World Cup 2019 Opening Ceremony: When Virat Kohli and other 9 captains met Queen Elizabeth | SEE PICS

A day ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, the opening ceremony took place at the London Mall, situated near the Buckingham palace

All eyes on the World No 1 ODI batsman at the ceremony

Former West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards at the opening ceremony

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai at the event to support Pakistan

Eoin Morgan, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis at the opening ceremony in London

And the celebrations from the main event!

Your Highness addressing the captains of the participating teams

Here’s the moment when the top two ODI team skippers meet the Queen!

Prince Harry shakes hands with Virat Kohli, as Eoin Morgan

Is the Queen giving some winning tips to her captain?

A day ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, the opening ceremony took place at the London Mall, situated near the Buckingham palace

Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib shared a selfie on Twitter of all the ten captains travelling to the event on Wednesday

All the ten captains of the participating teams visited Buckingham Palace and met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry at the iconic royal establishment