India is planning to bid to stage the 2011 World Cup, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Friday."We are serious about holding the 2011 World Cup," Ranbir Mahendra told reporters.
Mahendra said there had been no discussions on whether it would be a joint bid with neighbours Pakistan or Sri Lanka [Images].
"We have plenty of time to decide those things," he said.
India is set to stage the 2006 Champions Trophy next September after the government last week granted tax exemption to the proceeds from the biennial event, second in importance only to the World Cup.
India has jointly staged two World Cups, with Pakistan in 1987 and with Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 1996.
West Indies [Images] will host the 2007 World Cup.
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