PMIK would have got the chair next to Lizzi if he was there.
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A
May 30, 2019 10:06pm
@SQURESHI , boys did well.
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Name
May 31, 2019 01:44am
@Rajesh, ask modi and co the same question
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Jimmy
May 31, 2019 02:09am
@Rajesh, The same way you do. Check your grammar.
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Noor
May 31, 2019 04:00am
I remember the Pakistan team in 1954 and 1967 How smart they were dress. Now you look at Sarfaraz he look like he just come back from shopping In Saddar
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gullu Badsha
May 31, 2019 04:18am
@Rajesh, How do you interact without knowing any manners.
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Ali Ahmed
May 31, 2019 05:00am
The most handsome man.. our king kohli..
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Ali Ahmed
May 31, 2019 05:03am
Sarfaraz Ahmed should dress properly as he is representing entire nation, he was in the dress that no one even wear in their kid's birthday party. See how other captains dressed them selves.
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RAGHUNATH
May 31, 2019 09:44am
Awesome ...... dawn is always in its way
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Aslam
May 31, 2019 09:51am
lol sarfaraz and his english.a romatic comedy!!
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Jawaid Islam
May 31, 2019 11:58am
@Rajesh, Really, maybe use sign language...I hope you know enough to stay in the colonial mode forever.
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pvn
May 31, 2019 01:01pm
Not a good dressing sense from Sarfraz. He should have dressed Pakistani emblem suit and pant
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Syed Waqar Zaidi
May 31, 2019 01:59pm
@Rajesh, And what made you think he cannot speak in English? He may not be fluent as others and maybe uneasy about it but he can communicate in English for sure.
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