Firstly, the executive congratulated India on their success in the ICC Cricket World Cup and thanked the hosts and the ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat and his staff for their tireless and impressive work to ensure the success of the tournament.
President Sharad Pawar said: "This ICC Cricket World Cup has been very successful and memorable. Whatever we achieved was due to the full support of the governments of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India and in particular I would place on record our gratitude to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rakapakse who are ardent followers of our Great Sport.
'It is also my duty as ICC President and Chairman of the Central Organising Committee to place on record the great work done by the organizing committees of the three host countries led by their Boards and their chairmen Mustafa Kamal, DS de Silva and Shashank Manohar who worked to stage the flagship event of the ICC. I would like to congratulate all the participating teams, officials, match referees and umpires, tournament directors, members of the organizing committees, state associations and ICC staff who worked night and day to ensure that the event was the most successful in history.
The ICC has identified the following successes as the highlight of the tournament in terms of organization.
- Improved infrastructure at various stadia, some of which now rival some of the best facilities in the world;
- Response and support of the cricket-loving public even in the matches where the host countries were not playing which has meant the ICC target of 75% attendance has been exceeded.
- Viewership and TRP ratings including the coverage in the electronic and print media were enormous with the matches between India and England, Australia, Pakistan and undoubtedly Sri Lanka successively becoming the most watched cricket games in history. The viewing figures are being calculated in hundreds of millions;
- Support of all the global and local sponsors who themselves have gained great exposure from their association with the event;
- Financially the tournament has been an outstanding success;
- ICC leadership led by Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat and his team who have worked very hard to make this event a success which has contributed to the improved image of the game;
- The quality of cricket was exceptional.
Of significant concern to the council was the ticketing process that left many fans without tickets, despite games not being sold out and confusion in how tickets were issued.
The ICC Executive Board agreed to a review of the process not only for the next World Cup, but also for other major cricketing tournaments.