LONDON: International Cricket Council has announced World Twenty20 cricket squad, declaring Younus Khan as its captain. The squad consists of four Pakistan, three Sri Lanka, three South Africa and two West Indies players. Indian and Australian cricketers have failed to find a place in the World Twenty20 squad released by ICC in London on Monday. Besides Younus Khan as skipper of the team, the other Pakistani players who have been selected for the team are all-rounder Shahid Afridi, wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and paceman Umar Gul. Sri Lanka's Tillakratne Dilshan, player of the tournament, named as an opener alongwith the West Indies Chris Gayle while South Africa Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers included for the middle-order. West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, teenage South Africa paceman Wayne Parnell and Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis complete the line-up, with Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga as the 12th man. ICC’s World Twenty20 squad: Jacques Kallis (SA), AB de Villiers (SA), Shahid Afridi (Pak), Kamran Akmal (Pak), Chris Gayle (WI), Tilakratne Dilshan (SL), Mohammed Younus Khan (Pak, Skipper), Dwayne Bravo (WI), Wayne Parnell (SA), Umar Gul (Pak), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Lasith Malinga (SL)
Surprise .... No Indian ???? Even No Australian, Newzealand, England Players are there ??? Seems ICC chose this team only among the teams reaching semifinal
ICC forgot about India who were the winners last time. Well, its up to them what they wanna do. - Digital -
guys!! why they are making squad, What they gonna do with the squad, With whom they gonna play against!! Confusing
Wonderful squad!! No Inidans and Ausies Thanks for ICC for considering players performance ( Not myths )
Well, I don't think its wonderful. Winning few matches doesn't means that team is very good. And even losing few matches doesn't means that the team is bad... For example -- If sachin even plays in bad form for 1 year.. he will still be the best batsman. - Digital -
Has ICC made this squad to play any matches or is it just on paper? I wonder what purpose it serves to announce such squads if they are not supposed to be playing any matches! Perhaps.... India, Australia, England and New Zealand need to form their own team and play against this ICC XI! Regards, RightMan
Agreed about sachin, Anyone say that Sachin is the best ever batsmen. What I said here is T20 world cupo 2009. before staring it, There are lot of dreams here, No need to discuss about it again. Anyway this is a good team by considering performance in this tournament. I'm very happy about all you get the idea that Nothing is permanent.
i guess YUVI deserves a place in there, but it seems they just picked the team basing on performances in the recent world cup
they selected from finalist and semi finalist... why they announced this team its their headache we are just happy our 4 players are in ICC worlds t20 team including captian Younus Khan...... Hurryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
But where's Sangakkara.. He was brilliant in a few matches and his captaincy was a bit good as well. Younis Khan was not a big success this time, except for his brilliant captaincy..