With the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament at the door, cricketing fever is rising by the degrees. While cricket fans have their eyes set on the Bangladesh squad's ability to put up a valiant display, they have their eyes on other teams and players also. Our celebrities of the country are not immune from the general excitement. This is what they had to say:

It's an occasion the city dwellers are relishing; albeit silently. When Anges, a Malaysian born Australian, knows what awaits the city in two months time even though the sport is not popular in her birthplace, then it is symptomatic that the cricket loving people in the country are all set to make the occasion their own.

Moments of ICC World Cup 2015 opening ceremony at Christchurch, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia on February 12, 2015

The opening ceremony for the ICC World Cup 2015 is held at Christchurch and Melbourne. Both the cities were draped and decorated in festive colours as the biggest show for cricket began with a spectacular show of fireworks and colourful flags.

Ireland defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the Tigers' third and last warm up match in Sydney.

In the inaugural match, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka may steal the focus.

Indian opener Rohit Sharma smashed 150 against Afghanistan in their final World Cup warm-up match Tuesday, helping the holders register their first win in Australia since they landed in November.

BCB is organising three concerts in Khulna, Chittagong and Mirpur to spread 'positive vibes' and 'gain support' for Bangladesh team in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Bangladesh are expected to beat Ireland comfortably. They have won five out of the seven games between the two sides. The question remains whether they can stamp their authority over the Irish; something that might help them boost their confidence to their desired levels.

Five players -- Malcolm Marshall, Mitchell Johnson, Brad Haddin, Collis King, Larry Gomes -- who didn't get a game in their teams' winning campaigns in the World Cups

As a Bangladeshi, cricket runs in our blood and nothing short of the end of the world can get in our way when it comes to this beautiful sport. We stay up till 3am and swear to never watch another match when we lose by 3 runs but we always find ourselves glued to the sofa every time the Tigers step onto the pitch.

Bishwajit Roy writes from Khulna during the Test series against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh received the honour to co-host the ICC World Cup 2011, for the first time, along with India and Sri Lanka as a full-time member of the highest cricket body and missed the chance to play quarterfinals by a subtle calculation of Net Run Rate (NRR)

ICC World Cup 2007 in West Indies was apparently the biggest success for Bangladesh in their cricket history, emerging qualified for the second round, after the nation experienced a nightmare in previous South Africa World Cup 2003

After receiving the Test status in 2000, Bangladesh, being a full-time member of ICC, was expected to put up a better performance at World Cup 2003 in South Africa. The reality however was different

In 2011, MS Dhoni helped end a 28-year wait for India and gifted Sachin Tendulkar something he had craved throughout his career - to be called a World Cup champion

Overview World Cup 2011

Beating an Australian team is never an easy job, least of all in a knockout match in a World Cup. In 2011, Yuvraj Singh was determined to do it

After winning the ICC Trophy in 1997 by defeating Kenya, Bangladesh received the green ticket to the voyage for the biggest showcase event of cricket, World Cup 1999 at the home of the gentlemen’s game, England

The day in 2003 that Andy Flower and Henry Olonga took a political, and potentially dangerous, stand against the Zimbabwe government