Pakistan will have to win by 60 runs against Netherlands to continue alive in T20 World Cup

London, June 9: Pakistan is on the verge of being eliminated from the ICC Twenty20 Championship, as they now need to win their match against The Netherlands by 60 runs to keep their hopes alive in the tournament.

The team has its task cut out, and the players would need to perform out of their skins as Dutch morale is on a high after their win against England.

The Netherlands would be eyeing another upset.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has called his senior players to rise to the occasion and perform to their potential.


"Hopefully, the senior guys will come forward and do a job for our team. It's the only chance we have," The Daily Times quoted Khan, as saying.

He is aware of the challenge posed by the men in Orange, and is expecting the game to be 'hard work'.

However, it seems that Khan does not attach much importance to Twenty20 cricket, as he termed this bang-bang version of the game as mere 'fun'.

"Twenty20 cricket is fun cricket, it's more for entertainment, even if it is international cricket. I have never attached too much importance to Twenty20 cricket. I hope we will beat Holland convincingly to avoid elimination," he said.

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India vs Bangladesh Highlights - T20 Highlights

Dhoni won the toss and took the bat first. In Opening Gautma Gambhir and Suresh Raina Stat well. and Made 180 runs from 20 Over.

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Teams :


Bangladesh : Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Rubel Hossain.

India : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan. Read more

England The 1st match of T20 WC: England v Netherlands Live scores

Hosts England open the ICC World Twenty20 against outsiders the Netherlands at Lord's on Friday in a match they dare not lose and the Dutch hope they might win.

In pace bowler Dirk Nannes, who plays at Lord's for Middlesex, the Dutch have a left-arm quick who can swing the ball late.

In contrast to the ebullience of some of the other ICC World Twenty20 2009 contenders, England open the tournament on Friday almost apologising for their presence.

Although the hosts should not be unduly extended by the Netherlands at Lord's (1730 local), captain Paul Collingwood was noticeably downbeat after his side's unimpressive victory over Scotland in Tuesday's warmup match.

"There are not a lot of expectations on us to be honest," Collingwood told reporters. "We are dark horses. Hopefully that will give the boys a bit more of a licence."

Collingwood was in better spirits a day later when England recorded a seventh successive victory over West Indies, cruising to an untroubled nine wickets win with 32 balls to spare at Lord's.

Ravi Bopara, who scored three successive test centuries against West Indies, was again in fine touch with 60 from 35 balls.

England's leading batsman Kevin Pietersen also showed some form against the Scots after missing the one-day series against West Indies with an achilles tendon injury.

Pietersen, who made two ducks in the Indian Premier League and perished first ball in the first test against West Indies, completed the win on Tuesday with a pulled six to reach 53 not out from 39 balls.

The Netherlands are 500-1 outsiders but Dutch captain Jeroen Smits told the captains' news conference last Sunday that all the pressure would be on England.

"There's no pressure on us," he said. "There's no Dutch reporters here."

Dirk Nannes' career has repeatedly defied expectation. Indeed there is a case for saying he is the most unorthodox player at this tournament - and that has nothing to do with his left-arm pace bowling.

A self-confessed "accidental cricketer", the Japanese speaking and saxophone playing Nannes, who also runs a ski-travel company, only made his first-class debut at the relatively late age of 29 during the 2005-06 season.

The Melbourne-born quick enjoyed success with Victoria in both first-class and Twenty20 cricket, taking four for 23 as the Bushrangers won the 2008 Australian domestic Twenty20 final against Western Australia.

Nannes' form 'down under' led to a contract with Lord's based Middlesex.

The tournament, which is being staged at Lord's and the Oval in London and Trent Bridge in Nottingham, gets into full swing on Saturday with three matches. Champions India, who thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets on Wednesday, open their Cup defence against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge (1700).

All-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate is another key figure for the Dutch and this match could see him in action against at least two of his Essex team-mates in opening batsman Ravi Bopara and wicket-keeper James Foster, with the big-hitting Graham Napier also in England's squad.

Match facts
Friday June 05, 2009 (day/night)
Start time 17.30 local, 16.30GMT
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ICC T20 World Cup 2009 Opening Ceremony

The second edition of ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 will kick off from 5th June with an opening ceremony which will be arranged at The Marylebone Cricket Club Lords Cricket Ground in London. So, we have only one day left to enjoy the mega twenty20 event which is scheduled to start at 15:30 GMT (16:30 local time). This much expectation event will be aired on ESPN STAR Sports. As India has the biggest market for cricket game so, many viewers from this country will search to know the match start time and TV channel. It will be shown live on STAR CRICKET at 21:00 Indian Standard Time.
Event: ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 Opening Ceremony
Date: 5th June, 2009
Time: 15:30 GMT, 16:30 Local Time, 21:00 IST.
Live on: ESPN STAR Sports, STAR CRICKET

England and Wales Cricket Board is organizing its inaugural opening ceremony of the ICC World Twenty20. I am not optimistic about ECB. They got some fame for their failure of arranging the opening ceremony successfully in 1999 and 2004. That time, ECB is promised to give something different to make it memorable in the heart of fans. That is why, they have not revealed anything about this event to the media. The duration of the ceremony is perhaps only 45 minutes.

This function will be arranged under tight security. English singer Alesha Dixon is a solo artist who will be seen to perform in the opening ceremony. I am sure this name is enough to bring a lot of fans on stadium in the opening day. Though, England is the home of cricket but English people are crazy about football. However, T20 cricket has increased the popularity. Super stars will join in this event.

There is another reason to attract a lot of people in the stadium is that England will take on Netherlands in their opening day at Lords in Group-B. Lords will host a lot of important matches including the finals of both Men’s and Women’s twenty20 cricket tournament.

Tickets of the opening day have already been sold out. Not only that but also tickets of other matches have been sold 80%. It proves that how much popularity it has got to the people of England. However, if you are lucky then you can get a ticket for you in any ticket booking website.
England has started the tournament as the famous contestant. It seems that they will take some advantage from home crowd. This time, England is spending a big amount of money (3 million) for security arrangement. ECB took this lesson after they saw how Sri Lankan cricket team suffered in Pakistan by terrorists.

England cricket team has not got any big trophy in any cricket format. It is the best time for home team to make a record after clinching the T20 trophy. I hope they can do it because England cricket team is much balanced than its past squad. Let us see how the defending champion India performs in this tournament.
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The world's best cricket teams

"ESPN STAR Sports and licensees will ensure it is the most watched cricket event in history, providing value to commercial partners and helping our great sport to grow stronger"

ICC President David Morgan today looked ahead to the ICC World Twenty20 2009, which starts on Friday, and said he believed it would be "a world-class event between the world's best teams."

The tournament begins on Friday when host England faces the Netherlands at Lord's (1730 BST start), the first of 42 matches over 17 days at four different venues, with The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton also featuring.

And for the first time women's and men's tournaments will run alongside each other, with the men's and women's semi-finals and final being staged back-to-back on the same days and at the same venues.

Looking forward to the action which will culminate with finals day back at Lord's on Sunday 21 June, Mr Morgan said: "The eve of any tournament is always an exciting time and that is certainly the case ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 2009.

"We have assembled the world's best teams together in one location for what I believe will be a world-class event of nation versus nation cricket.

"The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007 was a significant success and now, two years further on and with all the sides having had more experience of the format, I am sure we are in for more excellent cricketing action.

"I know the England and Wales Cricket Board, tournament director Steve Elworthy, his staff and the four venues Lord's, The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton - have put in a tremendous amount of hard work ahead of this event and I am sure we will see the fruits of those efforts in the next few weeks.

"Ticket sales have been strong and the prospect of large crowds cheering on the teams will only add to the excitement of the occasion.

"And I am delighted that, for the first time, we have been able to incorporate the women's and men's tournaments.

"With the semi-finals and finals of those two tournaments being played on the same days at the same venues, it will provide women's cricket with a wonderful stage as we look to continue its development, following on from an extremely successful ICC Women's World Cup in Australia earlier this year.

"With large crowds expected I urge spectators to arrive at the venues in plenty of time ahead of the start of matches as the realities of the modern world mean enhanced security measures to seek to ensure everyone is safe and secure.

"The ICC World Twenty20 2009 is part of a fantastic year of cricket in all three formats of the game at international level during this, the ICC's centenary year, with high-profile Test cricket such as the Ashes series between England and Australia and the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa to follow.

"I want to wish the players of all sides and the match officials every success during the event and I look forward to the matches being played in the spirit of cricket, with passion but also with sportsmanship and enjoyment because that is what our great sport is all about.

"I am grateful to our global broadcast partners ESPN STAR Sports who, together with their licensees, will ensure that this is set to be the most watched cricket event in history, while extensive coverage via radio and the internet thanks to our partnerships with IMG and Yahoo! will provide people with every opportunity to stay in touch with the action.

"That level of coverage will also ensure recognition for our valued commercial partners Reliance Mobile, LG Electronics, Pepsi, Hero Honda, Emirates, Yahoo!, Reebok, Ultra Tech and Standard Chartered.

"Without the support of our broadcast and commercial partners the ICC could not stage an event of this scale that has the potential to capture attention, ignite interest in cricket and help our great sport grow stronger," added Mr Morgan.

The ICC World Twenty20 2009 involves 12 of the top men's teams and the top eight women's line-ups playing at four venues Lord's, The Oval, Trent Bridge and Taunton in the pinnacle of international cricketing action.

The defending men's champion is India, which defeated Pakistan in the final of the inaugural event, in South Africa in 2007. This is the first staging of the women's tournament.
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Symonds sent home for alcohol event

Andrew Symonds is believed to be contemplating retirement after being sent home from the ICC World Twenty20 for an "alcohol-related incident" that has thrown Australia's plans for the tournament into disarray.

According to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, "the final straw" came when Symonds, 33, broke team rules related to alcohol and other issues. It is understood he went out early on Wednesday morning to watch the State of Origin rugby league with some team-mates and had a couple of drinks.

While not a serious offence, Symonds' alcohol consumption contravened his personal guidelines with Cricket Australia that were formed following his counselling sessions in the wake of a string of indiscretions. It is understood the restrictions left Symonds not knowing his place in the team.

"There's no doubting Andrew's capabilities as a player, but there are other things happening around him that made the decision we've come to a relatively easy one," said Ponting. "This is not wholly and solely about Andrew Symonds. This is about the Australian cricket team. We've got some young guys who are just finding out what international cricket is all about. This is about the bigger picture and bringing on the next generation of Australian players."

Though Symonds is not disputing the decision, he is apparently keen to tell his side of the story, and is expected to wait until he lands in Australia before speaking.

He attended a PCA dinner with the Twenty20 squad at a Kensington hotel on Wednesday night, but was a notable absentee at Australia's training session at The Oval on Thursday, prompting speculation that he was on his way home.

Following a series of misdemeanours in the past 12 months, Symonds was on a final warning from Cricket Australia, and there is the strong possibility that this latest incident will lead to the withdrawal of his central contract, which Sutherland admitted was "under review".

"Tonight we have also advised him that we will take the [contract] offer off the table at this stage."

Sutherland said at a press conference in Melbourne that Symonds had broken a number of rules "in the last 24-48 hours" and CA were now organising flights to get him back to Australia.

"In isolation, the breaches that I am talking about are not serious, but in the scheme of things, in the scheme of history, they are enough for it to be the final straw. I'm disappointed in Andrew, but I'm also disappointed for Andrew. I'm sad about it."

Symonds has been involved in numerous off-field incidents in recent seasons, most notably the Darwin fishing saga in August 2008, during which he missed a team meeting ahead of the one-day series against Bangladesh, which prompted the team management to send him home from the series.

In addition, he was fined Aus$4000 for a drunken radio interview in January 2009 in which he referred to the New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendan McCullum as "a piece of s..." Symonds apologised, having admitted that alcohol was playing a big part in his life, and he subsequently stated that he was "entering the final chapter of his career".

Despite retaining his central contract only last month, Symonds was omitted from Australia's Ashes squad in favour of Andrew McDonald and Shane Watson. After 26 Tests and 198 ODIs dating back to November 1998, it is hard to see how his career can possibly recover from this latest episode.

Cricket Australia confirmed that they had applied to the ICC technical committee to see if a replacement for Symonds is permitted. Should their application be successful, Moises Henriques and Cameron White are the likeliest candidates for a call-up.
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Pietersen impressed by Yuvraj, Gayle's drumming skill

London, June 4 (ANI): England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen is impressed by the hitting prowess of Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, whom he has selected as some of his most feared opponents.

Pietersen reckons Windier captain Gayle is one of the most unsafe Twenty20 stars in the world, and adds Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee to that list, as well as fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Dale Steyn.

Pietersen, speaking in the official World Twenty20 programmed, exposed: "There are a number of players taking T20 to the next level. I think all-rounder have the most to offer in T20 cricket."
"I'm impressed by the likes of Yuvraj Singh of India, Andrew Symonds and other guys who can hit sixes, take wickets and generally field well," The Sun quoted Symonds, as saying.
"I also rate Chris Gayle very highly - quite simply because his batting can tear apart even the best bowling. When he is in the groove, he is practically unstoppable. It's scary to watch him in full flight.
"The likes of Lee, Edwards and Steyn are probably the toughest bowlers. They are world-class pace bowlers and are difficult to face across all forms of the game and certainly no easier in T20," he added.
Pietersen also has a high regard for his England teammates: "I think Stuart Broad and Ravi Bopara could really come to the fore in this tournament. They're very exciting players on the rise in world cricket."
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India v Pakistan Twenty20 Warm-up Game at Lords

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni would need pluck and luck in equal measure to score a consolation win against Pakistan in the warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 on Wednesday.

Dhoni's men lost the first sparring match of the warm-ups to New Zealand on Monday and are up against an opponent who consider themselves unlucky to lose in two previous encounters between the two sides.

Both the previous ties were in the inaugural edition in 2007 and India could cross over the finish line by a matter of chance.

Indians prevailed In the first through a 'bowl-out' after the two sides had tied at the same score.

In the 2007 final match in Johannesburg, Pakistan were just a stroke away from victory when Misbah-ul Haq's scoop off Joginder Sharma landed in short fine-leg S Sreesanth's hands.

Pakistan would be determined to settle the score for they might not get another opportunity to get even with the Indians unless both sides make it to the finals this time also.

Indians would be resigned to leaving out Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag on the bench as both are battling shoulder injuries.

They would be keen though to play Yuvraj Singh who is just about coming to terms with a bout of food poisoning, as disclosed by skipper Dhoni last night.

Fast bowler Rudra Pratap Singh could have another game to get himself sorted out after the pasting of the first match.

Irfan Pathan, too, would be hoping for a few more overs under his belt, as would be the ambition of bowlers Praveen Kumar and Yusuf Pathan also.

Ishant Sharma would look to build upon his superb success of the first game and so would be for batters Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina.

Opener Gautam Gambhir and Dhoni would have another opportunity to spend some time in the middle and be in a better frame of mind before the real stuff unrolls from Friday onwards.

Pakistan, who lost their first warm up match against South Africa, could field 17-year-old fast bowling sensation Mohammed Aamer who is tipped to be the 'revelation' of this tournament by fast bowling legend Wasim Akram.

Aamer, a tall and skinny lad from the Punjab province of Pakistan, regularly hits upwards of 140kmph in speed and he could make a formidable fast bowling trio with Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir.

Gul and Tanvir are star bowlers of this format. Gul was the highest wicket-taker in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup while Tanvir was the best bowler of the first Indian Premier League.
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John Blain replace to boost Scotland Cricket for T20 World Cup

The Scotland cricket team have been allowed to replace John Blain in the squad preparing for World Twenty20 after the experienced fast bowler walked out on the team following a training ground bust-up with Gavin Hamilton, the team captain, and Peter Steindl, the coach.
“John Blain decided he didn't want to be part of the squad,” Roddy Smith, the Cricket Scotland chief executive, said yesterday. “He is a grown man so we respect his decision and will move on to prepare for the tournament without him. It is entirely his decision.”

Calum MacLeod, the Warwickshire bowler who had been one of the controversial omissions from the original squad, joined the rest of the party yesterday as the replacement and could feature in today's warm-up game against England at Trent Bridge.

As far as Blain is concerned, it appears that matters came to a head after the match on Saturday against Bangladesh, when Scotland dropped catches during a sloppy fielding performance and lost with more than an over to go. Captain and coach, who have been demanding improvements from the players since their near-humiliation in South Africa earlier this year, were deeply unhappy with the performance in the field and made no secret of their anger in the post-match briefing.

Blain was among the worst culprits, his four overs disappearing for 43 runs, but he appears to have reacted badly to being one of those singled out for criticism after that performance. What is unclear - Blain could not be contacted yesterday - was whether he has retired permanently or may reconsider when Scotland's international programme resumes in the autumn.


This is the latest of a series of problems to hit the Scotland squad, who have gone backwards in status and results since 2005, when they were the best of the associate nations. While Ireland enjoyed a remarkable World Cup in 2007, Scotland failed to win a game and they have struggled since then on the county circuit. Earlier this year they capped it all by failing to qualify for the next World Cup and coming perilously close to dropping out of the international tier altogether.

In that period, they have gone through four coaches and last month Ryan Watson resigned as captain after a wretched run of personal form. Hamilton replaced him and has been quick to make his mark, demanding a more professional, hard-working approach and an end to the sloppy habits that had crept in. “The team don't need bringing together, they have never been apart,” Smith said. “They are working hard to improve and nobody else has got upset by any criticism.” The big task for Hamilton and Steindl is not to let this get in the way of preparations for today's game against England. They need a strong performance to boost confidence before their matches against New Zealand and South Africa at the weekend.

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India beat New Zealand in Twenty20 warm up game

New Zealand's unbeaten record against India in Twenty20s continued today by beating the world champions by nine runs in their warm-up outing at Lord's. Several New Zealand batsmen chipped in with aggressive contributions to post an imposing total which their bowlers, led by the reliable Daniel Vettori, defended tenaciously against a powerful Indian batting line-up.

Chasing 171 for a win, India rode on sterling knocks from Rohit Sharma (36), Suresh Raina (45) and Ravindra Jadeja (41 not out) to cruise to what seemed an imminent win before eventually managing 161 for six.

Earlier, New Zealand survived Ishant Sharma's four-wicket haul to post 170 for seven with useful cameos from Ross Taylor (41), Brendon McCullum (31), Scott Styris (29) and James Franklin (27 not out off 10 balls).

India were off to a flying start with Rohit wasting precious little time to assert his class even in his uncharacteristic opener's role.

Rohit carved Iain O'Brien for a boundary in the first over and worse awaited the right-arm pacer who bled 18 runs in his second with Rohit hitting him for two massive sixes and a four with class written all over the shots.

The opening stand had yielded 42 runs inside five overs when Gautam Gambhir (14) fell to Ian Butler but Rohit smote James Franklin for another six to signal he was not perturbed.

India, however, soon find themselves in a spot of bother with rival captain Daniel Vettori striking twice in his first over.

Coming at number three, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (6) had advanced so much down the track that even a fumbling Brendon McCullum had all the time in the world to dislodge the bails.

Two balls later, Rohit fluffed a shot and much to hi s dismay, the ball rolled on to hit the stumps, cutting short his 20-ball knock bejewelled with three sixes and as many fours.

Earlier, the Kiwis overcame a shoddy start and some hostile bowling from Ishant before reaching a modest total with Taylor (41), McCullum (31), Styris (29) and James Franklin (27 not out off 10 balls) shining with the bat.

Despite McCullum and Jesse Ryder (2), arguably two of the most hard-hitting batsmen in contemporary cricket, opening the innings, New Zealand had a rather subdued start after India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni put them in.

Ryder's poor form in the recent Indian Premier League continued here too and the left-hander had his off-stump uprooted by Ishant Sharma in the third over.

Brief Score: New Zealand 170 for seven (Taylor 41, McCullum 31, Franklin 27*, Ishant 4-25) beat India 161 for six (Raina 45, Jadeja 41*, Vettori 3-24) by nine runs.

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Pointing wants to win all match in Cricket T20

Australians and the present World Cup holders have the ICC Champions Trophy.

Speaking at a press conference Ponting a big incentive to try to holders of the three competitions was agreed.

He completed the work on the ashes of a series of focus has been after.

The next few days and me and all our talk about Twenty20 cricket is going to go and how we can do, he said Twenty20 cricket at the level best to play myself up for the next few weeks for the rest of the group.

We a little dissatisfied with the last World Cup, going out in the semi-finals and the like as you have been in our possession with the Champions Trophy and World Cup for us, there's a lot of back-up at this time if we can win all three is - it would be nice.

"To ensure that in the next few weeks will be our focus."

Zimbabwe and the first time that they have lost the game to change things for the last tournament were quickly added to the semi-final stage, where they lost to India last champion to make it round.


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Indian cricket team reach in London for T20 World cup

India's cricket team on Friday in London Heathrow airport on June 5 that has come to start the second World Twenty20 tournament to take part in the.

Earlier in the day from the Mumbai team before departure, Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won the Cup in 2007, about keeping the title, as the current team of vast experience in 20-20 cricket had had faith?

India on June 6 with his opening match against Bangladesh, Ireland plays a Group 12 - team tournament in its second opponent is going.

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Sachin says Dhoni’s team keeps crown the T20 title

India Batting great Sachin Tendulkar of the Twenty20 World Cup next month will retain Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team as the games most explosive is the best telling of the world believes.

"India is the world's most balanced team and we can protect the title no doubt," Tendulkar said on Thursday the DNA newspaper.

"We stand a very good cricketer and we want to prove that this is the deadliest combination to have," records added, the international Twenty20 game is not breaking batsman.

Dhoni's success in South Africa for a surprise two years ago, the shortest form of the game to ensure a young Indian cricket team was led by the popularity of the commercial center in the immediately found.

Head, a young wicketkeeper batsman Dhoni, second edition in England on June 5 to begin an active bunch. India and Bangladesh in Group A with Ireland.

"The good thing is that our team and the pressure of any amount can still get the performance," Tendulkar added. "In fact, the pressure on Team India thrives. In India, I would like to put your money."

However, Zaheer Khan smart India in England, an injury doubt for seaming conditions of exploitation, a five-man pace attack will be in the stomach.

"It is equal with the best," Tendulkar an attack spearheaded by the pacy Ishant Sharma said.

Zaheer, Ishant, Rudra Pratap Singh, especially in English conditions form a lethal combination.

We kind of attack, sew a lot, and that such work will be in a position. Is our day, we will destroy any batting side can do.

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All Cricket Team Sqaud accounced for T20 World Cup 2009

The Indian Sqaud accounced is as follows:

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain)
• Virender Sehwag (vice-captain)
• Gautam Gambhir
• Suresh Raina
• Yuvraj Singh
• Yusuf Pathan
• Rohit Sharma
• Harbhajan Singh
• Zaheer Khan
• Ishant Sharma
• Praveen Kumar
• R P Singh
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Pragyan Ojha
• Irfan Pathan

The Australian T20 squad is as follows:

• Ricky Ponting (c)
• Michael Clarke (vc)
• Nathan Bracken
• Brad Haddin
• Nathan Hauritz
• Ben Hilfenhaus
• James Hopes
• David Hussey
• Mike Hussey
• Mitchell Johnson
• Brett Lee
• Peter Siddle
• Andrew Symonds
• David Warner
• Shane Watson

Bangladesh Sqaud accounced is as follows:

• Mohammad Ashraful (c)
• Junaid Siddique
• Tamim Iqbal
• Raqibul Hasan
• Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
• Naeem Islam
• Abdur Razzak
• Shahadat Hossain
• Syed Rasel
• Shakib Al Hasan
• Mashrafe Mortaza (vc)
• Rubel Hossain
• Shamsur Rahman
• Mithun Ali
• Mahmudullah

Ireland Squad - ICC Twenty20 World Cup

• Regan West
• Peter Connell
• Paul Stirling
• Niall O'Brien (WK)
• Kyle McCallan
• Kevin O'Brien
• John Mooney
• Jeremy Bray
• Gary Wilson (WK)
• Boyd Rankin
• Andrew White
• Andre Botha
• Alex Cusack
• Trent Johnston
• William Porterfield (C)

Sri Lanka twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Kumar Sangakkara (Captain & Wicketkeeper)
• Indika De Saram (Wicketkeeper)
• Sanath Jayasuriya
• Tillakaratne Dilshan
• Mahela Jayawardene
• Nuwan Kulasekara
• Farveez Maharoof
• Lasith Malinga
• Angelo Mathews
• Jehan Mubarak
• Ajantha Mendis
• Muttiah Muralitharan (Vice-Captain)
• Chamara Silva
• Thilan Thushara
• Isuru Udana

Pakistan twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Younis Khan (Captain)
• Ahmed Shehzad
• Fawad Alam
• Kamran Akmal (Wicketkeeper)
• Mohammad Aamer
• Misbah-ul-Haq
• Saeed Ajmal
• Salman Butt
• Shahid Afridi
• Shoaib Malik
• Iftikhar Anjum
• Umar Gul
• Yasir Arafat
• Shahzaib Hasan
• Sohail Tanveer
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England twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Paul Collingwood (Captain)
• Ravi Bopara
• Kevin Pietersen
• Owais Shah
• Dimitri Mascarenhas
• Eoin Morgan
• James Foster (Wicketkeeper)
• Robert Key
• Graham Napier
• Luke Wright
• James Anderson
• Stuart Broad
• Ryan Sidebottom
• Graeme Swann
• Adil Rashid

New Zealand twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Daniel Vettori (Captain)
• Brendon McCullum (Wicketkeeper)
• Martin Guptill
• Jesse Ryder
• Ross Taylor
• Scott Styris
• Neil Broom
• Jacob Oram
• James Franklin
• Nathan McCullum
• Ian Butler
• Peter McGlashan (Wicketkeeper)
• Kyle Mills
• Brendon Diamanti
• Iain O'Brien

South Africa twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Graeme Smith (Captain)
• Johan Botha (Vice-Captain)
• Yusuf Abdulla
• Mark Boucher (Wicketkeeper)
• AB Devilliers
• J.P. Duminy
• H.Gibbs
• J.Kallis,
• Albie orkel
• M.Morkel
• Justin Ontong
• Robin Peterson
• Dale Styen
• R.van der Merwe

Netherlands twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Jeroen Smits (Captain/Wicketkeeper)
• Peter Borren
• Mudassar Bukhari
• Tom de Grooth
• Maurits Jonkman
• Alexei Kervezee
• Dirk Nannes
• Ruud Nijman
• Darron Reekers
• Edgar Schiferli
• Pieter Seelaar
• Daan van Bunge
• Bas Zuiderent
• Ryan tan Doeschate
• Eric Szwarczynski

Scotland twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Gavin Hamilton (Captain)
• Richie Berrington
• John Blain
• Kyle Coetzer
• Majid Haq
• Gordon Drummond
• Niel McCallum
• Dewald Nel
• Navdeep Poonia
• Glenn Rogers
• Colin Smith (Wicketkeeper)
• Jan Stander
• Ryan Watson
• Fraser Watts
• Craig Wright

West Indies twenty20 World Cup Squad:

• Chris Gayle (Captain)
• Lionel Baker
• Sulieman Benn
• David Bernard
• Dwayne Bravo
• Dinesh Ramdin (Wicket keeper)
• S.Chanderpaul
• Fiedel Adwards
• Andre Fletcher
• Xavier Marshall
• Kieron Polard
• Darren Sammy
• Ramnaresh Shrawan
• Lendl Simmons
• Jerome Taylor

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Description for ICC T20 World Cup 2009 Group-A

The most exciting tournament of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 is being held soon. Only 11 days to start for the remaining ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2009 seconds. You already have that one on the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament is nothing. The June 5 tournament is scheduled to start. This year, the home of cricket in England which is said will take place. Test the following nine countries, twelve national teams participating in four groups. Three teams in each group is involved. The inaugural ICC Twenty20 world champion team in one of India Group A and India and Ireland are two teams. In this article, I vividly describes this group will be about.

Indian cricket team in Group A. The format of the cricket tournament in the inaugural champion was the top favorite. All forms of cricket in both home and abroad in their performance is satisfactory. Good form most of their players are now. Indian selectors a full strength 15-member team Twenty20 tournament in the hope of repeating their success, has announced. Recently, he successfully in South Africa, the other version of IPL has ended. I think this case to perform well and they also play the shortest form of cricket with yourself can help acclimatize. Indian cricket team in a good position in the ICC rankings in both Tests and ODI's. They did win against top ranked teams. You know that they should know that the top is a Twenty20 cricket has a place in the team rankings. Naturally, the media and they will be more focused. However, they are in good form, but I also show that they do not meet accepted to have done. India as a team if they hold the title in the inaugural session of the second title defense of the tough times have to struggle for. One thing I said after that they can not win the title that they won the World Cup in 1983, the ICC want to remind you. It seems that India is the second time the ICC Twenty20 World Cup title for failure to protect could be. However, it is not my prediction. Former players and cricket captain Zaheer Abbas and Wasim Akram about the Indian cricket team said. But the one thing about the Indian cricket team will be the group winner is sure.

In the second round is likely to be Bangladesh's second best team possible. India with only a weak opponent in the group with Ireland's staged. However, the game of cricket, where nothing can be done. I think that in Bangladesh and India's team for one will disturb the wound can expect. It is possible either, but I do not know or not. However, cricket is a game where nothing is impossible. I also that this is a miracle because a regular basis in the accident does not happen in cricket history in this way is likely to be low. This time, we in Bangladesh's team a bunch of young players can see. However, BCB earn some money for the unauthorized Indian Cricket League (Aisiel) joined the rebels to allow the players reluctantly shows. Bangladesh Cricket Board, I think that these players to play domestic cricket will allow hope. If the second round of the Bangladesh cricket team can make in its place as a Bangladeshi, I will be happy.

It seems that Ireland is the weakest team in the group. This team no chance to move ahead in the second round to have done. But they can do a miracle in this tournament. The ICC World Cup cricket team beat Pakistan. They are new in the world of cricket. So, I hope he is not. If he's playing cricket in this format I can follow the score will be happy. Read more

Rao Iftikhar replace Shoaib Akhtar in T20 World cup 2009

Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar of the Pakistan team selector a skin infection due to have been removed from the place were looking for the best replacement. Pakistan's star pace because they change with Rao Iftikhar for now, the selectors did not have far to go. It is said that Rao Iftikhar the next month's ICC Twenty20 World Cup will be played in England 2009, which has been selected for sure. The replacement by the World Cup technical committee has been accepted. So, I think the Pakistan cricket team is nothing to worry about. That experienced players such as Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan, which is a big loss for the team will not be present in the main squad's true. But, I think that Rao Iftikhar for his team and will keep an important role as a enduring player is expected to secure their place. Read more

ICC T20 World Cup trophy photo

ICC TWENTY20 WORLD CUP TROPHY
The winner of the World Cup in England will go back home with the trophy looking good ..
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World Wild air T20 World cup list

ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 is in hand. ICC Twenty20 World Cup tournament to be held this year in England, which is the second version. The inaugural meeting in South Africa two years ago. But the shorter version of cricket tournament schedule has already been completed. Finals on 5 June 2009 can see live. Twelve countries will play in four groups. You already have the Indian cricket team is the champion of the inaugural ICC.

Fans across the world to your favorite team to see on TV. This tournament is expected to see something out. Like other fans of the tournament, I am encouraged to see. It seems that I can not fly to England and enjoy the match live on the stadium is true. But I would like to give some live TV channels can help. I have already described in this post I need to understand what is going to think. Yes, Yes, I want to talk about TV channels, which can see the live games.

Sports channels from different land masses live tele-education cast of the tournament has been accepted. So fans of the world from any part of this tournament can enjoy. Here, in this article, I live television based on a list of countries

Australia- Fox Sports, Nine Network
Canada- Asian Television Network
Europe- Eurosport2
India- ESPN, Star Cricket
Middle East- Arab Digital Distribution
New Zealand- SKY Network Television
Pacific Islands- Fiji TV
Pakistan- Pakistan Television Corporation
South Africa- Supersport
Sri Lanka- Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
United Kingdom- Sky Sports
United States- DirecTV Read more