India's World Twenty20 squad announced

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Roy, Lee in Australia's T20 squad Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee have been included in Australia's 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month. More... Symonds and Lee in Twenty20 squad 05/05/2009 2:15 PM Sportal Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee have been included in Australia's 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month. Selectors named a full strength squad for the tournament, with Tasmanian Ricky Ponting to captain the side and young opener David Warner and in-form Queenslander Shane Watson also included. National Selection Panel Chairman Andrew Hilditch said both Symonds and Lee deserved to be selected for the tournament. "At his best Andrew Symonds is one of the best T20 players in the world," Hilditch said. "In limited opportunities in the UAE he showed, during game two, his ability to win games for Australia. He also adds versatility to our squad." "Brett Lee is progressing well and will return to international cricket in Thursday's T20 game against Pakistan. We expect it will take him a few games to regain his rhythm after the extended break but the medical and coaching staff are very confident Brett will be back to his best for this tournament." Hilditch said there was an excellent balance in the squad and believes there is enough quality for Australia to win the tournament. "Building up to this selection, Shane Watson has returned to the one-day side and performed extra well with the bat in the series in the UAE. He'll return to bowling in Thursday's T20 game there and adds strength and versatility to the side," Hilditch said. "Nathan Hauritz is the specialist spinner in the side. Nathan has made great progress in limited overs cricket to become a regular member of the side during series' in South Africa and the UAE. Spin is having a significant impact on T20 cricket worldwide and Nathan is well placed to play a significant role in this tournament." "Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle have both had their workloads managed in advance of upcoming international cricket. They are both very important members of the Australian bowling group and their return will add significant strength to the side." "We've picked a strong batting group with a mix of stroke players and players capable of being very destructive. David Hussey is an important part of our plans and displayed his credentials in the first international T20 against South Africa in South Africa recently. His fielding is sharp and he gives us good overs in T20 cricket." "David Warner is an example of a player added for his specific skills in T20 cricket and has the ability to give us an explosive start at the top of the order." The men's ICC World Twenty20 competition will be held from June 5-21. Australia's 15-man squad: Ricky Ponting ©, 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

[CSK Fan]

Good to see that quota player Dhawan didnt make it

[fineleg]

Good to see that quota player Dhawan didnt make it

:cantstop:

very poor team selection y no tendulkar??? whats the quota player rohit sharma doing in the squad??? y no dinesh kartik??? y r zaheer & ishant not rested??? we do need a 2nd wicket-keeper. dinesh kartik is a must in all indian squads

y no Akash Chopra? y no Pradeep Sangwan? (best batsman, and can bowl a bit) y no Amit Mishra? :protest: And More importantly poor selection by these srikkanth and co. because Gambhir should be the captain.

[gaurav92]

Other T 20 WC Squads: SA Graeme Smith (Cape Cobras, captain) Johan Botha (Warriors, vice-captain) Yusuf Abdulla (Dolphins) Mark Boucher (Warriors) AB de Villiers (Titans) JP Duminy (Cape Cobras) Herschelle Gibbs (Cape Cobras) Jacques Kallis (Warriors) Albie Morkel (Titans) Morne Morkel (Titans) Justin Ontong (Cape Cobras) Wayne Parnell (Warriors) Robbie Peterson (Cape Cobras) Dale Steyn (Titans) Roelof van der Merwe (Titans). Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (captain) Mashrafe Mortaza Tamim Iqbal Junaid Siddique Raqibul Hasan Shakib Al Hasan Mushfiqur Rahim Naeem Islam Abdur Razzak Shahadat Hossain Syed Rasel Mohammad Mahmudullah Rubel Hossain Shamsur Rahman Mohammad Mithun. Coach: Jamie Siddons (Australia) Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain) Muttiah Muralitharan Sanath Jayasuriya T.M. Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Chamara Silva Angelo Mathews Ajantha Mendis Nuwan Kulasekara Thilan Thushara Lasith Malinga Isuru Udana Farveez Maharoof Jehan Mubarak Indika de Saram Pakistan : Younis Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Ahmed Shehzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (wk), Fawad Alam, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Shahzaib Hasan England : Paul Collingwood (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, James Foster, Robert Key, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Graham Napier, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright. Australia's 15-man squad: Ricky Ponting ©, 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

:fail: they dont deserve to be there :giggle: p.s :- these are just for fun.....no harm intended

[gaurav92]

hey i think the squad selected is a balanced one and more importantly we have in all 11 match winners in our team..:two_thumbs_up:

[Dark Warrior]

y no Akash Chopra? y no Pradeep Sangwan? (best batsman, and can bowl a bit) y no Amit Mishra? :protest: And More importantly poor selection by these srikkanth and co. because Gambhir should be the captain.

:cantstop::cantstop:

[cowboysfan]

whats up with Shaun marsh-is he injured?.I cant believe they would drop him.

[amits]

it should be known that among suggested players i didnt mention any delhi players :fail: @ those who replied i said tendulkar should have been there instead of rohit sharma & dinesh kartik should have been there also zaheer & ishant should have been rested

[amits]

whats up with Shaun marsh-is he injured?.I cant believe they would drop him.

he is injured & has a hamstring injury

[ritwik]

whats up with Shaun marsh-is he injured?.I cant believe they would drop him.

Yes he is out injured.

[amits]

holland squad. seems interesting • Jeroen Smits (HCC, captain) • Peter Borren (VRA Amsterdam, vice-captain) • Daan van Bunge (Excelsior ’20 Schiedam) • Ryan ten Doeschate (Essex) • Tom de Grooth (HCC) • Maurits Jonkman (HCC) • Alexei Kervezee (Worcestershire) • Mudassar Bukhari (ACC) • Dirk Nannes (Victoria) • Ruud Nijman (Hermes-DVS Schiedam) • Darron Reekers (Quick Haag) • Edgar Schiferli (Quick Haag) • Pieter Seelaar (Hermes-DVS Schiedam) • Eric Szwarczynski (VRA Amsterdam) • Bas Zuiderent (VOC Rotterdam)

[Guest gaurav_indian]

holland squad. seems interesting • Jeroen Smits (HCC, captain) • Peter Borren (VRA Amsterdam, vice-captain) • Daan van Bunge (Excelsior ’20 Schiedam) • Ryan ten Doeschate (Essex) • Tom de Grooth (HCC) • Maurits Jonkman (HCC) • Alexei Kervezee (Worcestershire) • Mudassar Bukhari (ACC) • Dirk Nannes (Victoria) • Ruud Nijman (Hermes-DVS Schiedam) • Darron Reekers (Quick Haag) • Edgar Schiferli (Quick Haag) • Pieter Seelaar (Hermes-DVS Schiedam) • Eric Szwarczynski (VRA Amsterdam) • Bas Zuiderent (VOC Rotterdam)

They are in Pakistan's group along with England.

[Mr. Wicket]

y no Akash Chopra? y no Pradeep Sangwan? (best batsman, and can bowl a bit) y no Amit Mishra? :protest: And More importantly poor selection by these srikkanth and co. because Gambhir should be the captain.

Wow finey, that may be your best post ever. I'm actually looking forward to some aspects of this; while I'm not a fan of the T20 format hopefully it'll be a lot more palatable without all the commercialized crap of the IPL (here's hoping that if I turn on a game, people will actually call something a Six instead of a DLF Maximum). Of course the real attraction will be seeing England once again humiliated in a shortened format of the game; I'm looking forward to seeing the cluster**** matches they put on just to see how much they **** up. Class Act for Captain's a great start. Then again the Poms are playing Pakistan so they could always finish with a win.

[flamy]

Nannes is Dutch?

[Mr. Wicket]

Has Aussie and Dutch passports, I believe.

[fineleg]

I'm actually looking forward to some aspects of this; while I'm not a fan of the T20 format hopefully it'll be a lot more palatable without all the commercialized crap of the IPL (here's hoping that if I turn on a game, people will actually call something a Six instead of a DLF Maximum). .

I agree. Even T20 will be better off without all the gimmicks like the "Citi Moment of success" and "Thats a DLF max".

[ritwik]

Nannes is Dutch?

He's pissed that Aussie selectors didn't consider him even for the 30 man list of probables. He qualifies to pay for Holland since his parents are from there.

[vvvslaxman]

Wow finey, that may be your best post ever. I'm actually looking forward to some aspects of this; while I'm not a fan of the T20 format hopefully it'll be a lot more palatable without all the commercialized crap of the IPL (here's hoping that if I turn on a game, people will actually call something a Six instead of a DLF Maximum).

Sunil Gavaskar still says six . i don't recall him saying DLF maximum

[Mr. Wicket]

Then Gavaskar be praised, and I shall try and dig up a few old videos of his batting to savour this weekend as a hats-off. (Darn it... where did I put the 85 World championship DVD?)

[Laaloo]

Then Gavaskar be praised, and I shall try and dig up a few old videos of his batting to savour this weekend as a hats-off. (Darn it... where did I put the 85 World championship DVD?)

Didnt u gift it to the padosis? :D