World T20 begins 2 days later and India plays its league games over coming weekend.
Afghanistan first and Saffers next. Afghans making to T20 is a credible thing for them as they would find transtion from guns to cricket bats a bit tough.
Despite the happenings back home them making to a world tournament is a fantasy come true. Good luck to them. Only if they dont take their opposition to be Talibs or allied forces of US.
Indians are the only team to not have played a warm up game in this World T20. Last edition they thumped the eventual champions in a warm up game. Indians have never lost to Pakistan in T20Is and never beat Kiwis in T20Is. Besides they have positive record against Saffers, Lankans and Aussies. A bit of poor one against England and WI, thanks to the screwed up Super 8s last edition.
But most of the team members have played at least 14 T20s coming to this World T20 albeit for different city teams. Yes the IPL.
And they dont have their best batsman of limited overs cricket after Sachin in the team. He is out injured.
So the final XI should look like :
Gambhir
Vijay
Raina
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Sharma
Pathan
Zaheer
Praveen
Harbhajan
Nehra
Pathan and Jadeja could slog it for the last batting spot. Very little to chose between them but the strong and mindless hitting makes Pathan a stronger candidate in final XI.
It should be a easy cakewalk for India in the first game at least. Records are in offering. The most obvious man to make it is missing alas!!!
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