Squads of different countries for T20 WC 2010

[Akshat]

Recall for Sarwan, Taylor, Hinds Windies teams named for World T20 Tony Cozier Friday, April 2nd 2010 ONE international career was once more surprisingly revived, a couple of others are ready to reboot after injury and a few more were terminally ended or put on hold as the West Indies yesterday named their squad of 15 for the imminent International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World championship in the Caribbean. Wavell Hinds, the 33-year-old left-hand batsman and right-arm medium pacer ignored by the selectors for four years before his chance recall for the recent limited-overs series in Australia, has again been plucked out of obscurity for the April 30-May 16 tournament. Batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, absent since December with back problems, and fast bowler Jerome Taylor, out since November with a strained hip, are two key players fit again and back in the side. Their class and experience come as a timely boost for a major tournament on home territory that can erase some of the disturbing memories of the debacle in the 2007 World Cup, on and off the field. Dwayne Smith, who turns 27 in ten days, and Lendl Simmons, 25, two multi-talented cricketers who have worn West Indies colours in the past year, seem to have exhausted the selectors’ patience with their inconsistency. Both have been omitted. Still young enough, their future lies in their hands. Only Hinds’ selection encourages Runako Morton and Travis Dowlin to hold out hope that their exclusion is not permanent. They are on the wrong side of 30 and were dropped for the recent home series against Zimbabwe after their failures in Australia. On the theory that 20-overs-an-innings cricket is no place for developing young players, the classy Trinidadian batsmen, Adrian Barath, 19, and left-hander Darren Bravo, 20, have presumably been kept back for the longer matches in the ODIs and Tests against South Africa that immediately follow the World Twenty20. Hinds is the only clearly unexpected pick in a generally predictable squad. After 45 Tests and 114 ODIs between 1999 and 2006, he had disappeared from the West Indies’ radar. He turned up instead in the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) and in the English county championship with Derbyshire before a prolific 2010 regional first-class season for Jamaica (330 runs, average 110) and the absence through injury of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sarwan brought him back for the five ODIs and two Twenty20s in Australia in February. He managed only 36 runs in four innings there and was left out of the subsequent one-day home series against Zimbabwe. With Chanderpaul and Sarwan in shape again, that seemed to be the end of his fleeting return. The selectors saw it differently. Chairman of the panel, Clyde Butts, said yesterday that Hinds ’brings a wealth of experience’ to the team. ’He is a knowledgeable cricketer and we believe can make a good contribution in the middle-order as well,’ he contended. Smith has paid a rough price for his final over slog in the loss to Zimbabwe in the first ODI in Guyana in February. It left his stumps shattered, the West Indies beaten and captain Chris Gayle publicly fuming. He was promptly dumped and his cricket is now likely to be confined to the foreign teams (English county Sussex, Australian state New South Wales and Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers) for whom he has been a Twenty20 specialist over the past two years. Kieron Pollard, another power-hitting all-rounder whose Twenty20 exploits have earned him million-dollar contracts with the IPL’s Mumbai Indians, Australia’s South Australia Redbacks and England’s Somerset Sabres, might well have gone the way of Smith for similarly reckless dismissals against Zimbabwe. His retention throughout that series revealed that, rightly or wrongly, the selectors believe he is a potential match-winner in the shortest form of the game. Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Pollard and Kemar Roach are presently sharpening up in the Twenty20 IPL. The remaining players were training in Barbados last week and move on to Jamaica for the Jamaica Cricket Festival April 7-18. There they play three Twenty20 matches against Ireland (along with England, one of their qualifying round opponents in the tournament proper) and one against Canada, as well as one Fifty50 match against each. WEST INDIES MEN’S SQUAD: Chris Gayle (Captain), Sulieman Benn, Dwayne Bravo, Shiv Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Andre Fletcher, Wavell Hinds, Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161620123

[SSJ4Kakashi]

I think either the Aussies or the Blackcaps will win.But I want India or West Indies to win.

[Mr Eintstein]

New Zealand squad Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Aaron Redmond, Jacob Oram, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Daniel Vettori (capt), Rob Nicol, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Ian Butler.

ah if only, we could have that elusive full strength team for once. thought mckay would've been in, hes expected back from injury by then. australias pace attack working hard at their 2nd most powerful weapon: hype.

[Texy]

Pakistan's squad for T20 WC: Shahid afridi©, Shahid afridI(AK/CD), Shahid afridi(VC), Shahid afridi(AR), Shahid afridi(AR),Shahid afridi(AR), Shahid afridi(S/BE), Shahid afridi(PhB), Shahid afridi(PhB), Shahid afridi(b), Shahid afridi(IM),Shahid afridi(DC), Shahid afridi(DC), Shahid afridi(DC), Shahid afridi(DC) C= Kaaptaan/Shariah law enforcer AK/CD= Akmaler/Catchdropper VC= Vice Kaaptan/Prayer enforcer AR= all is well rounder S/BE = Spinner/Ball eater PhB= Phaast bowler b = Beast/hunter IM= Imam DC= Drinks Carrier

[achilles]

Epic words for Shahid :hysterical:

[Akshat]

Bangladesh recall Mohammad Ashraful for World Twenty20 Ashraful averages 15.38 with the bat in Twenty20 internationals Bangladesh have named former captain Mohammad Ashraful in their final 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies, which begins on 30 April. Ashraful was left out of the recent one-day and Test series against England because of poor batting form. But he is in the party for the Caribbean, along with paceman Mashrafe Mortaza who missed the Tests while recovering from knee surgery. There are no uncapped players in the selection, which has been cut from 30. However, the least experienced pair in skipper Shakib Al Hasan's squad are batsman Jahurul Islam, who made his Bangladesh debut in last week's second Test in Mirpur, and left-arm spinner Suhrawadi Shuvo whose international bow came in two of the recent one-day internationals. Jahurul will also act as back-up wicketkeeper to vice captain Mushfiqur Rahim, while apart from Ashraful, the only squad member who did not feature against England was seamer Syed Rasel. Chairman of selectors Rafiqul Alam said: "Ashraful is a potential match-winner and his ability to improvise in limited-overs cricket makes him an important part of the team in the tournament. "We know he is trying as hard as anybody to fulfil his enormous promise and we expect him to fire. "From the information we have received on Mortaza, he is fit and has been in full rhythm at the training of his Indian Premier League club, Kolkata Knight Riders." Bangladesh reached the Super Eights phase at the expense of West Indies at the World Twenty20 in 2007, but were beaten by Ireland in the group stage of last year's event. However, they face an uphill task this time around to progress from a group containing Australia and holders Pakistan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh squad for ICC World Twenty20: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Syed Rasel, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Jahurul Islam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/bangladesh/8594767.stm Hmm.. three Islams in the squad?

[S.Bond]

Good luck to pak... Aussies looks good with warner and watson in brilliant form...

[Mr Eintstein]

Dump The Fool Already.

[vvvslaxman]

Favorites 1) Australia 2) SA 3) NZ 4) England 5) India 6) SL Rest of them are also rans category.

[Chorazin Reto]

Australia as favourites? Interesting.

[FairCricket]

anything can happen , all quality player are in good form after IPL , india have the advantage , but dont forget what happened last year :hysterical:

[vvvslaxman]

anything can happen ' date=' all quality player are in good form after IPL , india have the advantage , but dont forget what happened last year :hysterical:[/quote'] I understand. Even extremely average team (eg. Pakistan) can upset teams like South Africa coz of the later's choking ability. Pakistan got pounded in the first round and warm ups. Then they got a lucky win against NZ thanks to ball tampering followed by SA's choke and SL's choke. That's all they needed to win it. An average team went on to win the cup.

[Mamu]

Too English.

What are the rules for a South African to play for England? Play for an English County for 5 years -- thats it? Once you become an English Permament Resident -- do u become a citizen in 5 Years ?

[b555]

Aussies looks good with warner and watson in brilliant form...

can they actually take in players who r not offered contracts??

[flamy]

vav Australia look baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadasssssss. :blink:

[gaurav92]

Aussie are clear favorites with their good bowling options and a very solid batting lineup but i still feel Windies can be surprising at home.And also dont write SAF off, they are chokers but still a dangerous outfit. I dont think SL stand a chance. NZ can surprise anyone, with their unpredictable nature.England and Pak are not at all in the picture of winning this :hahaha: India looks good when it comes to batting but our bowling is a worry. Sop my favorites are: (that will make it to the semis) Aus India SAF Windies

[Chorazin Reto]

""good bowling options"" I think Aus bowling is pretty hit and miss, Johnson and Tait can both take wickets or go for a lot of runs, Watson can bowl stump to stump and calm things down, and tbh i havnt seen too much of Nannes, i've seen him bowl all of 4 overs in 1 game, hard to draw a conclusion from that. Hauritz is alright i guess, his lower end batting probably more useful than his bowling lol.

[gaurav92]

^No, Nannes Johnny and Douggy are the main bowlers Watto will get spanky, 50 in four overs on flattest windies decks.I was saying they also have Hopes, Haurie and even clarke can roll his arm over, they have got options at their disposal,these things are backed by a tremendous batting order

[Alam_dar]

I understand. Even extremely average team (eg. Pakistan) can upset teams like South Africa coz of the later's choking ability. Pakistan got pounded in the first round and warm ups. Then they got a lucky win against NZ thanks to ball tampering followed by SA's choke and SL's choke. That's all they needed to win it. An average team went on to win the cup.

Very unjust of you. You must admit that Pakistan is good in T20 as it suits to it's players. They may be horrible in tests and ODI format, but ask any one and he will tell you AFRIDI and Razzaq are top class All Rounders for T20 format. Then comes Aamir who was a very good found in that T20 Cup. Also a good spinner has a gold value in T20s and at moment Saeed Ajmal is performing really gold value jobs for Pak in T20s. Also T20 suits to Kamran Akmal as an explosive Opener. He got 2nd highest runs for Pakistan in last T20 Cup. Batting is the biggest problem for Pakistan. It has not come over it yet in this coming T20 cup. Umar Akmal is a good addition but Pak still needs 2 more good Batsmen and also one reliable opener along with kamran Akmal. Pakistan is perhaps having the best Spin Attack in coming T20 WC It has been constantly said that WI pitches are offering nothing to Fast Bowlers, while they are very friendly to the Spinners. If it is true then I expect Aamir, Gul and Razzaq to go for a lot of runs. But Pakistan is lucky to have 3 very good Spinners in the team this time. 1) Saeed Ajmal 2) Afridi 3) Muhammad Hafeez (I hope you people know him. He is an all rounder and has been included instead of Malik. He is not as good with the bat, but surely much better than Malik with the ball) Although not against the Asian teams, but against Goori teams this trio of spinners are going to do good job.

[Serani]

WI will win.