Other Participating Country Teams

Dilscoop · #1 January 15, 2011, 09:07 PM

We are so busy talking about our team, lets talk about other teams too.

First WC in T20 era. Things are looking a bit off from previous WCs. Unlike the last few WCs Aus are not going in as favorites. Teams are well balanced, or I should say, all the teams are going through a bad patch, they are as bad as each other.

Dilscoop · #2 January 15, 2011, 09:08 PM

Zim, Neth, and SL announced their final squad for WC.

Aus announced that they wont take Shaun Marsh because he can't bowl. Hmm

kalpurush · #3 January 17, 2011, 03:16 AM

Here is the Indian squad

ICC World Cup 2011

No Rohit Sharma in World Cup squad

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The exclusion of middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma was the major surprise in India's 15-man World Cup squad announced in Chennai. The other bone of contention had been the second specialist spinner's slot, and the selectors have picked both offspinner R Ashwin and legspinner Piyush Chawla, ahead of left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.
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Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin

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Rabz · #4 January 17, 2011, 04:25 AM

^^ Unlucky Rohit Sharma.
Between him and Virat Kohli, I'd have picked him, but thats just me.

Nadim · #5 January 17, 2011, 11:04 AM

Mr cricket Hussey is doubtful for the WC

will be a huge blow for oz if he fail to make the wc squad.

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magic boy · #6 January 17, 2011, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by kalpurush
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin

very strong squad.and see, no emotion in it. no Sreesanth, no Ishant.
Shouldn't our selectors show some guts to be professional enough?

Jadukor · #7 January 17, 2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kalpurush
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin

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our spinners will have a tough job containing this batting lineup... we must get a few out early with the new ball....

Tiger444 · #8 January 17, 2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Rabz
^^ Unlucky Rohit Sharma.
Between him and Virat Kohli, I'd have picked him, but thats just me.

No way bhai. From what I've seen rohit just hasn't done enough to warrant s spot. Kohli on the other hand has shown maturity by playing some good match winning knocks. There should be no question as to why kohli has a spot in the team.

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Tiger444 · #9 January 17, 2011, 11:52 AM

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Mr cricket Hussey is doubtful for the WC

will be a huge blow for oz if he fail to make the wc squad.

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Very unfortunate. I really hope he can play. He's such a great player to watch. Definitely 1 of my favorite players right now.

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Murad · #10 January 17, 2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiger444
No way bhai. From what I've seen rohit just hasn't done enough to warrant s spot. Kohli on the other hand has shown maturity by playing some good match winning knocks. There should be no question as to why kohli has a spot in the team.

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Lolz. You really didn't get what Rabz bhai said.

Ajfar · #11 January 17, 2011, 01:45 PM

That is one ridiculously strong batting line up. If any of the guys from that batting line up clicks and rest of the batsman's bats around him, they can easily chase down big target or put up a big target for the opponent.

Naimul_Hd · #12 January 17, 2011, 07:58 PM

Australia's 15 for WC !

Hastings the bolter as Hussey given time

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Ricky Ponting (captain), Michal Clarke (vice captain), Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

More: http://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/n...ey-given-time/

Jadukor · #13 January 17, 2011, 10:08 PM

The Batting of the aussie team looks thin.... I can see Watson and Hussey brothers as the only reliable batters... based on current form the presence of Ponting and Clarke at 3 and 4 could be a problem for australia...

taklima_naj · #14 January 17, 2011, 10:15 PM

The indian selectors were talking about right combination, selecting the team Do we have the right combination? No, we dont. we are lacking hard hitter here.

Jadukor · #15 January 17, 2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by taklima_naj
The indian selectors were talking about right combination, selecting the team Do we have the right combination? No, we dont. we are lacking hard hitter here.

yep... our current squad's dismal performances in the last T-20 worldcup should have given enough evidence to the selectors that we need more hitters....

Zeeshan · #16 January 18, 2011, 02:08 AM

Allan Donald as NZ bowling coach? s-c-a-r-y

http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzeala...ry/497155.html

oracle · #17 January 18, 2011, 03:19 AM

India- it’s a good team- challenging. Except I thought Rohit Sharma i.e 1 more batsman instead of Chawla would do for em. As they really don’t need 3 spinners. There are already part time spinners - like yuvraj, Raina and shewag.

I hope Tamim does his homework coz Munaf has improved his line and length a lot these days and is hard to score of as he bowls wicket to wicket; Praveen kumar is a wicket taking bowler but might not be economical.

Hence, Praveen looks like the weak link.

Jadukor · #18 January 18, 2011, 04:33 AM

I would place Praveen ahead of Munaf simply because Praveen moves the ball both ways... Praveen and Zaheer will extract movement under lights... so those are the two to watch out for...

Tiger444 · #19 January 18, 2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Murad
Lolz. You really didn't get what Rabz bhai said.

No bhai I think its you that didn't understand him

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Tiger444 · #20 January 18, 2011, 06:58 PM

Australia even though is struggling in tests, they'll still be tough in ODIs. Their batting a good balance between firepower and builders. Their bowling attack is also very dangerous. Their spin however seems to be a big time liability.

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SS · #21 January 18, 2011, 08:10 PM

Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin

Damn strong team...I see no hope...they are just too good...and unfortunately all three top contenders are in our group!!!

Night_wolf · #22 January 18, 2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SS
Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, R Ashwin

Damn strong team...I see no hope...they are just too good...and unfortunately all three top contenders are in our group!!!

thats good na?..if we make it to the qf then nobody will tell it was a fluke

Dilscoop · #23 January 19, 2011, 12:53 AM

Great, you all managed to turn this into a "us" thread. Stop being so self-centered, people! As I already said, this thread is just for the other 13 WC teams. If you want to talk about, "How strong Indian squad is", please continue to do so. But if you want to talk about, "How strong that team will be for Bangladesh", copy the Indian squad and paste it on Bangladesh squad related thread, and continue there.

Night_wolf · #24 January 19, 2011, 12:58 AM

its a Bangladesh cricket forum..so that will come naturally ..

Dilscoop · #25 January 19, 2011, 12:59 AM

South Africa and New Zealand named their squad.

No place for Boucher in the SA squad. Is this the end of Boucher's ODI career? As a matter of fact, this could be it for players like Styris and Oram. Too bad, Shane Bond could've been there also.

And more trouble for the Australians, as Michael Mr. Cricket Hussey undergoes hamstring surgery, just after two days Australia named their squad. I don't really like that squad. Missing a opener. Could've easily dropped Steven Smith and taken either Marsh or Warner or even Usman K. No place for Dirk Nannes. He was better off staying with the Neth. team.