ICC World T20 2009 : Discussion Board + Let's Choose One Team

[saurav_k]

Now that the IPL2 is over, We all are eagerly waiting for the ICC World T20 2009. This thread is meant for all discussions related to the ICC World T20, both before and during the tournament. We (India) won the T20 World Cup last time. Will we be able to defend it? I hope so, but the tired and fatigued players(because of IPL) are definitely a cause of worry.



During Match days, we will also have the Let's Choose One Team Game in this thread - which was started my Manish for IPL.

Here is the Complete Fixture:

Warm-up matches

Monday June 1
Ireland v Holland (1.30-4.30pm), Lord's
Australia v Bangladesh (1.30-4.30pm), Trent Bridge
New Zealand v India (5.30-8.30pm), Lord's
Pakistan v South (5.30-8.30pm), Trent Bridge

Tuesday June 2
Ireland v West Indies (1.30-4.30pm), Oval
England v Scotland (5.30-8.30pm), Trent Bridge
Australia v New Zealand (5.30-8.30pm), Oval

Wednesday June 3
Sri Lanka v South Africa (1.30-4.30pm), Lord's
Holland v Scotland (1.30-4.30pm), Oval
England v West Indies (5.30-8.30pm), Lord's
India v Pakistan (5.30-8.30pm), Oval

Thursday June 4
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (5.30-8.30pm), Trent Bridge

League Stage Groups:

Group A
India (A1)
Bangladesh (A2)
Ireland

Group B
Pakistan (B1)
England (B2)
Holland

Group C
Australia (C1)
Sri Lanka (C2)
West Indies

Group D
New Zealand (D1)
South Africa (D2)
Scotland

Super Eight Groups

Group E

A1
B2
C1
D2

Group F
B1
A2
C2
D1

Group stage fixtures

Friday 5 June
Opening ceremony, Lord's (5pm)
England v Holland, Lord's (5.30pm)

Saturday 6 June
New Zealand v Scotland, The Oval (10am)
Australia v West Indies, The Oval (2pm)
India v Bangladesh, Trent Bridge (6pm)

Sunday 7 June
South Africa v Scotland, The Oval (1.30pm)
England v Pakistan, The Oval (5.30pm)

Monday 8 June
Ireland v Bangladesh, Trent Bridge (1.30pm)
Australia v Sri Lanka, Trent Bridge (5.30pm)

Tuesday 9 June
Pakistan v Holland, Lord's (1.30pm)
New Zealand v South Africa, Lord's (5.30pm)

Wednesday 10 June
Sri Lanka v West Indies, Trent Bridge (1.30pm)
India v Ireland, Trent Bridge (5.30pm)

Super Eight

Thursday 11 June
D1 v A2, Trent Bridge (1.30pm)
B2 v D2, Trent Bridge (5.30pm)

Friday 12 June
B1 v C2, Lord's (1.30pm)
A1 v C1, Lord's (5.30pm)

Saturday 13 June
C1 v D2, The Oval (1.30pm)
D1 v B1, The Oval (5.30pm)

Sunday 14 June
A2 v C2, Lord's (1.30pm)
A1 v B2, Lord's (5.30pm)

Monday 15 June
B1 v A2, The Oval (1.30pm)
B2 v C1, The Oval (5.30pm)

Tuesday 16 June
D1 v C2, Trent Bridge (1.30pm)
D2 v A1, Trent Bridge (5.30pm)

Semi-finals

Thursday 18 June
Winner of Group E v runner up of Group F, Trent Bridge (5.30pm)

Friday 19 June
Winner of Group F v runner up of Group E, The Oval (5.30pm)

Final

Sunday 21 June
Lord's (3pm)

Note: These times are England's local time(BST). Add 4:30 in each case to get IST (Indian Standard Time).

Squads for all the 12 Teams have already been announced. To take a look at how the Teams line up : Cricinfo - ICC World Twenty20, 2009 - Squads

[kirankumargb]

As no doubt now we all will support our own country ie INDIA to bring home the world cup second time. As the IPL just ended and all our key player (from every team) are performing well and so almost everybody is in form now and ready for the battle ...
Hope the world cup comes back home again.

[Rameshjeee]

At what time will the matches be telecasted here in India...

As no doubt now we all will support our own country ie INDIA to bring home the world cup second time. As the IPL just ended and all our key player (from every team) are performing well and so almost everybody is in form now and ready for the battle ...
Hope the world cup comes back home again.

Apart from RP Singh, Rohit Sharma & Suresh Raina...no body is in the form....

[kirankumargb]

If one bowler and two batsmen are already in the form then it will not take long others to join them... as we all know even a single person can turn the match around in T20

[meetdilip]

70% chance that we may win it.

[gothic_coder]

We will win it...

[saurav_k]

At what time will the matches be telecasted here in India...

Note: These times are England's local time(BST). Add 5:30 in each case to get IST (Indian Standard Time).

[Rameshjeee]

Note: These times are England's local time(BST). Add 5:30 in each case to get IST (Indian Standard Time).

So India's matches begun @ 11.00 PM....
Who is going to watch these matches late night....

[gothic_coder]

So India's matches begun @ 11.00 PM....
Who is going to watch these matches late night....

I'll watch... We all watch

[saurav_k]

I am very sorry ... dont add 5:30. Add only 4:30 to the times mentioned.

For the schedule in IST : ICC World Twenty20 2009 - Schedule

i.e, we will watch indian matches from 10:00 pm

[aashaka_gandhi]

we sure r too reach super eight.....with matches against Bangladesh & Ireland.....still u never kno since its 20-20...

yes we shud b cheering for INDIA - ......to win the world cup again....

obv we all r gonna watch it......

[Rameshjeee]

We can never tell who's gonna win the cup, but India has a very good chance to defend it...Lets see....unk:

[meetdilip]

The good thing is we do not need to choose a team. I hate to choose between CSK and DD.

[saurav_k]

The Only thing which is against the Indian team at this moment is the fatigue of players and minor injuries. After such a long IPL, all Indian players are tired. Moreover, Our deadly opening partnership - gambhir and sehwag, is still looking out of form. Most of key Aussie players are fit and fresh as they didnt play IPL. Let's see.

[aashaka_gandhi]

also our bowlers aint doing tht well.....

today i read both ishant sharma n zaheer khan are injured

[Rameshjeee]

India begin their campaign with the warm up match against the Black Caps (Kiwis). Let hope that the Men in Blue bring back the cup.

Here's my Indian team for the T20 WC 2009

1. Sehwag
2. Gambir
3. Raina
4. Yuvraj
5. Dhoni
6. Yusuf Patan
7. R Sharma / R Jadeja
8. Irfan Patan
9. Harbhajan
10. Praveen Kumar
11. R P Singh

Its a pretty balanced side.
Irfan/Bhaji/Praveen are no mug with the bat.
Yusuf/R Jadeja / Yuvraj are no mug with the ball.

Reason for not picking
ZaK: Not sure how fit is he.
Ishant: Had a terrible outing at IPL 2009.

[saurav_k]

Rohit Sharma will be the default choice. R.Jadeja can fill in some spots in case of some injuries.

Irfan/Bhaji/Praveen are no mug with the bat.

Good point

Yusuf/R Jadeja / Yuvraj are no mug with the ball.

Count Raina in this list first. Probably you just forgot

ZaK: Not sure how fit is he.

Thats a real worry.

Ishant: Had a terrible outing at IPL 2009.

He will definitely be in the starting 11, unless there are any injuries. His performance was not bad in IPL, It was the team which played bad as a whole.

[gothic_coder]

I hope india loose to kiwis..Ooops don't kill me, just superstition... Last time also we lost to kiwis and we won the world cup

[aashaka_gandhi]

uhmmmmm yep we did.....but maybe this time we should jus win all the matches .....against all teams????? but this year most of the teams have become PRO's in 20-20 format......

[saurav_k]

I hope india loose to kiwis..Ooops don't kill me, just superstition... Last time also we lost to kiwis and we won the world cup

your wish just came true.

The Only thing which is against the Indian team at this moment is the fatigue of players and minor injuries. After such a long IPL, all Indian players are tired. Moreover, Our deadly opening partnership - gambhir and sehwag, is still looking out of form.

The concerns which i expressed earlier are coming true.

Zaheer and Sehwag were injured today. Yuvi is suffering from food poisoning. In warm up matches, 13 players are allowed in a team. Dhoni wanted to play 13, but we had only 12 fit players. This situation is really bad. I just hope that all our 15 players get fit before the start of the main matches.

B.t.w, next warm up match for India is against Pakistan on Wednesday. It will be a good contest.

[gothic_coder]

Last time when we lost to kiwis, the winning margin was either 9 or 10 runs (To lazy to check cricinfo)... This time also it's 9..So we're going good

[saurav_k]

Last time when we lost to kiwis, the winning margin was either 9 or 10 runs (To lazy to check cricinfo)... This time also it's 9..So we're going good

but it wasnt a warm up match. but, i would like india to win the next match against PAKistan.

Remember: India never lost to pakistan in any major tournament till date.

World cup, Champions league, t20 world cup.

We need to keep this record for years to come. Though warm up matches are not counted, still it will be an important match

[gothic_coder]

but it wasnt a warm up match. but, i would like india to win the next match against PAKistan.

Remember: India never lost to pakistan in any major tournament till date.

World cup, Champions league, t20 world cup.

We need to keep this record for years to come. Though warm up matches are not counted, still it will be an important match

Absolutely, We loose to kiwis and we'll win every match against pak... That's for sure, and we'll lift the trophy

[Rameshjeee]

A true professional team is one which don't take any match lightly ; either be it a practice match or a warm up match or a international match. & Australia & South Africa showed that. They showed the intensity to perform.

On the other side the Men in Blue were just relaxing. Just from their body language one could feel that they were taking this warm up match very seriously. The last 2 overs costed Indians 31 runs. It was some poor bowling. 2/3 catches were dropped. Even the chasing was very good but once Raina got dismissed, the patans & jadeja couldn't continue the momentum. In the 17th & 18th over only 2 & 4 runs were scored respectively.

If the Men in Blue want to defend the cup then they need to play some real good cricket. The Aussies, Proteus & the Black Caps are looking good. It won't be a calk walk for the Men In Blue.

I back the Aussies, Proteus & the Men in Blue to lift the cup...

[aashaka_gandhi]

NZ won....but indeed good bowling by Ishant Sharma.....he got 4 wickets......neat performance....

oh yes .....India vs PAk......any match....a freindly, warm up or finals......has to b won by INDIA .....no 2nd thoughts on it...n i am hoping thy win tht too....

btw when is the scheduled?