Showing posts with label Twenty20 World Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twenty20 World Cup. Show all posts

August 22, 2007

Pakistan Team is practicing for the Twenty20 World Cup

Pakistan cricket team has started their new practices session under their new coach Geoff Lawson. Geoff Lawson was the former Australian paceman. Pakistan team is taking preparations for next month's inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa.

Taipeitimes published a news on the website that….

He brushed aside news that four Pakistani players -- Inzamam-ul Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Yousuf and Imran Farhat -- had defected to a breakaway Indian league.

"Whatever happens, the players who turn up will count for me and not the ones who go and do something else," Lawson said.

Both Lawson and Dwyer are on two-year contracts.

Pakistan will fly out to Kenya on Aug. 28, where they feature in a four-nation Twenty20 tournament involving the hosts, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates

August 19, 2007

Twenty20 World Championship: Brett Lee’s Returns

Brett Lee, the top first blower in the cricket world who is also the warning for any batsman. Though he was not a partner of the last world cup winner of Australia but the cricket fans will see him in the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa next month. He was not on the Australia for the major surgery on torn ligaments in his left ankle. Talking with media he expressed himself likes so:

Crickinfo reported:

"I'm fit and refreshed and felt I could have gone flat out a month ago, but I've had to be patient," Lee told The Sunday Telegraph.

"Now I'm back running flat out and felt like I was bowling at full pace again. As each session has gone on I've got quicker and quicker. I'm back to bowling where I finished up before the injury."

Keenly aware, however, that the retirement of Glenn McGrath has increased the focus and burden on him, Lee said: "But I don't want to be like I was six months ago, I want to keep improving and become a better player."

August 18, 2007

The Venue of The Twenty20 World Cup

The Twenty20 World Cup will help in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. ICC Twenty20 World Cup Tournament Director, Steve Elworthy announced today. The tournament will held from 10th to 24th September 2007.

Crkcet20 reported:

In announcing the three host venues, Elworthy said: “These are world class venues for what is going to be a world class event.

“This will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase South African cricket and South Africa to millions of television viewers around the world.”

The Policy Committee was tasked with appointing these venues and one of the ICC stipulations for hosting this event was that a maximum of three venues should be used.

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup is different form ICC Championship. This difference test will pleased with the cricket fans