Pakistan squad for World Cup Twenty20 2009

Pakistan squad for World Cup Twenty20 2009

Pakistan fans still can't forget 24 September 2007. Chasing 158 in final of T20 World Cup, Pakistan required 13 off the last over and then 6 off remaining 4 balls.. Misbah-ul-Haq played a cheeky shot and was caught at short fine leg. A dream was broken.. and it sure still hurts.

Come June 5 2009, Pakistan have another chance to claim win the glory they missed by a wishker last time and their squad looks as strong as it was last time. half of their players played in first T20 World cup and most of them have plenty of experience of England contiditions where this second installment will be played.

Pakistan squad for World Cup Twenty20 2009
Younis Khan (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Fawad Alam, Kamran Akmal (Wicketkeeper), Mohammad Aamer, Misbah-ul-Haq, Saeed Ajmal, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat, Shahzaib Hasan.

England twenty20 World Cup Squad 2009

England started cricket, played the first ever International test match. England also played the first one day international and have hosted 4 world cups.. yet, never won it!

England also invented Twenty20 cricket (T20 in short) and will be hosting the second installment of the tournament from June 5th 2009 (schedule), but can they win it on home ground? If we go by their overall T20 record of 6 wins vs 9 loss, chances look very slim.

England twenty20 World Cup Squad 2009
Paul Collingwood (Captain), Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Andrew Flintoff, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, James Foster (Wicketkeeper), Robert Key, Graham Napier, Luke Wright, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann.

Bangladesh Squad for Twenty20 World cup 2009

Bangladesh Squad for Twenty20 World Cup 2009

Make no mistakes, Bangaldesh may not have won a single 'respectable' test match (only 1 vs Zimbabwe) and their ODI performance reads only 1 win over Australia (15 lost), 2 wins against India (17 lost), 1 win against New Zealand (13 lost), 1 win against Pakistan (24 lost), 1 win against South Africa (12 lost), 2 wins against Sri Lanka (24 lost).. but as you can see, as the game gets shorter, Bangaldeshi performance improves.

So far, from 10 T20 games, Bangaldesh have won 3 (biggest win = beating West Indies). Last time in first T20 world cup, Bangaldesh made it to second round and they also played the super 8s round in 2007 Cricket world cup.

In short, Bangaldesh are a minnow cricket team with meat to pull off surprises.. The shorter the game, the better thay play!

Bangladesh Squad for Twenty20 World cup 2009

Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Abdur Razzak, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeepr), Mithun Ali, Naeem Islam, Rubel Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel, Shamsur Rahman,.

Sri Lanka Twenty20 World Cup Squad

Sri Lanka is a small nation but their cricketers are smaller than none. Always a dark horse, Sri Lanka is specially known for their unusual cricketers which makes them very competitive side for smallest version of cricket.

13 Twenty20 Internationals till date, Sri Lanka has won 8 and lost 5.. figures may not favor lankans but they thrive in England conditions where there's some swing for bowlers and lots of big shots!

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.

New Zealand twenty20 World Cup Squad

Critics may not count kiwis much going into this second Twenty World Cup 2009 in England, specially since their win/loss percentage of only 42.85 from 21 games.. less than that of West Indies, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia and India.

But, one must not forget New Zealand were one of the top four teams in first T20 world cup, losing to Pakistan in semi-finals. and also beat eventual winners Indians in a close encounter!

New Zealand have announced their squad for this 12 nation tournament well in advance, on 7th April 2009 (= 60 days before the actual tournament) when most teams have not even announced their preliminary 30 member squad.

New Zealand T20 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.

West Indies Twenty 20 Squad

West Indies Twenty 20 Squad

England is a venue West Indies like the most.. why? cause they won world cup here in 1975, again in 1979 and although Caribbean team has lost lot more than they have won in last two decades, they also won the last world cricket tournament that was held in England = Champions trophy 2004.

West Indies comes into this T20 World cup 2009 after 2 test match and 3 one day internationals in England only a week ago, so it has to be said that windies are more acclimatised than most other teams who'll just play couple of warm-up games before the big tournament.

Containing good mix of youth and experience, West Indies squad may not be favorites going into this second installment of T20 tournament, but they sure have the artillery to surprise any team on their day!

West Indies Twenty 20 Squad:

Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Andre Fletcher, Lendl Simmons, Xavier Marshall, Kieron Pollard, David Bernard, Derren Sammy, Fidel Edwards, Jerome Taylor, Lionel Baker, Sulieman Benn 

South Africa Twenty20 squad

South Africa named the following Twenty20 squad for next month's World Cup in England on Monday.

South Africa  Twenty 20 Squad for worldcup : 

The squad: Graeme Smith (captain), Johan Botha, Yusuf Abdulla, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robbie Peterson, Dale Steyn, Roelof van der Merwe.