how many teams in cricket world cup 2011 groups are automatically qualified

Question

As there is no qualifying round for ICC official members, so I would like to know how many teams are automatically qualified for the cricket world cup 2011 groups Stage matches.

Answer 1

As per ICC regulations, all 10 full members automatically qualify for the World Cup, including Zimbabwe who has given up their test playing status until the standard of their team improves. The ICC also organized a qualifying tournament in South Africa to determine which Associate teams would participate in 2011 event.