Twenty20 World Cup 2010 – India will look for brighter start against Afghanistan
By Rajeev on May 1, 2010 in Uncategorized
In such format no one can predict which team will emerge out as winner in end, however by considering the strength of India we can say that if they played according to their talent then this game will be an easy walk for M.S.Dhoni and their men.
Afghanistan has taken world by surprise by their tremendous performance in last six months. The main mantra of their performance is that whole team playe as an unit and they don’t depend on the individuals to deliver for them.
Indian skipper M.S.Dhoni already warned his teammates not to underestimate Afghanistan. He knows in such a slam bang format any one can beat any team and if complacency creaps in then it will be disaster for India. Because it will make their enxt game against South Africa a must win game to qualify for the super 8’s.
In batting India looks stronger than any team in the competiotion, with the likes of Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, M.Vijay and M.S.Dhoni in their rank. Yusuf Pathan on his day is capable of changing the complexion of the game in matter of few overs. Having said that, the form of Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir is little concerned for the fans as they have not delivered according to their reputation in the recently concluded IPL.
In bowling also they looks settled with the likes of Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh and Ravinder Jadeja in their armary. M.S.Dhoni also has plenty of option in the bowling with Raina, Rohit and Yuvraj can also ball.
India have not played a warm-up match this time, know little about their opponents and will want to be as alert as against their other group-mates, South Africa in their opening game.
Likely Playing XI for both Teams (Match is Schedule to begin at 19:00 PM India Time)
India Squad: Gautam Gambhir, M.Vijay, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, M.S.Dhoni (Captain & WK), Rohit Shrama, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravinder Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.
Afghanistan Squad: Karim Sadiq, Noor Ali, Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Nowroz Mangal (Captain), Hamid Hassan, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Asghar Stanikzai, Shapoor Zadran, Raees Ahmadzai.
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