[rahulkhush]

ICC World T20 Changes Format

ICC today announced that T20 World Cup in West indies will see some changes in the format. 10 Teams will be participating and 10 top teams to be precise will be participating in this year's world cup. The teams that include are :

1. India
2. Australia
3. West indies
4. Pakistan
5. South Africa
6. England
7. Newzealand
8. Srilanka
9. Zimbabwe
10. Bangladesh
    

The minnow nation's have been eliminated in order to have tough competition between the top playing nations. Although ICC President stated " Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have qualified the process for selection strategy for T20 WC and it will continue. Ireland and other upcoming cricketing nation failed to qualify the World cup.

The format for this year's T20 world cup will not see group standings but it will be like each team playing 9 matches that is playing other team's once and top 4 teams will meet in semi-finals and then the finals. This was an interesting move by the ICC and it will be good to see if it is successful.

World Cup Schedule and Team's Will Be Soon Out!!

Index

ICC WC T20 News
ICC WC Schedule

[Harshshah]

Nice start waiting for schedule and other things for india

[Ollie_H]

Originally Posted by rahulkhush

9 Teams will be participating and 10 top teams to be precise will be participating in this year's world cup.

What? That doesn't make any sense?

[surendar]

Just one general suggestion : Before starting any story, we ( as writers ) should make sure that the direction in which we take the story is well defined. In other words, the storyline should be pre-planned. Hope it's cultivated in this story.

Good luck.

[rahulkhush]

Originally Posted by Ollie_H

What? That doesn't make any sense?

Sorry made the correction!!! Actually was confused whether to include zimbabwe or not!!

Anyways's this will not be simmed it will be played in Cricket Revolution so it will take some unusual scores

rahulkhush added 1 Minutes and 21 Seconds later...

Originally Posted by surendar

Just one general suggestion : Before starting any story, we ( as writers ) should make sure that the direction in which we take the story is well defined. In other words, the storyline should be pre-planned. Hope it's cultivated in this story.

Good luck.

Yes thank you Suren Bhai!!!

I have pre-planned how this story will grow and where!!

[rahulkhush]

ICC T20 World Cup - West Indies News


Australian Captain Ricky Ponting say's he would give a go to this world cup one more time and said that captain still will be Clarke. He also added " My decision to come back to this format of cricket was due to some thinking about future. I am planning to retire after 2011 World Cup and i want to enjoy all forms of cricket till then and i do not want to miss any opportunity to play cricket."


Virender Sehwag to miss out yet another T20 world cup due to injury. Yes and that is true. V.Sehwag the Indian hard hitting batsman will be yet again missed in this year's T20 World Cup. He was injured after playing a reverse sweep in the finals of IPL 3 which the Mumbai Indian's won by 5 runs. He said " T20 WC has always been special to play but it's very disappointing that i will miss out the whole tournament due to yet another injury."

Bangladesh looking to create some upset in this changed format of game with change in captaincy. Tamim Iqbal who is Tiger's dashing opener and the newly appointed captain said that "We are ready and have prepared well for this T20 WC. This change in format have helped us get time and settle in first couple of matches and get out combination's right"

[varun_rustagi]

India will really miss Sehwag , they'll be counting on Gambhir.

[MaD]

It's not Ponting's decision, I doubt the selectors would choose him anyway

[Mihir Doshi]

A Story on Cricket Revolution!! This will be great to see

[rahulkhush]

ICC T20 WC Schedule - West Indies

ICC today released the fixture for T20 World Cup. This schedule was a great one to see and each team plays for 9 days. 9 day's and 9 matches is what a team plays. T20 World Cup Champions Pakistan are looking forward to some action but who will be in the side and what is their squad composition like is what we are looking forward for.

Former T20 Champions India on the other hand who will be missing Sehwag will be looking for hard hitting batsman to replace him which is a very difficult ask for a selector. Sehwag is set to be fit by Day 5 of T20 WC but he cannot be selected midway and is all set to miss the tournament.


Here is the look at the Fixture.



Pakistan start their campaign against the England team who have struggled in the T20 WC they have played.The biggest clash of Day 1 is India vs South Africa. Srilanka and Newzealand start it with the Minnow teams and Australia and Westindies face of each other.

Some great matches coming up and it will be intresting to see each and every team as the squad will be announced soon

[varun_rustagi]

Pretty long fixtures , TBH. Generally the T20 World Cup is over in a two weeks' time.
India must be looking to include Saurabh Tiwary in their team.

[rahulkhush]

Varun -- The Fixture is looking long as it has 5 matches per day!!

But it lasts only 11 days that is only 3 weeks!! After each day a one day gap!!

[User2010]

5 matches a day? That is very unrealistic.

[rahulkhush]

Originally Posted by User2010

5 matches a day? That is very unrealistic.

I know but that is the only way to play in cricket revolution...

[rahulkhush]

England Announce Squad Of ICC T20 World Cup



ECB chairman Giles Clarke along with captain Paul Collingwood announced 15 men squad for the T20 World Cup in Caribbean which is starting in a couplr of weeks. The squad included the heavy name of Andrew Flintoff returning to the side. Team included Kevin Pietersen Luke Wright and Ravi Bopara who just had a great IPL 3 for Kings XI Punjab.

In the bowling Department likes of Stuart Broad and James Anderson where present with Monty Panesar's surprise inclusion and Ryan Sidebottom. Swann was decalred unfit and hence could not take part in this World Cup. Already there are quite a few teams who have their main player's injured.

Let's See Men Who Matter's The Most For England in their Batting!!



Kevin Peitersen : Right Hand Batsman
Matches : 22
Runs : 663
Average in T20 : 33.15
Best Innings : 79
Strike Rate : 143.19

Andrew Flintoff : Right Hand Batsman
Matches : 7
Runs : 76
Average in T20 : 12
Best Innings : 36
Strike Rate : 126

Paul Collingwood
Matches : 24
Runs : 475
Average in T20 : 22.61
Best Innings : 79
Strike Rate : 139.19



Kevin Peitersen who has highest runs in T20 international amongst the three and Andrew Flintoff who has just played 7 matches will be raring to go in the T20 WC after sitting out of International and All Form of cricket after Ashes 2009.

The Squad Is

Name

P.Collingwood

J.Anderson

J.Denly

R.Bopara

O.Shah

K.Peitersen

A.Flintoff

M.Prior

S.Broad

E.Morgan

R.Sidebottom

M.Panesar

L.Wright

T.Bresnn

T.Ambrose