Squads of different countries for T20 WC 2010

[Mr Eintstein]

Question mark. I haven't once heard Michael Lumb referred to as an Englishman. only ever as a saffer. I'm sure even most english fans will admit this is becoming a problem.

[Serani]

Hell yeh its a problem, especially when they are mediocre like Lumb and Trott, KP is acceptable because he is awesome but these annoying saffies playing for England when there are equally good english players.

[hari504504]

Hell yeh its a problem' date=' especially when they are mediocre like Lumb and Trott, KP is acceptable because he is awesome but these annoying saffies playing for England[b'] when there are equally good english players.

who ? :--D

[hari504504]

ENGLAND SQUAD PD Collingwood (Durham, captain), JM Anderson (Lancashire), RS Bopara (Essex), TT Bresnan (Yorkshire), SCJ Broad (Nottinghamshire), C Kieswetter (Somerset), MJ Lumb (Hampshire), EJG Morgan (Middlesex), KP Pietersen (Hampshire), A Shahzad (Yorkshire), RJ Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), GP Swann (Nottinghamshire), JC Tredwell (Kent), LJ Wright (Sussex), MH Yardy (Sussex)

Underdogs who can mount the surprise challenge

[Akshat]

Pakistan's squad for T20 WC

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

Should we mention the actual squad here? :D Afridi, Akmals in Pakistan's World Twenty20 squad March 12, 2010 Pakistan's 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20, which includes Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers - players recently fined and put on probation by the board - has been named well before the ICC deadline for naming final squads. There are recalls for Misbah-ul-Haq, Salman Butt and Mohammad Hafeez while Hammad Azam, the U19 allrounder, has been rewarded for a fine performance in New Zealand in the World Cup. Little else about the squad is a surprise and as expected Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan are not in the squad, beginning in effect the year-long bans handed out to them by the board. The real surprise is the board not naming a captain. Afridi was appointed Pakistan's Twenty20 captain last year after Younis Khan retired from the format and the board had inked him in for Pakistan's defense in the Caribbean. But after his ball-biting incident in Perth, for which he has now effectively been punished twice by an ICC ban and a PCB fine, the decision is not so straightforward. Malik replaced him for the two T20Is against England in Dubai recently but will not be in the Caribbean. "We haven't announced a captain and there is slight delay on that," Mohsin Khan, chief selector, said. "The board asked me to name this team without a captain because circumstances are such but I have requested the chairman that in future this should not be the case. The captain and coach make the team fight on the field and the planning has to be done with them in mind. The situation is such. There are 3-4 guys and any of them can be captain. Whoever becomes captain, may not agree 100% with the squad, but he will be mostly happy with the names in the squad." The inclusion of Butt in the squad suggests he may be one of the players in the running. He hasn't been a part of Pakistan's Twenty20 thinking since June last year and his impact in the format has anyway been limited. On seniority alone, Misbah and Abdul Razzaq are in the frame and despite his punishments, Afridi remains in the running. "The only contenders are the senior players, they know these players, they have played with them," Mohsin said. Mohsin said he had asked the chairman before selecting the three players on probation. "The three are on probation but that is a check and balance on them. The three are the backbone of the line-up." Misbah had been dropped from all three formats of the game late last year by the selection committee led by Iqbal Qasim, though he was immediately called up to the squad at the request of Mohammad Yousuf, then the captain. But further failures led to him being dropped from Pakistan's ODI team in Australia. But Mohsin said his experience - and the presence of Butt - was critical especially in crisis situations. "If you look at his ODI record, we often don't play 50 overs so you need one player, if you lose early wickets, we need one or two guys - like Salman as well - who can carry the team through the end. Misbah is a player who is a senior in all three formats." Mohsin said he would've preferred to take two wicketkeepers in the squad, but had to settle for one, and Kamran Akmal's batting got the nod, despite his poor work behind the stumps. "He has been a drawback at times I agree," he said. "But this is the World Cup and with the squad we have gone with 90% certainty and 10% risk." Pakistan beat Sri Lanka at Lord's last June to seal a memorable, unexpected triumph. They are placed alongside Australia and Bangladesh in Group A. "We have picked this squad to the best of our ability. This team is capable of winning the World Cup again. Squad: Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Yasir Arafat, Hammad Azam, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal. source : http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/451662.html Shahid Afridi named Pakistan captain source: http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/453170.html Umar Akmal troubled by side strain Source: http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/455491.html Injured Gul bowls in World Twenty20 camp source: http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/455871.html Injury rules Arafat out of World Twenty20 source: http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/455993.html

[IKnowU]

Aamer is the only reason to watch Poyz :aha: Such a awesome talent for his "age"

[Chandan]

Should we include the changes here: Earlier, the squad for India made nrws for including Chawla and Vinay Kumar: India recall spinner Piyush Chawla for World Twenty20 India have named leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in their 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. The 21-year-old has not featured for India since July 2008 and is still uncapped in the Twenty20 format. But medium-pacer Vinay Kumar, 26, is the only player chosen without any senior international experience. Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar ruled himself out of the tournament, which starts on 30 April, despite calls for his inclusion. Last month, the 36-year-old became the first batsman to score a double hundred in a 50-over one-day international and has been in excellent form for Mumbai Indians in the current Indian Premier League. However, Tendulkar has only played one Twenty20 match for India in December 2006 and was not part of the team which won the inaugural tournament in South Africa in 2007. "I have not played T20 internationals from 2007 onwards and I do not think it should become an issue now," said Tendulkar. Chawla joins fellow spinners Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja in the squad, while promising seamer Praveen Kumar has been selected ahead of Ishant Sharma and Sreesanth. Opener Gautam Gambhir and pace bowler Ashish Nehra have been chosen despite missing recent IPL matches for the Delhi Daredevils because of injuries. India play their opening World Twenty20 match against Afghanistan in St Lucia on 1 May and, despite a strong South Africa being the third side in their group, they will be confident of doing better than last year in England when they failed to progress beyond the first round. "The best team has been selected. I am very confident this time we will do very well," chief selector Kris Srikkanth commented. "Our batting line up is very powerful. In the West Indies, the wicket conditions are generally like what the Indian conditions are. It will suit our kind of bowlers and batsmen." India Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Vinay Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla. But now it is Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), M Vijay, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Vinay Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla. In case of Pakistan also there has been changes, and the squad now is: Squad: Shahid Afridi (capt), Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Hammad Azam, Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Sami.